Op-ed Editor

September 13, 2017

What is Python Dance II supposed to achieve?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Nigerian Army has been on a sequel to an operation to the South Eastern part of Nigeria called the Pythin Dance II. Troops have been deployed supposedly to quell “violent” secession agitations in the South East and already it is leading to some backlash and clashes in Umuahia. Media reports... Read More

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Buhari, Military action, Nnamdi Kanu, Python Dance II, Story of the day

September 13, 2017

Opinion: The Yoruba political advance and Afenifere’s sabotage

by Dele Awogbeoba The Yoruba have come a long way since the days of Goodluck Jonathan. Goodluck Jonathan’s government was without a doubt Nigeria’s most anti-Yoruba government ever surpassing even Abacha’s government in giving effect to a most egregious anti Yoruba agenda. Afenifere, that group of self appointed leaders with no political followership... Read More

Afenifere, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, opinion, Politics, Yorubas

September 13, 2017

The Thread: “Nnamdi Kanu does not care if you die” | A warning to all Igbos in Nigeria

With Buhari’s return, military action in the South East has been stepped up. Remember Operation Python Dance launched by the Military last Christmas? It’s back with renewed vengeance, it would seem; the first port of call being Nnamdi Kanu’s house and the office of Nigerian Union of Journalists in Umuahia, where soldiers reportedly destroyed properties... Read More

Buhari, igbos, IPOB, nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Operation Python Dance, secession

September 13, 2017

Femi Fani-Kayode: Nnamdi Kanu, your victory is sure

by Femi Fani-Kayode To the Lion of the East, my friend and brother Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, I have the following to say. They attacked your home and raided your community with their soldiers. They sought to crush your body, spirit and soul, to break you and to kill the gallant and fighting spirit... Read More

Buhari, Femi Fani-Kayode, Military vs Civilians, nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, opinion

Election

September 13, 2017

Reuben Abati: Dear President Buhari, what about these unseen threats to your presidency?

by Reuben Abati Mama Taraba is Senator Aisha Alhassan, the current Minister of Women Affairs in the Muhammadu Buhari cabinet, and arguably the most influential female politician in Taraba state today. She did something shocking and unusual in Nigerian politics during the last Eid-el-Kabir holidays. While paying homage to former Vice President Alhaji Atiku... Read More

Aisha Alhassan, Atiku, Mama Taraba, nigeria, opinion, Politics, president buhari, reuben abati, Saraki, Senator Shehu Sani

September 11, 2017

Pius Adesanmi: Don Williams – Fragments of memory

by Pius Adesanmi America invaded my formative years in Nigeria through culture, mainly books and music. Indian (Amitabh Bachchan!) and Chinese (Bruce Lee!) films relegated American (John Wayne) films to a distant background. In High School (Titcombe College), James Hadley Chase was our most mesmerizing path to America. The irony of preferring the America of... Read More

Don Williams, influence, Music, opinion, Pius Adesanmi, Tribute

September 11, 2017

Poetry: Beneath the rubble

by Cyril James Awake, you dying eagle. Awake to your long lost pride; To the tide of foreign waters. Look back in time When your virgin charms, as a Bait, the distant climes called. Look forward into the future And match untrammelled into Peace and glory unspeakable. Inhale not this strange air ___ It... Read More

nigeria, opinion, Poetry, the future

September 11, 2017

Pius Adesanmi: The Nigerian Military’s invasion of Nnamdi Kanu’s house is foolish

by Pius Adesanmi Umuahia. They said. We said. Who is right? Who is wrong? That has never been and will never be the issue for me. The issue for me is this utterly reprehensible idea of the military and their tanks in civilian spaces. I have written about it in English. I have written about... Read More

education, Leadership, Military force, nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, opinion, Pius Adesanmi, secession

September 11, 2017

Fisayo Soyombo: 2019 elections in September 2017 — Nigeria now in political recession

by ‘Fisayo Soyombo A blind man who only listens to radio must be thinking this is September 2018 rather than September 2017. It is still two long years before the 2019 presidential election but the distraction of that election was so palpable last week. Aisha Alhassan, Minister for Women Affairs, sparked off the latest... Read More

