Opinion

It is my humble opinion that a union of diverse peoples, if voluntarily negotiated in good faith, and with all fears - real or imagined - and interests taken account of on the basis of equality, justice and fair...

In 1997, Olusegun Obasanjo blatantly refused to accept the candidature of Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi as the gubernatorial candidate of his ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Rivers State.  In fact, the former president refused to hand the symbolic party...

There’s a relationship between the quality of a people’s imagination – their dream of themselves – and their material condition. It’s possible to say, show me what and how a people think and I can tell you the state...

In the latest update in the Punch, It appears about N50bn is “missing” while the “N500bn” was paid to states. We are watching our money closely. But as the case unravels; the scare of the “missing N500bn Sure-P” funds...

** Where are the children of the Obasanjo's, IBB's, Ojukwu's, Abiola's, TY Danjuma's, David Mark's, Anenih's etc? How come it is mostly the children of poor citIzen's that uplift Nigeria's image? ** The victory of these young Nigeria Under-17 Team...

“…The hungry child with stomach ache is busy pointing at his head and complaining of headache”. Local adage ‘Wetin’ is a word in local parlance that means many things, it is tone dependent, and it is also a circumstantial word,...

“…I came with a vengeance to undo the wrongs of the past. Since the creation of the State, Ibibio people have been in control of power, and by the time I finish being the Governor, there won’t be anything...

This is a grim and depressing essay and the subject matter is painful to digest. I take no pleasure in writing it and I would suggest that those that are easily hurt, over-sensitive and unduly emotional should stop here...

In a recent conversation with a friend from Northern Nigeria, I came out with the idea that an average Northerner just like his/her opposite number from the South is much more concerned about co-existing peacefully in a United Sovereign...

“Behind every great fortune, there is a great crime” - Honoré de Balzac The name Bill Gates means different personality to different people. To the Dangotes, he is the yardstick for measuring success and building business empires. To many academicians,...