Opinion

As unbelievable as this is, it is the reality in Nigeria. Brave soldiers who fought without wages, good food, accommodation and gear; our brave military men from across Nigeria who signed up to defend Nigeria against foreign threats but...

Just when we were coming to terms with the precipitous foray to the political scene of some entertainers like Gongo Aso crooner, Abolore Akande popularly known as 9ice, gospel singer, Kenny Saint Best an actor, Desmond Elliot, all of...

When, during the Obasanjo years, a former National Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dared to suggest that the Party would rule for 60 years, he was widely criticised as committing blasphemy. Now, more than 15 years...

Now that the die is partly cast for the 2015 general elections – the presidential on special focus – with the adoption of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as the sole/consensus presidential candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),...

We appreciate God that Nigeria is 54 years. We thank God that we are still together as one entity despite the huge tragedies of the past. Nigeria has been a country where the best never happens and the worst...

This day presents to Nigerians, particularly those at the leadership structure, a time to reflect and reassess the current dispensation in contrast to the vision of the founding fathers of this nation. The independence we enjoy today didn’t come...

As someone who has consistently advocated a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians based on a two-state solution, I was appalled to hear the speech delivered by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the United Nations General Assembly....

Nicholas Ibekwe, a journalist with an Abuja-based online newspaper, Premium Times, recently alleged that the clerical point man of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), T.B. Joshua, gave journalists hush money, commonly known as “brown envelope.” According to...

Courtesy of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigerians are getting to know that the kidnapped Chibok girls are about to be released, and the Goodluck Jonathan administration is planning a massive publicity roadshow. This is the same APC that has...

THERE is every reason to be apprehensive as the 2015 presidential election approaches. Not majorly because Nigeria as we know it might shrink on the pages of the world map as has been loudly predicted but because certain group...