opinion

RE: How Ndi’ Igbo can get a better deal from Nigeria

by Jideofor Adibe Reno Omokri’s article, ‘What the Igbo can learn from Yoruba and Fulani about Power‘, was very insightful and could mainstream conversations about inter-ethnic perceptions and misinformation in the country. Such conversations have largely remained an affair for ‘internet warriors’. In his article, Pastor Omokri, a former Special Assistant to former President... Read More

igbos, nigeria, opinion, political power, Reno Omokri, south east

Reno Omokri: How Ndi’ Igbo and Oduduwa can unite and get a better deal from Nigeria

by Reno Omokri Last week marked the 50th anniversary of the declaration of the Sovereign State of Biafra and one or more questions still linger. I will not delve into the more contentious questions, but for the sake of improving the relationship between the Igbo and their Yoruba neighbours, let me touch on one or... Read More

biafra, Nigerian history, Oduduwa, opinion, Reno Omokri, secession

Opinion: The Paris Accord is bigger than Donald Trump and his idiosyncrasies

by Sampson Malachy After weeks of waffling and reality show–style of intrigue and suspense, created by President Donald Trump over his eccentric decision to pull-out of the Paris Agreement, Trump took the world by storm on this. I have been in deep pensive mood (sad and slightly depressed) after the news broke that the United... Read More

America, Climate Accord, donald trump, opinion, Paris Accord

Opinion: Biafrans should sit down; all of us are victims

by Olalekan Waheed ADIGUN One of the most beautiful things I appreciate about humans is the memory. I remember vividly, as a six or seven-year-old boy, my stepmother (now late) taking me to a white garment church (Cele as they are popularly known) at Iyana Ipaja, then a suburb of Lagos. The ‘Olusho’ (or Pastor... Read More

biafra, IPOB, nigeria, ojukwu, opinion, secession, Zik

Opinion: Flying with(out) Wenger

by Ifreke Inyang The fury was plane for all to see. Arsenal fans, tired of marching to the Emirates and boycotting games, took to the skies to register their anger over Arsene Wenger staying on as manager. At a point, it did not even matter if the team was winning or not. For instance, at... Read More

arsene wenger, FA Cup finals, football, Football fans, Gunners for life, opinion

Opinion: Buhari’s absence and the return of sanity to the polity

by Jude Ndukwe It was one of America’s greatest presidents and renowned world leader, Franklin D. Roosevelt, who said, “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.” Since President Muhammadu Buhari left Nigeria to continue his medical tourism (nobody should blame me for calling it medical... Read More

Buhari, Buhari's absence, Jude Ndukwe, nigeria, opinion, Politics, Yemi Osinbajo

Opinion: Does the UI V.C. have powers to suspend school activities without senate approval?

‘Kunle Adebajo That Nigeria’s premier university is on sudden vacation is a long-established and widely-circulated fact. Students of the institution had embarked on a peaceful demonstration just outside the school gate on the National Democracy Day, 29th of May 2017. In a swift reaction on the same day, the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor... Read More

education, Hniversity of Ibadan, nigeria, opinion, Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka, protest

Pius Adesanmi: Has the Muslim-Christian scuffle unleashed the revenge of the gods?

by Pius Adesanmi Ogun, Soponna, Amadioha and co have gone soft. Only their beneficent side remains, helping Nigerians daily, quietly, in the shadows, never to be thanked, never to be acknowledged. Something happened to their swift, ruthless, no nonsense, instant delivery of dirty, backhand slaps to the offender in the days of our fathers. I... Read More

African traditional religion, Christian superiority, nigeria, opinion, Pius Adesanmi

Ololade Ajekigbe: Nigerians and our unhealthy obsession with titles

by Ololade Ajekigbe She had gradually become a regular face in that social space. A convivial setting where old members were expected to be friendly with new ones. On this day I had walked up to her, introduced myself and asked for her name. “Just call me Mummy Ade she replied with something between... Read More

culture, nigeria, Ololade Ajekigbe, opinion, Pretentiousness, Titles

Opinion: Now more than ever, Nigeria needs a socio-religious reform

by Aigbokhan Emmanuel While musing – in a quasi-melancholic state – on our deeply nuanced matrimony with religion, ominous patterns became far more apparent than I had once fathomed. Religion for all its good intentions has been distorted, misrepresented and perverted in the most depraving manners. Although a fiendish shade of religion has reared its... Read More

