Opinions

Boko Haram is the grand plan to wipe out Christianity in Northern Nigeria before the 2015 Presidential election is no more in doubt. Many Churches in the North East have been burnt and destroyed. For a very long time, Northern Nigeria Muslims are specialist in blackmail and propaganda. From their political class to their Islamic […]

The failed attempt by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to get the House of Representatives rescind their earlier decision giving the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) express powers to “request” for deployment of soldiers during elections bears closer examination. Owing to the glaring misuse of the military in the Ekiti and Osun gubernatorial elections […]

This definitely is one of the most trying times for Nigerian Judiciary! That was the statement that popped into my mind when the news filtered in last Sunday that the immediate past president of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Mr. Oke Wali SAN had been kidnapped by some unknown gunmen. This worrisome development which came on […]

Once in a while, we all feel the need to go into our inner self.  This act of introspection can sometimes lead to quite cathartic moments when we simply unburden our soul.  However, some cathartic moments are not planned; they just happen.  And so it proved recently with the esteemed Oba of Lagos, His Royal […]

The “War Against Terrorism” is one of the most difficult wars there is. This is so because it is not a conventional war. Recent events have shown that its execution can be intractable and taxing and difficult. And there is no V-Day. In fact, one of the lessons of the post-9/11 world is that formal […]

The sensational reports that South African authorities have impounded a combined $15 million dollars earmarked by the Nigerian government to procure arms, to support the fight against Boko Haram is certainly no complimentary news, given the embarrassment and damage done to Nigeria’s international image as a rogue nation where bizarre things can happen. Even as […]

Predictably, President Goodluck Jonathan used the yearly commemoration of the nation’s independence to trumpet the achievements of his administration over the last four years, saying the country has made significant progress in various sectors of the economy. But given the terrible scenario playing out in the country, manifested in mass poverty, high corruption in government, […]

As the Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, handed out about 306 awards at the 2014 National Honours Award Ceremony in Abuja recently, critical newspaper editorials and other comments have trailed the process of selection of recipients who are mainly Nigerians. Yet this year’s national honours award was significant in many respects. Unlike in the […]

The political sacrilege by the National Executive Committee of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), to unanimously endorse President Goodluck Jonathan as PDP sole candidate for the February 14, 2015 presidential election is a sad commentary on the character of Nigerian politics and politicians and underscores the bastardization of democracy to have a peculiarly Nigerian […]

The Presidential and other National Elections will come up very early next year. Before this happens however, we know there will be the usual political bloodletting, a regular but complex political and constitutional/judicial ritual we unfailingly subject this country to. Some call it “heating up the system”. The drama will involve but not limited to: […]

We commemorate this Independence Day because the nation has survived despite its many challenges. We dare not celebrate because the nation has not flourished as it should. 54 years our national trek began with hope and promise, peace and unity. Today, the nation staggers beneath the weight of trouble stacked upon problem multiplied by hardship. […]

Ordinarily religion should not be brought into politics but sadly the APC has done precisely that. They have introduced religion into politics in a very irresponsible, divisive and dangerous manner and they are using it as a political tool and as a means to capture power. Those of you that are Christians and that are […]