Opinions

Mr. Sabella Ogbobode Abidde once said “In Nigeria, more so in the last thirty years, killing has become a way of life. Depending on the regime in power, killings can either be a past time or a trade.’’ The government and or some elements within the Nigerian State, has been killing those they hate, envy […]

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Nigerians will go to the polls next Saturday in what unarguably has been the most hotly contested election in the country’s history. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); the umpire charged with ensuring its smooth conduct says it is ready; the security agencies saddled with the onerous task of providing security […]

The opposition candidate for president in Nigeria is gaining momentum over the incumbent president, but the March 28 election result will be contested no matter what. So says Teneo Intelligence in a note out today by Analyst Manji Cheto, who thinks the former military leader and challenger has “an edge,” but that “a last-minute upset […]

Nigeria is presently standing naked before her peers. The love of money in the country is growing too disproportionately against our love of country. As it is widely known, the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Prophet Jeremiah said in his lamentation for his nation in the sixth century BC, […]

There is a financial mathematical inclination to believe that about N142 billion dollars (N28.4 trillion naira) have been missing under NNPC and allied institutions since the inception of Jonathan administration in 2010 in the midst of national poverty. Who stole it and where is it kept. Nigerians must demand to know those who embezzled $142 […]

Despite the frenetic campaign and advertisement war being waged by political parties, the debate making the rounds is whether or not the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is indeed ready to deliver free, fair and credible elections as promised by the Commission chairman, Attahiru Jega. As apprehension and fear give way to forlornness over the […]

It appears there is no limit to the odium Nigerians will endure at the hands of the President Goodluck Jonathan, because even when the administration seems to have hit rock-bottom in governance capacity, it somehow manages to find a way into further depths of ignominy. Imagine that Nigerians have been cheering their troops in the […]

With the election less than three weeks away and the outcome possibly against them, the Goodluck Jonathan Presidency and the hardliners in the PDP have embarked on a new strategy to put brake on the momentum APC presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari seems to be gathering. This .strategy is novel and seems to be the outcome […]

The weekend press was, as usual very generous with its pages dealing with the Special Adviser to the President on Media, “my friend before, before” as we say in everyday parlance, Dr. Reuben Abati. Reuben was joined in the attack against General Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal, this time to attend presidential political debates, by his “cousin […]

Just when the worst seems to have been seen or heard of sloppiness in the running of the nation’s affairs, Nigeria has a way of outdoing herself. The inconsistency and policy somersaults that have become the hallmarks of governance in Nigeria got another devastating advertisement when Customs authorities surreptitiously began implementation of the new tariff […]

For anyone who truly lays claim to the practise of journalism in Nigeria, this is the time to shield the face from a big shame. It is a season of great disappointment and embarrassment. Not to talk of immeasurable sorrow and unrelieved nausea. This period really induces vomiting. And, boy, does journalism on this space […]

The last time Nigerians enjoyed something really close to an exciting Presidential debate was during the 1993 Presidential elections. I recall the colourful and memorable encounter between the late Chief MKO Abiola of the Social Democratic Party and Alhaji Bashir Tofa of the National Republican Convention.  At the end of that debate, it was clear […]