Opinion Corner

By Sota Omoigui – Co-author, Nigerian National Anthem (medicinechief@aol.com) Preamble: President Buhari: If Nigeria does not kill corruption, Corruption will kill Nigeria Sicilian Mafia: A fish rots from the head History President Buhari won his initial election in 2015 under the mantra of an anti-corruption crusader. Seven years later, it is obvious to the country and the world, that President …

By Adekunle Adekoya Students in higher institutions of learning, particularly those in public universities ,had barely returned to school after the Yuletide break when signals emerged that their teachers, organised under the banner of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will drop the chalk and go on strike for the umpteenth time. Reason for the strike, this time around, is …

By Osehobo Victor Ofure Many have heard of the APC Professionals Forum, but may not be aware that it is a registered support group of the party. The forum comprises teachers, media practitioners, doctors, nurses, lawyers, academia, clergy engineers and ICT personnel among others as technocrats, intellectuals, experts and professionals across fields, disciplines and areas of human endeavors who are …

By Ladesope Ladelokun When a great number of Imo citizens shunned repeated calls by the Imo State Government to ignore the Independent People of Biafra’s, IPOB, sit-at-home order during President Buhari’s recent visit to the state, it, for the umpteenth time, signposts a country appearing to be dangerously lost to gunmen. Of course, it would be dubious to speak with …

By Erasmus Ikhide President Buhari has himself been intentionally pursuing Miyetti Allah’s agenda which has been advocating for the seizure of Nigerians’ ancestral lands for cattle colony; the bill of forest control, to open grazing, to ancient grazing routes in the private businesses of cattle herding. Any further doubt that President Buhari and his APC and Northernized government have failed …

By Erasmus Ikhide The questions begging for answers specifically have been, what has happened to the APC’s own reports on true federalism since the Vice President is repeatedly caught vacillating whether or not the country should be re-federalized? A probe on the APC restructuring document revealed that the committee engaged about 8,040 persons during 14 sittings nationwide; held 12 public …

By Leo Atakpu The argument of Atedo Peterside that the NNPC ought not to post profit in year 2020 that had the covid-19 challenge falls flat on its face because, Atedo Peterside’s IBTC Stanbic Bank also posted profit same year of covid-19 devastation. Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc reported a profit after tax (PAT) of N83.211 billion for the year ended …

By Matthew Ayibakuro (Governance Expert) Some persons believe that the EndSARS movement came along too soon and would have been more impactful if it took place closer to the 2023 polls. Others would point to myriad of issues that would prevent young people in Nigeria from mobilizing collectively across the country to bring about democratic change. These are all good …

By Lucky Diagi “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one” – George Washington When the news of the purported suspension of a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Edo State, Chief Tom Ikimi, by a group of disgruntled elements who claimed to be members of the Executive Committee of the party in the Edo …

At the end of the day, the trial of 45-years old Derek Chauvin, the former police officer whose video-recorded actions of kneeling and pressing his entire weight for more than nine minutes led to the death of a 46 year old Black man, George Floyd rested on one critical question: Should you believe your eyes or should you believe the …