Opinion Corner

Ten years ago, yours sincerely received an unforgettable call on a certain Sunday afternoon. It was the ebullient Jimoh Ibrahim that was on the line. The youthful billionaire, though already a friend, was in a combative mood over the day’s edition of this column published on the back page of Sunday Sun which I edited then. His beef stemmed not …

One person that would be conspicuously missing at today’s national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP whether in Abuja or Port-Harcourt would be Chief Olisa Metuh, the outgoing National Publicity Secretary of the PDP. On Thursday, Metuh’s physical frailty seemed to compound his seeming political pains when he vomited twice in court. Today’s convention, if it holds, would be …

By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo You come to America, young and dashing, on a full scholarship, finish school, get a great job, marry a glamorous spouse, have cute children, and retire at a young age with a great pension, portfolio and posture. …And live happily ever after. Yes champ; rub it in. For the rest of you, life abroad is a …

The Nigeria government has also proved a point by giving civil society organizations the opportunity to choose their representative to the new NSWG, and stakeholders have equally commended the president for this move describing it as a welcome development. But while the process of selecting the CSO representative was on, the Nigerian Government did the unexpected by singlehandedly appointing the …

By Patrick Cole IT was about 1 pm. We were transfixed to our Television as we watched unbelievably as one plane plunged into one of the Twin Towers in the World Trade Centre in New York. People thought this might be a trailer for a new action thriller film. An hour or so later another plane struck the second Tower …

Nigerians will not forget in hurry, the intrigues and delays that characterized the attempts by previous administrations to reform the petroleum industry in Nigeria. The Oil and Gas Sector Reform Implementation Committee was set up and the outcome of the committee’s work formed the basis for the initial draft of PIB. The bill was re-drafted by Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s administration …

What befell Nigeria as a result of the barbaric abduction of 14-year-old Ese Oruru to Kano by Yunusa Dahiru has further confirmed the notion that those in privileged positions of authority lack empathy. Their conspiracy of silence and non-challant attitude even when the family concerned made frantic efforts to secure the release of their daughter is synonymous with erecting social, …

Agriculture, if given the needed attention, is capable of creating about 70 per cent of jobs for the unemployed youths. Unemployment today is one of the greatest challenges of this country and for the Muhammadu Buhari-led change administration. Agriculture being a sector that requires a large labor force, can help create employment for the large number of unemployed able-bodied men …

I wish to begin by thanking God Almighty for answering the prayers of the Nigerian masses and granting their wish in making their saviour, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, our president in the 2015 general elections. For almost 15 years, Nigerians have been yearning for the return of the people’s General and there was no better time for President Buhari to …

All those that are attempting to distort the narrative about the tragic plight of Miss Ese Oruru are evil and we commit them to God’s judgement. The facts are as follows. She is 14 years old and not 18 and she was abducted from her home. She did not leave her home freely or of her own volition. She was …