2019 Elections, Aisha Alhassan, Atiku, Buhari, nigeria, opinion, Osinbajo, Politics, recession

September 10, 2017

Pius Adesanmi: Julius Berger is not to blame for Nigeria’s bad roads

by Pius Adesanmi Fazebuuk Yeyebrity and Mitterand Okorie, speaking of Julius Berger, you dis my pikins never see anything. About ten years ago or so, I wrote a stinging op-ed blasting Julius Berger. I had gone for a lecture in Abuja and noticed how Julius Berger was ferrying her Nigerian workers: in dangerous makeshift containers... Read More

corruption, Engineering, Governance, Julius Berger, nigeria, opinion, Politics, Underdevelopment

September 10, 2017

Opinion: When Churches become fetish ritual dens

by Tony Ogunlowo In the past year or so there has been an alarming increase in the number of ‘churches’ that double-up as fetish ritual dens. Corpses are being discovered buried in the foundation of churches and several so-called pastors have been caught making human sacrifices. A church is a place of worship and the... Read More

churches, opinion, Religion, rituals, Satanism

September 10, 2017

Simon Kolawole: Of course, Nigeria is highly negotiable

by Simon Kolawole Where do you stand in this ongoing debate on the state of the Nigerian union? I have so far identified four lines of thought (1) pro-status quo (2) pro-restructuring (3) pro-balkanization and (4) “siddon look”. The first group thinks there is nothing to change, the second thinks there is something to change,... Read More

Constitution, nigeria, opinion, politcs, restructuring, simon kolawole

September 9, 2017

Why the police technology is needed more than ever

by Alexander O. Onukwe While most people only hear about jail breaks in America from movies, jail breaks from Police custody is very much part of the reality in Nigeria. The pattern of jail breaks range from those assisted from within, by the cooperation of police officers, or from police stations being overwhelmed by external... Read More

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Body cameras, cctv, nigerian police, Story of the day, technology

September 9, 2017

Pius Adesanmi: Warning to Nigerian Parents

by Pius Adesanmi There is a certain Nigerian demographic that is being raised by my generation. All of a sudden, the kids of many of my course mates in the University are now undergraduates. My generation is raising Nigerians in the 17 – 25 year-old bracket. Millennials. I have called them the orphaned generation because... Read More

Collapse of excellence, nigeria, opinion, parenting, Pius Adesanmi, role models

September 9, 2017

Peregrino Brimah: Itse Sagay – A rare gem in the midst of brash stones

by Peregrino Brimah I understand when I am referred to as an insatiable and indomitable critic. With Nigeria so far behind, I take no prisoners when condemning mediocre officials and the wicked cabal. However, when I do spot men of exemplary character every now and then, I actually do rain praises on them. Itse Sagay is... Read More

corruption, Itse Sagay, Nigeria's Senate, opinion, Peregrino Brimah, Saraki

September 9, 2017

Aba Prison Break: Who needs the fear of God in police work?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Giving reasons for dismissing six policemen who were involved in a jail break, the Commissioner of Police for Abia State, Mr Adeleye Oyebade said: “I believe in policing with the fear of God and all I have said in this case is nothing but the truth because I want to make... Read More

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Aba Prison break, corruption, nigerian police, security, Story of the day

September 9, 2017

Opinion: A reality check on Nigeria’s Health Insurance Scheme

by M. M. Alhaji Access to quality healthcare is one of the fundamental human rights listed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Nigeria, being a signatory and member of the WHO, is thus bound to provide its citizens quality healthcare. Consequently, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was established in 2004 with the mandate of ensuring... Read More

funding, Governance, Health insurance, nigeria, opinion, policy

September 9, 2017

Aba prison break: What makes a good cop go dirty?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Six policemen have been dismissed from service from the Abia State command of the Nigeria Police Force after alleged complicity in a cell break in the anti-kidnapping section of the State Criminal Investigation Department in Umuahia. The jail break, aided by the officers, enabled some suspects to break free, three of... Read More

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September 9, 2017

Opinion: Simi’s ‘Simisola’ is originality at its peak

by Michael Ace How else do I start, except to give the work the credit it deserves. This is what a first offering should do: reassure the listener of the magic that is and the ones yet to come. There is something about Simi that triggers the passion I have towards her songs, and... Read More

