Opinions

There are two basic questions that must be answered by all of us Nigerians. One, do we want to remain as one country? Two, if the answer is yes, under what conditions? – Chief Bola Ige. The quote above is one of the most profound statements about Nigeria that I have come across. These are […]

If the news from the All Progressives Congress is any indication of how things are shaping up in the party of “change,” then it appears recent Nigerian political history is repeating itself, at least where it concerns former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. And like the hapless cartoon character with a big question mark over his […]

Without doubt, President Goodluck Jonathan’s imprudent and petulant response to the 12 Northern governors who had accused him of escalating the Boko Haram crisis, during their visit to Washington DC, USA, impoverished the sobriety and dignity of the office of President of the Federal Republic, in a way that advertises a certain pettiness at the […]

The formation of a 6 man panel by the Imo State House of Assembly to investigate the allegations of corruption leveled against the Speaker of the House is all over the news. Ordinarily the announcement of this  6 man panel months after we called for  it should have been  received with joy considering the negative impacts […]

It does not require special intelligence to recognize that the public ruckus between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the main opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) over the Boko Haram insurgency is a sad commentary on the character of Nigerian politics and politicians; which does little credit to the image of Nigeria’s democracy. Needless […]

Great leadership usually starts with a willing heart, a positive attitude, and a desire to make a difference.Mac Anderson
Ordinarily, I shouldn’t be the one writing about the outgoing governor of Anambra state being an indigene of the state and a stakeholder. But on the other hand, I think I’m in the best position to write […]

Nigeria is bleeding and convulsing in pain throes. She is gradually sliding into the impotence of error. Her efforts at steadying the tottering steps – even if on the slimy blood of the innocent victims quartered in death by the Boko Haram suicides – appears vacuumed of effect. Since the emergence of the terrorist group, […]

President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration is one administration that has received bountiful doses of verbal attacks from the opposition. Most of these attacks are located in the mere fact that our roads are death traps which have claimed many souls.  From Abakiliki to Kano, from Sokoto to Lagos, the anger against bad roads in the country […]

The report that the Police Service Commission (PSC) sanctioned 31 senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force, including a Commissioner of Police (CP) and a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) for various offences, warrants commendation. Misconduct of any kind in any place is condemnable; even more so, as proven acts of police misconduct undermine the […]

I have just finished watching the film titled ”12 Years A Slave”. I couldn’t stop weeping from the beginning to the end of it and frankly I am at a loss for words. This was a masterpiece. It was nothing short of a powerful rendition of a true and heroic story. I cannot help asking […]

The laying of the foundation stone for the construction of the second Niger Bridge linking the eastern part of the country with the South-South geo-political zone was perhaps ground-breaking as it was heartening; coming almost eight years after Chief Cornelius Adebayo, former Minister of Works, under the Obasanjo administration, announced in 2006; the approval by […]

Education is the process of cultivating the human person and inculcating in him or her qualities that differentiate us from other animals.  Whether formal or informal, education makes it possible for the individual, not only to understand him or herself, but also able to interact with other people and the society in which he or […]