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Op-Ed Editor October 4, 2014

@tilevbare to @i_am9ice , @I_amtonytetuila and others : You lack vision! (Y! Politico)

by Theophilus Ilevbare Just when we were coming to terms with the precipitous foray to the political scene of some entertainers like Gongo Aso crooner, Abolore Akande popularly known as…

Op-Ed Editor September 20, 2014

@Tilevbare : #SynagogueBuildingCollapse- Government has failed us!

by Theophilus Ilevbare It was a tragedy of building collapse one too many on that balmy Friday, September 12, in the premises of the Synagogue Church, Ikotun, Lagos when the…

Op-Ed Editor September 14, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: Do not be deceived; GEJ knows the sponsors of Boko haram

by Theophilus Ilevbare The dust raised by the stunning exposé of Australian independent negotiator, Dr Stephen Davis, on the alleged sponsors of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, indicted former Chief…

Op-Ed Editor September 8, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: Ikimi, Ribadu and politics of defection

by Theophilus Ilevbare In recent weeks the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been rocked with a tidal wave of defection of a founding member in Chief Tom Ikimi and the…

Op-Ed Editor August 16, 2014

The hypocrisy of America’s experimental Ebola drug

by Theophilus Ilevbare These days, nothing strikes a bout of panic and paranoia than the thought of Ebola Virus Disease. It’s been decades since a disease or calamity of such…

Op-Ed Editor August 7, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: We should be worried that young girls are now Jihadists

by Theophilus Ilevbare Islamic Jihadists in Nigeria have joined the global terror trend. It is an increasingly disquieting and disturbing twist to the war against terror. Boko Haram has adopted…

July 30, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: How the attack on Buhari’s life has exposed his enemies

by Theophilus Ilevbare Whoever wanted Buhari dead has made a super hero of him. Of all the reasons why Buhari was wanted dead, the 2015 general elections keep popping out…

June 7, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: Fighting terrorism with amnesty

by Theophilus Ilevbare The greatest disservice we can do to the lives that are being lost to the Haramite’s machetes, guns and bombs, is to, in one fell swoop, blot…

May 11, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: Why the North’s dependence on oil revenue is festering terrorism

by Theophilus Ilevbare In the most dishonest manner, northern leaders have taken a stand in the face of profoundly disturbing spate of bloodletting; they blame the poverty in the North…

May 2, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: The many sins of Ahmed Gulak

by Theophilus Ilevbare As Gulak’s irascible disposition has shown, the baggage Jonathan carries along in some aides like Doyin Okupe, Labaran Maku, Reno Omokri and Reuben Abati, who see every…

April 30, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: The value of missing school children in Nigeria and South Korea

by Theophilus Ilevbare Here is the part that Nigerian leaders never get: "As the prime minister, certainly, I had to take responsibility and resign." That is a man of honour. A…

February 21, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: Borno and the changing dynamics of Boko Haram

by Theophilus Ilevbare Consequently, the cruel marauders pose a serious threat to the nation’s sovereignty and the continual harmonious co-existence of the various tribes and religions. The possibility of overrunning…

January 27, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: Dear Pres. Jonathan, corruption is Nigeria’s biggest problem

by Theophilus Ilevbare The present administration has embarrassingly failed to realise that the root cause of the present wave of terrorism ravaging the north east is the result of decades…

January 23, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: Mu’azu’s difficult task of repositioning the PDP

by Theophilus Ilevbare As chairman, he should gird his loins for the barrage of criticisms from the opposition APC in the broadsides of the politics that will ensue on the…

January 9, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: How long before Jonathan sacks Stella Oduah?

by Theophilus Ilevbare But how long will President Jonathan continue to shield her from anti-corruption agencies despite massive criticism trailing her corrupt acts is the big question on everyone’s lips.…

January 7, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: Pres. Jonathan buying another jet is nothing but wasteful

by Theophilus Ilevbare What better example can be set by a national leader like British Prime Minister, David Cameron, did in 2010 when he slummed it out to fly from…

December 31, 2013

Theophilus Ilevbare: Making sense (and nonsense) out of the new Automobile Policy

by Theophilus Ilevbare Therefore, it is inappropriate for government to begin the pursuit for a self-reliant automobile sector with the imposition of high import tariff on vehicles when there are…

December 22, 2013

Theophilus Ilevbare: OBJ should shut it and allow those with integrity to talk

by Theophilus Ilevbare The former president is the personification of everything wrong with Nigeria. He epitomizes corruption, irresponsible leadership, dishonesty, double standard. Our collective amnesia is the only reason anyone…

December 17, 2013

Theophilus Ilevbare: For Govs. Aliyu and Lamido, it is time to count their gains

by Theophilus Ilevbare There is a pitfall in this much publicised defection. The merging of G-5 with the progressives should not be mistaken to mean the merging of their large…

October 1, 2013

Theophilus Ilevbare: #Independence53 – Nigeria is tottering on the edge of disaster

by Theophilus Ilevbare At the milestone of five decades and three years, we must do away with tyrannical tendencies that engender impunity, disregard for the rule of law and the…

September 10, 2013

Theophilus Ilevbare: Before the PDP self destructs

by Theophilus Ilevbare Political observers have surmised that the ‘Old PDP’ is headed for the rocks. The Baraje faction is taking their time to garner more members, goodwill from…

August 31, 2013

Theophilus Ilevbare: Nigeria failed the guy on the Arik plane

by Theophilus Ilevbare ...the stowaway’s desperado is a reflection of the frightening level of abject poverty in the county and bleak future starring Nigerian teenagers and youths in the face.…

August 27, 2013

Opinion: Still on the Lagos ‘deportation’ – On the side of common sense

by Theophilus Ilevbare But news has it that Anambra, and indeed governor Peter Obi were duly informed and carried along in the reintegration. They failed to come forward to claim…

June 17, 2013

Opinion: ‘Okada’ ban and the insensitivity of state governors

by Theophilus Ilevbare It is a fallacy of hasty generalisation, that all Okada riders are armed robbers, hence, responsible for the rise in crime rate and all accidents on Nigerian…

May 17, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan, Amaechi rift and the looming impeachment

by Theophilus Ilevbare The presidency is set to bully Amaechi to either tow the line of Jonathan's 2015 aspiration or face the music of refusal. The “cold war” between Chibuike…

April 27, 2013

Opinion: 2015 – Unholy senatorial ambition of 2nd term governors

by Theophilus Ilevbare In other climes, the Senate is revered for its ambience of dignity and honour, only deserving of men of no less virtue. In Nigeria, it has become…

April 13, 2013

Opinion: NECO and JAMB – Looking beyond the recommendations of the Oronsaye committee report

by Theophilus Ilevbare The implication is that our entire oil earnings for the year cannot pay the salaries and allowances of politicians, public sector workers and their overheads. Inspite…

March 31, 2013

Opinion: Who will call Governor Akpabio to order?

by Theophilus Ilevbare It is as reckless as it is feckless for Governor Godswill Akpabio to fritter away with zing the patrimony of Akwa Ibom state on his political associates,…

March 20, 2013

Opinion: Boko Haram – Between amnesty and dialogue for the ghosts of terror

by Theophilus Ilevbare In what has become a public show of genuflection, prominent Nigerians from the north has since echoed the sentiments of the sultan to grant amnesty to a…

March 13, 2013

Opinion: Run, Jonathan… run for 2015!

by Theophilus Ilevbare For incumbent President Jonathan to renege on a gentleman arrangement, written or verbal, he entered with his PDP cohort from the north raises integrity and credibility questions.…

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