Opinion Corner

BY TONY ABOLO The moral turpitude of the Nigerian nation is tossing about in the sea. And there are sadly only but few shining examples.  Even the “saint” dressed in a borrowed garb and we are all told, is “squeaky clean,” is merely a myth sold as a political gimmick, we are finding out.  It is patent before our eyes, …

Still asking, what in eight years and after, would Buhari be remembered for? As one who through a Minister went about with sacks of Ghana – must – go bags distributing billions to persons we are yet to ascertain are the poorest of the poor or as someone with plastic plates and spoons, feeding non schooling children in their homes …

BY TONY ABOLO An invigorated informal sector could rebound to create enormous impact and demand in the “formal” sector. What is the secret of America’s or Germany’s resilient economies? It is their capitalization and numbers and the variety of their small scale enterprises. If Nigeria’s leadership is any attentive, this is where the new “palliatives” should be headed; into the …

BY TONY ABOLO This knee-jerk response approach of both the Federal and State governments to their epiphany of realizing that there is entrenched poverty in Nigeria, due to years of misrule, injustice, over allocation of privileges to only a tiny few, plain “greed” in the name of privileged collection of “budgeted perquisites” has made it abundantly plain that – what …

Abimbola Adelakun Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, was finally dethroned for insubordination to the political authorities in Kano State. It was not an altogether surprising development. Sanusi has both been outspoken and arrogant. He could not have survived the ultra-conservative ideology of the northern aristocracy nor conform to their willful blindness, even as their leadership shortcomings turned their region into …

By Bidemi Nelson  Many new habits should now be taught to children to keep them safe during this time. One of such is the constant washing of hands with soap and water (inclusive of their palms, back of their palms, wrists and under their finger nails). Schools across the country should make water and soap available in their premises at strategic …

By Dr. Ehiogie West-Idahosa The suggestion that the Government carried out the action to punish Kabaka for opposing Governor Obaseki’s second term bid is difficult to resist in the circumstance of this case. That will be unfortunate, if it is true. There is no reason in a constitutional democracy to allow your personal interest override the public interest of protecting …

By Kienuwa Obaseki, PhD It is becoming very shameful that Nigeria is one of the few countries in the world where many lose their lives while trying to exercise their democratic freedom, that is to vote. Nigeria can lead the way in Africa by example that Black people can govern themselves. The 2019 Nigeria election, again showed how Nigeria electioneering …

By Dr. Matthew Ayibakuro With just about a week to the polls, Bayelsans are no wiser about what specific policies or programs differentiate the candidates of the PDP and APC and what, if anything would be different from the past.  Whilst the candidate of the APC released a long manifesto and that of the PDP released an executive summary of …

By Dr. Ehiogie West-Idahosa If 2023, is still about who gets power amongst Ndigbo , Yoruba, Hausa/Fulani or ethnic minorities and not about who will fix the mess we are in, then it may really be that hope has finally traveled out of our country. The country needs a political engineer to reconstruct it. Many were hopeful that Buhari would …