Opinions

Three months back, Mr. Boni Haruna, the Minister of Youth Development (Sarkin Matasa) looked Nigerians in the eye and told them that Goodlick Jonathan has brought peace to the country and therefore need four more years to build on what he started.  A week later Boko Haram overran his Michika local government and since then […]

The public drama in which security detail assigned to House Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, were withdrawn because of his defection from the ruling PDP to the main opposition APC is shameful and most embarrassing to Nigerians. Lacking any legal justification, the decision by the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba was nothing more than self-seeking, whimsical […]

As we prepare for the 2015 general elections, in which the president, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is certain to contest for consolidation of his wonderful achievements, it is pertinent to brainstorm the possibility of having Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State as his running mate in view of his tremendous sacrifice in the People’s Democratic […]

The importance of football in today’s world cannot be overemphasized. Nations invest heavily on football, and it has become an instrument for international diplomacy. Nigeria’s battered image receives positive acclaim when it comes to football and other sports. On that ground, at least, the country should give premium to sports that burnishes her image. Football […]

On 15th July 2014 a revolution took place in Yola, the Adamawa state capital courtesy of the state’s legislators.  Sadly, the revolution was truncated eighty-six days later by forces who felt threatened by the success recorded within this short period of time.  This period can be likened to an era of enlightenment for a people […]

Barring any major surprises, the 2015 presidential elections will be an obnoxious reminder of the 2011 poll when incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan roundly defeated former military leader, General Muhammad Buhari from a motley of candidates. Three years later, in an escalating sequence of entropic political monstrosity, elite in both the ruling PDP and the main […]

Since 29th May 2011, Imo State and her people have been witnessing ‘ Abracadabra’ in governance, lawlessness, insecurity, kidnapping , negative and haphazard polices, deceit and the more you look the less you see, showmanship, lies and falsification, lack of procedure and total neglect to lay down procedure and heavy debt burden to the incoming […]

Just when the worst seems to have been seen or heard of sloppiness in governance capacity, the Jonathan administration manages to find a way of outdoing itself into further depths of ignominy. Last Friday, the federal government announced with fanfare, that it has reached a ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram, ostensibly to end the orgy […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can be such an unfair party to General Muhammadu Buhari (GMB); and Abubakar Atiku can be such a sore loser who cannot read the stormy and cloudy winds.  Maybe from Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration, it will be obvious to Atiku where the Tinubu boys stand, even though Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was […]

In recognising governors as the chief security officers of their states, the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria expects that they will use their offices to protect lives and property within their states. In doing this, the governors are –in all cases –expected to rise above political partisanship and ensure that the peace […]

Now that we got the ‘all clear’ and we have been able to reasonably restrain the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria, we can take a more dispassionate look at the issue, its genesis and some ramifications. But first, a huge credit must go to the Lagos State government.  In particular, the Governor, […]

As embarrassing as it is, President Goodluck Jonathan’s appeal to the opposition, especially the Bring Back Our Girls campaigners, to refrain from politics and join hands with the federal government to facilitate the unconditional release of the Chibok girls abducted by insurgents five months ago rings hollow, and is hypocrisy that stinks to the high […]