Opinions

The admonition by northern traditional rulers, against politicians in the country not to drag monarchs into politics, because such move will be detrimental to the nation, is timely, though belated and tepid, if not hypocritical. The dubious, even if lucrative, peculiarly Nigerian industry, created around political ambitions by self-seeking, self-appointed leaders angling for power for […]

Bernard Otti, NNPC’s Group Executive Director, Finance & Accounts, explained at a press conference in Abuja,  recently that, out of the contentious unresolved net balance of $10.8bn unremitted oil revenue alleged by CBN Governor, “a total sum of $8.49bn was spent on subsidy claims, while $1.22bn was spent on management and repairs of petroleum pipelines; […]

Martin Luther King, Jr., the American civil rights leader, is reported to have said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”  The truth in this quote cannot be overemphasised.  As such, I am moved to show solidarity with former governors Attahiru Bafarawa of Sokoto State and Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano State over the injustice […]

Months after it was passed in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, a bill that criminalizes homosexual relationships in Nigeria has been signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan. The President gave his assent to the bill, which stipulates lengthy jail terms, both for same-sex marriage and public expression of same-sex intimacy, despite […]

Reports that the United States is contemplating sanctions against Nigeria over the anti-gay law recently signed by President Goodluck Jonathan is yet another pointer to unseemly American policies with adverse consequences on other countries. The adoption of such policies, presumably in pursuit of American interest, with no corresponding consideration to the countries affected, portrays the […]

The controversy surrounding the anti-gay bill recently signed into law as announced by Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity few weeks back has continued unabated, further generating much buzz. It even gets more exciting seeing several foreign friends of the country voicing strongly their concerns on such an […]

Until recently, the name Prince Buruji Kashamu did not ring any bells nationally. Within political circles in his own corner of Ogun state, he was seen as one of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s political muscle-men who helped fight his local political battles.  The billionaire businessman was encouraged to empower youths in the state and mobilize them […]

The proposal by the Presidency to spend a whopping N1.5 billion to buy a new private jet that would add to the already bloated Nigerian Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) comprising ten (10) aircraft; epitomizes in dramatic fashion, the pervasive profligacy and rampaging culture of impunity in the country. More importantly, it advertises the prodigious squandermania […]

Perception, especially when it is erroneous, if not quickly attacked, redressed and rebutted, could become reality and people who are fed on it would relate with it in their minds as the truth.  That rebuttal was what the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Northwest zone of the country did on Thursday, […]

This (Anti People Cabal) called APC is simply a flash in the pan. When the chips are down and the tough gets going, there will be unprecedented rancour in their rank and file.  I can assure my readers that the euphoria in this APC will soon be over and the bitter truth will stare them […]

The Punch Newspaper recently carried a report titled “CBN Defended Naira with $26.6bn in 2013.”  The report, apparently obtained from the Central Bank’s website, indicated that this amount was sold to currency dealers in 94 foreign exchange Dutch Auctions between January and December 2013. Indeed, in consonance with Lamido Sanusi’s promise to maintain stability, the […]Read More

“Morality is not really the doctrine of how to make ourselves happy, but of how we are to be worthy of happiness.” – Immanuel Kant, German Philosopher (1724-1804), in Critique of Practical Reason. This year, 2014, will be among the most politically active in Nigeria’s modern history. Expectations are high in the Nigerian polity and […]