Opinions

As reactions continue to trail the non-submission of General Muhammadu Buhari’s academic certificates to INEC for the forthcoming elections, the allegation that the APC presidential candidate lacks the requisite academic qualification to seek the presidency is, true or not, most embarrassing to Buhari and the entire country. Coming amidst the lingering controversy between Buhari and […]

Forget the passionate zeal and the emotional propaganda from the Angry People’s Congress alias (APC). Forget the angry comments by the almajiri supporters of Major General Muhammadu Buhari on Facebook and twitters. Yes, General Buhari again has selected another pastor Yemi Osinbajo as his running-mate in the 2015 presidential election as he did for the […]

The insurgency ravaging the North east has badly affected development work in the region as aid workers have been forced to abandon their humanitarian activities and flee insecurity and targeted attacks by Boko Haram fighters. Ironically, Borno State, officially tagged “State of Peace” is now, perhaps, the most hit by the insurgency as well as […]

The 2015 New Year speech by President Goodluck Jonathan was disappointing for failing to accurately capture the state of the nation. It was obvious the President wanted to paint a rosy picture over an otherwise gloomy state of affairs, but in the end, succeeded only in wasting a golden opportunity to initiate a frank and […]

In the last one week, Nigeria has had to hold its breath, waiting for the other shoe to drop, waiting for the man at the center of the certificate scandal to speak up. General Muhammad Buhari has rather chosen to be quite. May be wishing the scandal will go away. There is no doubt there […]

I know how much I spent in one year on fuel to generate my own light  for my household in Mmahu-Egbema of the Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo state. That automatically means that I am my own Governor, no matter the idle Mallam, unproductive fellow pretending to occupy the office in Owerri. During the Ikedi Ohakim […]

The announcement by Sam Amadi, chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), that Nigerians will witness another hike in electricity tariffs, without any corresponding improvement in power supply to justify such an increase, is outright provocation and unfair to Nigerians who are being compelled to pay more for darkness. An amended “special” Multi Year […]

As Christians in Nigeria join their counterparts worldwide to celebrate Christmas, it is apt to remind all citizens that this is yet another event that should be observed without the fanfare usually expected of such an occasion. Coming amid the country’s position on a near precipice and at a time millions of Nigerians are undergoing […]

Like most people, I believe in God.  But I am not what you would call a religious person.  In fact, I regard religion a major contributor to the world’s problems.  Take Nigeria for example:  Here’s is a country that’s crying out for a revolution, a country crying out to be rescued.  But its Christian citizens […]

Against the background of a series of electoral failures since 1999, the indictment by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Attahiru Jega, that politicians, security agencies and other stakeholders frustrate the conduct of free, fair and credible elections, is a self-fulfilling prophecy that should worry all Nigerians; coming as the 2015 general elections take […]

The construction of 2nd Niger Bridge through a Public Private Partnership involving Julius Berger -NSIA Consortium and tolling the Igbo people for 25 years thereafter is another 419 on the Biafran Igbo citizens of South East Nigeria. According to the terms of this fraudulent business, the project is a Design, Finance, Build, Operate and Transfer […]

Regrettably, in spite of the earlier assurance to maintain Naira exchange rate stability in his inaugural address, the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele’s policy summersault with Naira devaluation shortly afterwards, has since led to the National Currency trading around N173=$1, thus establishing Naira depreciation of about 13 percent; alarmingly, the pressure remains unabating and there are […]