Opinions

There is no question on the prerogative of the President to hire and fire any head of government agency or parastatal but accountability and a sense of duty demand that reasons for such actions be given, to the ultimate employers of both the President and his appointees, namely, the Nigerian people. Respect demands no less. […]

The ashes of the Senate tango between Senator Dino Melaye and Senator Remi Tinubu might be having some rest, the take-aways from the episode are yet to go away. It kept reverberating like a gong that has refused to go. Unknown to many people, the battle was never between Dino and Remi. In the literary context, […]

Even by their own loquacious standard of adult delinquency and bad manners, the rowdy altercation in the Senate, which degenerated into a shouting match between Sen. Dino Melaye, (APC-Kogi West) and Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, (APC-Lagos Central) and wife of APC national leader, Bola Tinubu, set a new low, in what, unfortunately, has become the unedifying […]

Many men have tagged him the man of battles. His detractors say he has no respect for women. The blind critics say he has no focus. It is a world in which impression has been inherited without checks.  Yes, people are entitled to their opinions. But our opinion must never be allowed to rob us […]

From every indication, it seems the worst is not bad enough as the naira took another nosedive last Friday, dipping past N300 per dollar for the first time ever. Bloomberg reported that the naira fell 2.3% to N300.25 per dollar, raising fears the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will trigger a recession by raising interest […]

Although the presidency has come out strongly to deny it, the allegation that some cabal in the presidency doctored the Arms Procurement Probe Report to shield former Chief of Army Staff and current Interior Minister, Major Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd) and former Defence HQ Director of Procurements, and current Chief of Army Staff, Major Gen. […]

The disgraceful behavior in the hallowed chamber of supposedly honorable members of the Senate the other day, clearly advertised their political immaturity. By getting into a shouting match and near fisticuffs over the simple matter of how to resolve image problems confronting the upper legislative chamber on grounds of the trial of Senate President Bukola […]

Turkey is about five hours away from Nigeria by air, about 2, 634 miles from here, but the night there was a coup attempt in Turkey, July 15, with soldiers shutting down parts of Ankara and Istanbul, you’d think Ankara is a city somewhere in Nigeria and Istanbul is an extension of our country. Commentaries […]

By default, Nigeria may be quietly returning to the unpleasant regime of deadly violence unleashed by militants in the Niger Delta region which, pre-2010, put the country on the edge economically through sabotage of crude exports and the pipelines. Militancy has gripped Cross River State for the past few months and militants are responsible for […]

The 2016 Eid al-Fitr festival celebrated by Muslims around the world, to mark the end of holy month of Ramadan, will go down in Nigeria as another tragedy and comedy of errors. Eid al-Fitr in Arabic literally means “festival of breaking the fast”. As per Muslim tradition, the beginning of the Eid can only be […]

Since the public presentation of the book We Are All Biafrans and the intervention of a former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, who chaired the event and delivered a speech titled “Restructuring for Nigeria’s national unity” – a speech I recommend to everyone interested in the unity and survival of Nigeria – the issue […]

Two lives lost recently in the creative industry convey useful messages in terms of the import of their careers and the circumstances of their departure: the elderly actress, simply known as Bukky Ajayi, and the music entrepreneur, multi-talented artiste, producer and musician, Babatunde Okungbowa, popularly known as OJB Jezreel. Bukky Ajayi died aged 82, and […]