Opinions

There is no more potent common denominator for all sections of the Nigerian state than corruption, which is using public office or opportunity for private gains in complete disregard of relevant restraining laws. And there is wide agreement across borders that corruption has crippled Nigeria, and shall eventually kill this country if not quickly destroyed […]

His Royal Majesty Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II, the fiftieth Ooni of Ile – Ife, the ancestral cradle of near fifty million Yoruba people broke into a run, i.e. passed into eternity at a London Hospital at about 5pm on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. H.R.M. Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse, ascended the throne as Ooni of Ife in […]

The ordinary Nigerian may not be a soldier or military strategist; but it is logical to question the innocuous claim by President Buhari that, the recent spike of suicide attacks by Boko Haram that has killed over 1000 Nigerians in the last two months alone were signs that the murderous sect was losing the battle […]

It is ironical that despite the raging public debate on whether or not to sustain a regulated fuel price regime, our government may have, regrettably, once more, inadvertently doubled the existing N50/litre subsidy.   The Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency’s template indicates that as at June/July 2015, the “subsidy free” market price of petrol hovered […]

Nigerians may have borne the embarrassment with admirable equanimity, even with stoicism. But let President Muhammadu Buhari and his handlers not be in any doubt that the country has been mightily insulted by the gaffes and bad jokes that seem to have become the trademark of this president. Last Monday in Washington DC, the President […]

Leaders in any community are those who direct the ship of the society in the right path. Leaders could come inform of an elected officials representing the society in a political set-up or socio-cultural Leaders representing the society in a social gathering. Irrespective of the class of the Leader, they perform peculiar roles that is, […]

Protocols; On behalf of my colleagues in the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), I wish to thank Your Excellency immensely for granting us this audience with you, other principal officers and ranking members of the Senate. We recognize that this is a particularly trying times for the leadership of the Senate, therefore receiving […]

Notwithstanding his offence, the public drama in which officers of the Department of State Security (DSS) invaded and sealed-off the Abuja and Sokoto residences of erstwhile National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki is shameful and most embarrassing to Nigerians. It is a debasement of Nigerian democracy and a sad manifestation of the rule of […]

The decision by President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to take only 50% of the salary approved for them by the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) is a step in the right direction, given the dwindling economic fortunes of the country. The savings may not be much, but the symbolism is […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will be the guest of President Barack Obama of the United States of America on July 20, 2015. This visit is uniquely different. First, Nigeria no longer commands the respect and confidence it once did during the oil boom where the United States was competing to remain the top importer of Nigeria’s crude. Second, for no fault of his own, Buhari is going […]Read More

Over six weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari took office on May 29, the murderous Islamist Boko Haram sect has killed an estimated 640 people in a renewed orgy of violence. From the killing fields in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe states, the terrorists have widened their areas of operation and changed tactics from pitched confrontation with […]

It is a standard universal norm that no leader leads without advisers, and time has ascertained that a leader who acts solely on his own judgment is sure to fail. Consultations and taking of advice are therefore composite foundational elements of leadership. The institutional office of the Special Adviser, with its functions, is hence vital […]