African traditional religion, nigeria, opinion, Religion, ritual killing

Opinion: What does Obasanjo want to do with a PhD?

by Stanley Ibeku In his characteristic mien, he craves for his desideratum with unceasing sturdiness. And in most cases, he gets them, albeit accidentally, as he once admitted. But his latest devotion is certainly not by accident. Ordinarily, one will want to ask what an 80-year old wants to do with a doctorate degree.... Read More

academics, education, nigeria, Obasanjo, opinion

Opinion: Staring down pollution, a catalyst to combating climate change

by Amusa Temitope Victor In the running of a community in a hitch-free way, everyone has a role regardless of the nature of jobs they do: Physicians, Nurses, Teachers, Street Cleaners, Plumbers, Farmers, Traders all have very important roles they play. In like manner, everything existing in nature each has a role in ensuring a... Read More

Carbon emission, climate change, nigeria, opinion, Pollution, World Environment Day

“The biggest threat to Trump’s Presidency is his own Twitter account” | 5 things we learned from Drake Baer’s article

It’s become a problem — but could the chief executive ever give up his self-defeating social media use? The entire world is fed up with Trump’s Twitter fingers, and like we said here, it’s about time they got their own Guinness Book of Records. Guiness Book of Records or not, Trump’s weekly upheavals could result... Read More

America, Drake Baer, Impeachment, opinion, Politics, The Thrive Global, trump

Election

Reuben Abati: Two years of change

by Reuben Abati “How is it going my brother? ” “We just dey look. Two years and we thank God.” “How was your May 29?” “There was no celebration. We just siddon dey look.” “But the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo addressed the nation.” “I know. I know. But there was no programme in place for... Read More

Buhari's score card, democracy, nigeria, opinion, reuben abati

Peregrino Brimah: Why Pastor Yemi Osinbajo should step up or step down

by Peregrino Brimah Nigeria belongs to no one but belongs to all of us. No one should hold Nigeria to ransom and nor should anyone allow himself be a tool used to keep the nation in suspended animation. Every moment lost can never be recovered. It is to this brutal reality that I refuse to be tribal or... Read More

nigeria, opinion, Peregrino Brimah, Yemi Osinbajo

Opinion: Lai Mohammed – An unmanageable mistake

by Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye When President Muhammadu Buhari announced the people he has selected to occupy some of the most strategic positions in his regime, there was understandable uproar across the country. Nigerians looked at the profile of these fellows and wondered what could have motivated their choice, what exactly in their credentials qualified them... Read More

Change begins with me, lai mohammed, nigeria, opinion, pc, Politics

Opinion: Mitigating the effects of urbanisation on nature in Africa’s development

by Femi Tunde Okunlola In 1972 following the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden between the 5th to the16th June, serving as the first international conference on environmental issues, the World Environment Day was inaugurated. In its wake, tracking the improvement in the progress of our management of the environment has... Read More

africa, development, nigeria, opinion, World Environment Day

Opinion: How Africa can stop the surge of cyber crimes

by Michael O. Ogunjobi Over the years, a surge in technological innovations has led to a remarkable rise in novel crimes. Admittedly, the internet, as a “wild west”-a kind of frontier without borders, promotes social relationships, thereby aiding businesses and encourages innovations due to ease of access to information. The dissemination of information has been... Read More

africa, Cyber crime, Data protection, Global cyber attack, opinion, technology

“Why Nigerian women don’t use contraception” | 5 takeaways from Ola Brown’s article

Why reproductive rights are important, types of contraception and their availability in Nigeria, the way forward 1 Why contraception is important in Nigeria & across Africa Without contraception consequences of sexual relations between women and men are simply not fair. It is the woman who becomes pregnant, gives birth and in most cases, is... Read More

contraceptives, Health, linkedIn, Nigerian women, Ola Orekurin Brown, opinion

Opinion: ‘Infinite Jest: The Politics Of Looting’- The book Dino Melaye never published

by Bayo Oluwasanmi The Kogi Senator, Melaye, needs no introduction. He’s perhaps the most well read out of the 109 senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. His chains of degrees swirl like a snake across continents. He has degrees from Nigeria, United Kingdom, Romania, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Canada, America, Cuba, and Antarctica. The corrupt... Read More

corruption, dino melaye, Governance, Leadership, nigerian senate, opinion, Politics