Adekunle gold, music review, Nigerian Music, Simi, Simisola

September 9, 2017

Vera Ezimora: 10 reasons you shouldn’t blame the Olori of Ife for the demise of her marriage

by Vera Ezimora I have to preface this post by first saying that I am not a fan of the [former] Olori of Ife. And this is all because of that time she came to America to talk nonsense about gender equality. Yes, I’m still mad about that. According to her, gender equality is the... Read More

divorce, Olori Wuraola, opinion, Public Marriages, Relationships, Traditional Marriage, Vera Ezimora

September 9, 2017

Dele Momodu: The hurdles Nigeria’s youth must cross by 2019

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please, permit me to enlarge this subject as much as possible. Nothing is more crucial than getting the leadership of Nigeria right, as quickly as possible. Many have asked me certain questions, after reading my recent articles, which I intend to answer, in this epistle to my fellow citizens. Why... Read More

2019 Elections, Dele Momodu, nigeria, opinion, Politics

September 8, 2017

Facts vs Opinions: We should have a podcast for Sagay and the Senate

by Alexander O. Onukwue There is still the question of whether members of the academia should bother about being directly involved in politics. The Vice President is a professor or of International Law, a first time this would happen in the Nigerian political scene, though former Vice President and then President, Goodluck Jonathan, had... Read More

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Buhari's henchmen, corruption, Interview, nigeria, Politics, sagay, senate, Story of the day

September 8, 2017

Reality check: Sagay and other Buhari cheerleaders are doing damage

by Alexander O. Onukwue Have you read the opinion piece put together by Mallam Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, on the President who watches a 32” TV? Mallam Shehu has been lying low following the debacle about rats preventing the president from working from his office since... Read More

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Buhari, nigeria, Politics, Praise singers, sagay, senate, Story of the day, sycophants

September 8, 2017

Who loses when the Academia is discredited?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Senate described Prof Itse Sagay, arguably the most recognized Professor of Law in the country over the last two decades, as being “senile, jaded and outdated”. He was also said to be titillating over finally having the opportunity to be serving in Government, as if to reflect the anticipation and... Read More

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education, law, nigeria, Politics, Senate vs Itsey Sagay, Story of the day

September 8, 2017

So is Itse Sagay guilty of hate speech?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The statement issued by Senator Sabi Abdullahi on behalf of the Senate urged President Buhari to rein in the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption (PACAc), Prof Itse Sagay, from spreading falsehood and making hate speeches against the Nigerian National Assembly. Prof Sagay has made claims about the salaries... Read More

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Hate Speech, Itsey Sagay, Saraki, senate, Story of the day

September 8, 2017

Opinion: This is why Nigeria must restructure

by Fidel Albert Can we restructure…….? California is the 6th largest economy in the world. It’s economy is larger than that of France or Brazil. The little problem is that California is not a country. It is a State in the United States of America. It has little offshore oil, yet its economy is larger... Read More

America, nigeria, opinion, restructuring, Science

September 8, 2017

Opinion: Moving beyond strike actions

by Gideon Arinze If you have been following recent reports in the media, the issue of strikes has gradually become a weighty one that needed to be addressed. Almost every sector is going on strike. It is either the government has not been able to meet all the needs of the aggrieved sectors or... Read More

ASUU, NARD, nigeria, opinion, strike actions, World Health

September 8, 2017

ITS-A SAGA: Where did Prof Sagay get the ridiculous figures from?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The veteran Professor of Law and presidential adviser on anti-corruption, Itse Sagay is another war of words with the Senate. In an address delivered at a forum of International Law enthusiasts in Lagos, Sagay made the allegations about the remunerations of Nigerian Senators which reflected astronomical amounts rivaling those of the... Read More

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corruption, Itse Sagay, nigeria, senate, Story of the day

September 8, 2017

Opinion: President Buhari and Garba Shehu’s blind hypocrisy

by Jude Ndukwe When you think you have seen it all and nothing from the presidency could surprise you any longer, then you are hit with even a more mundane celebration of oddities by Buhari and his team members. Nothing is more ludicrous and banal than a Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria... Read More

Buhari's TV, Garba Shehu, nigeria, opinion, Optics, PR stunts

September 8, 2017

Opinion: The Affliction of Dele Sobowale

by Ebun Asagbe I am no medical practitioner, but surely there must be an appropriate term for the malady that ails Dele Sobowale. How did I arrive at this conclusion? Well, anyone who has read his recent articles on the ASUU strike would think the same way. I resorted to my old friend, Google, to... Read More

asuu strike, Dele Sobowale, ngozi okonjo iweala, opinion

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