Tag: opinion
Opinion: The APC and remoulding the Nigerian party system
by Jibrin Ibrahim The Professor Jega led INEC has always shown concern for a party system that expressed scant regard ...
Opinion: I shed hot tears for Nigeria’s future
by Akan Imoh Our students are at home, our poor lecturers are hungry, yet it is the least of worries ...
Opinion: Lessons learnt from the Igbo deportation saga
by Ochereome Nnanna If the Governors’ Forum focused on the right things, Mr Peter Obi of Anambra State would answer ...
Opinion: Islamic terrorists and presidential committee on security challenges
by Rotimi Fasan It must be realised that patience is wearing thin among those most affected by the activities of ...
Abimbola Adelakun: Between Mugabe, Obasanjo and Orwellian pigs
by Abimbola Adelakun But then, given Obasanjo’s antecedents and his role in engendering the culture of do-or-die elections in Nigeria, ...
Opinion: The judicial derobing of INEC’s Jega
by Emmanuel Onwubiko INEC should leave the smaller political parties alone; resist attempt to stifle growth of democracy but instead ...
Opinion: Nigerian legislators are cats with nine lives
by Josef Omorotionmwan When it comes to playing to the gallery, the House of Representatives is certainly smarter than the ...
Opinion: Domestic appendage – Wole Soyinka should recede from frontline politics
by Corlenius Segun-Ojo Culturally, it is indisputable that our society does not condone assault of any kind on womanhood. When ...
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 ...
Opinion: The big dilemma in the local government reforms
by Nasiru Suwaid To be sure, none of the issues in contention in the current reviewed document, has presented a ...
Eddie Iroh: On Kabiru Turaki’s ill-advised tirade against the media
by Eddie Iroh Turaki launched a tirade against the media, the very institution he needs more than they need him ...
Opinion: How Asari-Dokubo became a ‘big man’
by Ebenezer Obadare …although there is a notional forswearing of violence, this is strategically counterbalanced by frequent threats to ‘return ...
Eric Osagie: Can this APC kill our pains?
by Eric Osagie However, for many Nigerians, who do not belong to any political party, the nagging questions have been: ...
Opinion: From ASUU with love
by Habeeb Kolade Therefore I must say, that this sudden love that they have for students and their welfare can ...
Opinion: Al-Mustapha and the unnecessary public outburst
by Gabriel Okoro It is not in doubt, like the appellate court rightly observed, that someone “pulled the trigger” that ...
Opinion: Of APGA and Umeh’s recent victories
by Michael Jegede Reacting to the Appeal Court judgement in favour of Umeh, an estate surveyor by profession, Okwu insisted ...
Opinion: There is darkness looming over northern Nigeria
by Perry Brimah And with the lack of northern role models, the scarcity of northern activists and truthful historians, the ...
Opinion: Misconstruing impeachment parameters in the Constitution
by Charlie Agboriso Liberalising the process of impeachment is akin to removing the immunity clause. In an environment with fledgling ...
Opinion: ASUU strike – A case for choosing a private university
by Ifeanyi Uddin Unable to answer these questions, I have committed to sending my child to a private university. The ...
Opinion: Why I reject local government autonomy
by Ochereome Nnanna If you grant financial autonomy to local councils, the chairmen will turn into 774 demons and tin ...
Opinion: Confronting inter-regional disparities in Nigeria
by Ayo Teriba States/regions included in the growth processes are getting rich, just as those excluded from the growth processes, ...
Opinion: Disagreeing with Adamu Adamu on the Hausa Fulani ‘problem’
by Ibraheem A. Waziri It is my hope that Nigeria will one day wake up to its responsibilities and invest ...
Opinion: Reassessing president Jonathan’s leadership options
by Labaran Saleh Mr President has indeed been presidential and statesmanly in calming frayed nerves as well as taking punches ...
A rejoinder: On the Igbos – Of Femi Fani-Kayode’s ignorance and a proud display of it
by Ayokunle Odekunle What really have my fellow Yorubas contributed to Lagos State? What have they contributed to Lagos State ...
Opinion: Naira – Redesign, redenomination or revaluation?
by Les Leba The advantages of redenomination may however, be short-lived, if the abiding economic instigators of inflation are ...
Femi Fani-Kayode: Lagos, the Igbo and the servants of truth
by Femi Fani-Kayode The Igbo had little to do with the extraordinary development of Lagos between 1880 right up until ...
Femi Falana: How a defective judicial system freed Al-Mustapha
by Femi Falana SAN But suffice it to say that under the criminal justice system, only the poor are successfully ...
Opinion: Ladoja and the parable of the cowpeas
by Tunde Ayeleru As we all know, ACN is giving a serious opposition and criticism to the PDP-led federal government, ...
Opinion: Entrepreneuship as the way out of Nigeria’s massive youth unemployment
by Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin My sincere advice is this: rather than be a from-company-to-company job seeker, you should learn and ...
Opinion: How the Egyptian crisis escalated
by Nader Bakkar Generally, the Muslim Brotherhood didn’t neglect a single opportunity to make enemies with all their opponents and ...
The September Standard
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy