Opinions

The recent pronouncement by the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere; the Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum; the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo; and the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) that they have thrown their weight behind the demand by southern governors for the next president of Nigeria to come from the South, deserves a careful attention […]

At long last, the Senate passed the much-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB); the second time in the last two decades, which if assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari, would according to industry stakeholders, ensure transparency and openness in the oil and gas industry, drive investment into the nation’s oil sector and jumpstart the industry’s operations […]

The 15-month jail sentence of former South African President, Jacob Zuma, for defying an order by the country’s constitutional court to appear at a corruption inquiry while he was president, to say the least, offers a good illustration of the principle that power is transient and the powerful not only hold the power in trust […]

Many Nigerians were once again treated to media reports of a public shouting match on social media between former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo and his estranged wife, Sonia Adesuwa; which to say the least was most embarrassing to their personal image and reputation and to Nigeria as a country. The details of the latest […]

After over eight years of legal histrionics and technical subterfuges, Justice Angela Otaluka of the Federal High Court, Apo District, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced former House Rep, Farouk Lawan, to seven years imprisonment for demanding a $3 million bribe from oil magnate, Chief Femi Otedola so as to exonerate his firm, Zenon Petroleum and Gas […]

On June 12, 1993, 28 years ago, Nigeria held the most free, fair and credible presidential election ever, since the country gained political independence in 1960, and which the late Chief MKO Abiola won decisively. But in a streak of authoritarian madness, the election was annulled by the military junta led by Gen. Ibrahim Babangida […]

Across the world, it is the practice of statesmen to address their fellow citizens by means of national broadcast, wherein they take stock and make visionary statements about the future direction of the country. Last Saturday’s Democracy Day address by President Muhammed Buhari was disappointing for failing to accurately capture the state of the nation. […]

Fellow Nigerians,    I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day.  It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country and one Nigeria.   2. As with all democracies we will always be going through improvement processes in our desire to reach the goal of a […]

Social media platforms undoubtedly helped transform the world into a global village but in making communication and connection easily accessible, the social networking sites have also been a veritable tool for purveyors of misinformation and violence. This worrying trend is one of the reasons most countries banned some social media sites. For instance, Telegram, a […]

Quite predictably, the announcement that the federal government has suspended Twitter operations in Nigeria indefinitely, generated angry reactions on social media platforms. It was to Nigeria’s utter shame and embarrassment that the world woke up to learn Nigeria has banned Twitter in response to the deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet, wherein he warned that […]

After five previous announcements in which the leader of the murderous Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram was pronounced dead, Nigerians and the international community had good reason to celebrate, understandably, the milestone reached in the war against terror, with the ignominious death of Abubakar Shekau; who died of injuries he sustained in a cross fire […]

It would have been enough to dismiss the recent provocative comments by the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami who tried to create a false equivalency between the legitimate business of auto parts dealership and the atrocities of marauding Fulani herdsmen as the ranting of an overzealous, self-seeking bigot and agent […]