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Op-Ed Editor July 8, 2015

Ogaga Ifowodo: Someone tell Buhari we are waiting for change

by Ogaga Ifowodo Now, can we accuse tortoise of impatience, of desiring rescue too soon—the very minute it was promised? Would it be fair to blame the rescuers if it…

Emmanuel Chidiogo April 22, 2015

Ogaga Ifowodo: Where cancer feasts – Lamentation for Oronto Natei Douglas

by Ogaga Ifowodo So prominent was Oronto in the self-determination struggles of the Niger Delta, and by extension Nigeria, that when he accepted to be Commissioner of Information and Strategy…

Op-Ed Editor August 20, 2014

Ogaga Ifowodo: Why are elections military operations?

by Ogaga Ifowodo By all sober reckoning, Professor Attahiru Jega has done quite well in his last two outings as Nigeria’s chief electoral officer and, so, democracy’s chief midwife in…

June 5, 2014

Ogaga Ifowodo: The Northern victory in the derivation contest

by Ogaga Ifowodo The “North,” it must be remembered, was dragged into Nigeria screaming and kicking. Its disdain for Nigeria has been evident right from when Sir Ahmadu Bello would…

May 21, 2014

Ogaga Ifowodo: God’s anointed criminals

by Ogaga Ifowodo Did Allah speak to Shekau or not? Is Shekau God’s anointed prophet sent to establish his holy kingdom in Nigeria or not? I have no doubt that…

May 9, 2014

Ogaga Ifowodo: Boko Haram’s satanism – See where the politicization of religion has led us

by Ogaga Ifowodo And once we have made God in our image, turned him into an election-rigger, treasury-looter, murderer, arsonist, rapist, etc., we give a licence for any fraudster to proclaim…

March 12, 2014

Ogaga Ifowodo: A dialogue with Boko Haram is proof of insanity

by Ogaga Ifowodo fter all, with Boko Haram’s criminal-in-chief, Shekau, claiming to be obeying Allah’s will, how are the rest of us who do not purport to be in direct…

February 26, 2014

Ogaga Ifowodo: The unending military seige on Delta State

by Ogaga Ifowodo Checkpoints are an extreme policing device suitable only for a town under military occupation. They are to be used sparingly and only for a specific and immediate…

January 15, 2014

Ogaga Ifowodo: Please, end the tragic farce in Rivers now

by Ogaga Ifowodo I am forced to ask you through this open medium the questions agitating my mind: What, your excellency, is the great public good served by your refusal…

November 20, 2013

Opinion: Who killed Iyayi and who owns Nigerian roads?

by Ogaga Ifowodo But Iyayi was slaughtered on a public highway, so you should also ask: Who owns Nigeria’s roads? The answer by our convoy-loving men and women of power…

November 14, 2013

Opinion: Death of Festus Iyayi- When does the sacrifice to the Nigerian Government end?

by Ogaga Ifowodo Given the immediate circumstances of this tragic event, I call on the Kogi State Attorney-General to bring charges against the offending driver for manslaughter. I am stunned…

November 7, 2013

Ogaga Ifowodo: Stella Oduah and bullet-proof corruption

by Ogaga Ifowodo “Do the needful.” That is all Minister of Aviation, Mrs Stella Oduah, says she did. And if she believes this pathetic attempt to save face — because…

October 23, 2013

Opinion: Sovereignty belongs to the people

by Ogaga Ifowodo For me, the qualifying word “sovereign” is the litmus test of Jonathan’s sincerity, foretells whether or not his national conference will be a transforming event or just…

September 4, 2013

Opinion: Will America ever erase the colour line?

by Ogaga Ifowodo But you would be a delusional optimist, a closet racist, to think that America is now in a post-racial epoch. The election and re-election of Barack Hussein…

August 21, 2013

Opinion: Air, air, everywhere, but not a place to breathe in Lagos

by Ogaga Ifowodo But I exaggerate because it is clear to me that we are getting dangerously close to a similar ordeal as the Ancient Mariner’s with regard to…

August 7, 2013

Opinion: The hapless surrender of states to the federal government

by Ogaga Ifowodo The solution to the Rivers House of Assembly crisis ought not to be more than subjecting to the rule of law the five members bent on trampling…

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