Fact Check: 5 grievous lies Donald Trump told to justify America’s exit from Paris Climate Agreement

President Trump struck another item off his campaign pledge list as he finally withdrew America from the Paris Climate Accord on the 1st June, to the immense disappointment of party nations, all 194 of them. President Trump referred to the Paris Accord as “the latest example of Washington entering into an agreement that disadvantages the... Read More

America, climate change, donald trump, Environmental laws, fact check, Green Climate Fund, nigeria, opinion

Simon Kolawole: Don’t blame the youth

by Simon Kolawole In 1985, or was it 1986, a top official of the Babangida administration said something that, up till today, I am still struggling to understand. The naval officer and member of the Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) said: “We are over-pampering the youth when we call them leaders of tomorrow.” I... Read More

biafra, Budget delay, Nigerian Youth, opinion, Politics, simon kolawole, Yemi Osinbajo

Eketi Edima Ette: Laws of attraction- How to avoid “one chance” relationships

by Eketi Edima Ette Levels Dey… I am short. Gaskiya, I am just reach 5 foot “3 inches without my heels or kitchen stool (Laugh at your own risk. Just know that people have been unfriended for less. Nonsense and covfefe!) Yes, I have to stand on the tip of my tippy toes to... Read More

Eketi Edima Ette, Inter-class marriages, Laws of attraction, opinion, Relationship advise

Opinion: Governor Godwin Obaseki’s appointment of 192 Special advisers is laudable. Here is why

by Idemudia Oviosun (PhD) Yesterday, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State announced the appointments of 192 Special Assistants to represent every citizen in the state. The media – specifically the social media – was awash, with many minds, representing the binary opposites of wisdom and folly, and a third otherwise dormant pole occasioned by... Read More

democracy, Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, nigeria, opinion, Politics

Opinion: The tragicomedy of the Otuoke protest

by Fortune Alfred Something comical and tragedic all at once happened at the Federal University Otuoke, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. There was a protest there by some people purportedly against alleged marginalization against them. Ethnic Protest in a University! Details of the protest are already in... Read More

Bayelsa, Federal University Otueke, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, opinion

Opinion: Dear Sultan, it is not Islamic Youth Service Corps

by Jude Ndukwe The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Abubakar Sa’ad, is beginning to put himself regularly in the eye of ridicule. His recent pronouncements on national matters are beginning to get neutrals worried if this man is not on a deliberate misadventure of creating confusion, tension and chaos where ordinarily there ought to be... Read More

Abubakar Sa'ad, Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Jude Ndukwe, nysc, opinion, Ramadan

Dele Momodu: My picture of the week

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I’m sure you already know how much I love photographs and photography. And it has been said that pictures speak louder than a thousand words. Long before the coming of Facebook and Instagram, a magazine by the name Ovation International, published by some Nigerians in London, carved a niche for... Read More

Buhari, Dele Momodu, nigeria, opinion, ovation magazine, photography, Politics, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo

Pius Adesanmi: President Buhari and personality cultists

by Pius Adesanmi That is how they will not let you enjoy TGIF even when you have decided to stay on your own lane jejely. He comes inbox to disagree with my take in “The Tyranny of Consensus”. “Awon alajekun iya omo Buhari tun de o”, I say to myself. Anyway, let’s engage the citizen... Read More

Buhari, Buhari's health, Buharists, nigeria, opinion, Personality cultists, Pius Adesanmi, Politics

“Is Melania cheating on Donald Trump with his security guard”? 5 things we learned from Luvvie Ajayi’s juicy tea

Melania and Donald Trump’s marriage has come under the radar of the media again. Despite the fact that Melania has preferred melding into the background since her husband came into office, those epic snubs of her husband in the full glare of international media set a storm rolling, and now the rains are about to... Read More

5 Things We learned, America, cheating, donald trump, Luvvie Ajayi, Melania Trump, opinion, The First Family marriage

Open letter to President Buhari: This is how you can make Northern Nigeria ‘Destination China’

Dear Sir, I have travelled the North. …In my spare time, I TRAVEL THE NORTH. I am, as you will soon find out, Sir, a travelling architect (trachitect). Through my travels, I have realised that Northern Nigeria is vast empty land. It has been so since the Whites left. It seems to be this way... Read More

agriculture, Buhari, China, Export zone, Northern Nigeria, opinion, trade

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