Opinions

As Nigerians bemoan the high level of corruption in governments’ finances, it is pertinent to admit that the so-called waivers, exemptions and concessionary permits to importers, issued by the Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, are some of those practices that breed corruption, expand the avenues of rent-seeking and cronyism and […]

These are not the best of times for our country, Nigeria.  At, least not from the way the opposition politicians are getting ever more desperate with each passing day in their quest to wrest power from the President, Goodluck Jonathan, and the ruling PDP. Just the other day, the Minority Leader in the House of […]

In African culture, elders are the custodians of truth.  They are the moral guide to the society and they do all in their wisdom to engender peace and preserve the interests of the larger society.  Unfortunately, the various elders’ groups in Nigeria–in the East, West, South-South, Middle Belt or North -are different; they observe this […]

The Nigeria presidency is under attack. This is true considering the barrage of abuse, insult and innuendoes targeted unfortunately at the office. The perpetuators of this act, under the guise of attacking the occupant of the office, are indirectly attacking an institution that should be revered and given all the necessary support and co-operation. Although […]

The directive by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) that all its members in the National Assembly should work against and block all requests from the President, including the screening of new service chiefs, and the 2014 Appropriation Act, was unwarranted, reckless and dangerous. The recourse to politicization of governance by the APC, which prides […]

Honourable Mohammed Tahir Monguno is an unusual leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC).  The Chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture committed a sacrilegious act on an AIT live programme (launching of the N14 billion dry season farming Fund by President Goodluck Jonathan) wherein he commended the giant stride the president has […]

Pharmacist Sam Nda-Isaiah, publisher of Leadership newspapers, discovered the enormous power of the written word a long time ago and moved in the consciousness of that fact in 2004 to fully appropriate and deploy it with the establishment of the Leadership newspapers.  Writers in different climes, including Nigeria, have made the written words a tool […]

On Monday, January 13, 2014, Sam Nda-Isaiah, owner of the Leadership newspaper, published an article in his “Last Word” back page column that has stirred interest in political circles.  The article, titled ‘Is The President Aware That $10.8b Is Still Missing?’ ended on page 10 of the newspaper where Nda-Isaiah signed off with a characteristic […]

It is most disheartening that on a daily basis and across the country, the wanton bestiality that had characterised Nigeria’s inglorious military past continues unabated in a country which prides itself as a giant of a divisive continent. At every corner of the country and even in open spaces, all kinds of savage acts are […]

The declaration by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, that the era of ballot box snatching in Nigerian elections, is over because such practices will render the votes of erring political parties invalid is worrisome and raises more questions than answers. Electoral malpractices have become a recurring decimal in […]

A long battle between Sir Victor Umeh and Chief Maxi Okwu for the chairmanship of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, may have come to an end with the former shown the exit door from the party’s chairmanship he coveted from Chief Chekwas Okorie since 2003. Widely known as the founder of the party, Okorie was […]

In the first part of this analysis, I made an extensive analysis of the Twenty Second Amendment of the United States Constitution with emphasis on the election of 2015 in Nigeria. As stated in that analysis, the 22nd Amendment of U.S. Constitution puts in proper perspective the tenure of a U.S President as well as […]