Opinion

In Nigerian politics, there appears to be a new definition of “opposition” which, in absolute terms, admits of nothing good or positive. By this definition, a government in power is never given any credit by opposition politicians, even when...

In a bid to outwit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which, by all permutation for all appears to have “zoned” its governorship ticket to the Delta North Senatorial zone of the State, the All Progessives Congress (APC) may have...

A true leader is does not really need a title to exude best standard leadership quality. A true leader must follow his people because he is their servant. A true leader must understand the concept of servant leadership and...

At a time the Ebola virus is fast spreading to other climes, with a recent case detected in Texas, it is apparent that Ebola is now a global disease. With over 3000 death recorded in West Africa alone, and...

I am forcing back tears as I write this letter considering the agonies you all are facing daily. Friday, 31st October 2014, makes it 200 days you all have been in captivity in faraway Sambisa Forest in North Eastern part...

Nigerians ought to be having an urgent, indeed fundamental, debate about the very direction of their much-troubled country. Instead, I fear that too many of us are content to frolic as Nigeria burns, to engage in lazy bandying about...

1. Majority of politicians who encourage you to re-contest in 2015 do not share in your vision. Most of them, especially Hausa Fulani politicians, want to ride on your popularity to victory politically. Today, even Mallam El Rufai who...

Just like in 2007, the smear campaign and mudslinging has begun to be tarred on Lagos irrepressible politician and grassroots mobilizer, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, over his renewed bid to run for the office of the governor of Lagos State. Though...

Nigeria’s opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), happens to be a clone of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The pity is that clones do not live long, as exemplified by Dolly the Sheep, the first cloned mammal. Dolly...

Several people have asked me about the many pressures facing the Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, and if these pressures call for the need of some form of supportive and mental health therapy. President Jonathan, have been known to have gotten...