Opinion Corner

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 …

By Daisy Abiola Igaga We begin by appreciating the Federal Government for the very laudable economic intervention programmes it has initiated in recent times. We consider these programmes as fundamental interventions towards the economic recovery of the Nigerian State. In spite of the sophisticated content of these programmes as well as the scope of delivery projected for the programmes, the …

By Abiola Daisy Whether in the states of Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Gombe, Bornu and of late Niger, the Nigerian security operatives, have failed to counter or contend with the massive strength of criminal gangs. It is pathetic that we are negotiating with Boko Haram, Bandits and Herdsmen not from a point of strength but from a point of weakness laced …

By Lucky Diagi There is every indication that the unguarded spirited moves in certain quarters, to present a common candidate for Edo Central, to succeed the incumbent Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, come 2024 Governorship Election, will spell doom for the entire Esan Agenda. This is so because the emerging political reality or permutations no longer favour featuring an …

#ENDCORRUPTION  #ENDIMPUNITY   #ENDIMMUNITY   #TRANSPARENCY By Dr. Sota Omoigui As a third role as broker, again with no checks and balances, Obaseki played the key role of sourcing the first N25 billion from the Capital Market through his company, Afrinvest. For his troubles, Obaseki pocketed N1.5billion commission from the deal, a 6% commission. In short, a man who swims in a …