Opinion Corner

Most Nigerians who brave the stormy seas and unfriendly deserts have lost hope in an economic system that is characterized by poor governance, poor income, unemployment, insecurity, corruption, humanitarian crisis, increasing poverty, which has led to a high surge of migration. Despite the risk involved, there is high patronage of human traffickers (who charge unimaginable amounts) who lure or assist …

Even though Article 25 (c) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, (to which Nigeria and 166 other countries are party) provides the rights and opportunity of citizens to: “have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in their country,” yet these constitutional provisions have not been effectively utilized to curb the huge threat, onslaught, and …

By Azuka Onwuka Since last week’s visit of former President Goodluck Jonathan to Sokoto and the tumultuous welcome given to him by the crowd, many people have been toying with the idea of a Jonathan presidential comeback in 2019. Jonathan had visited Sokoto to commiserate with the people, especially the Dasuki family, on the death of their former Sultan, Alhaji …

Nigeria is yet to rise above ethnic bickering and agree for a peaceful coexistence. Many do not see themselves as Nigerians and continue to advocate for their ethnic Nation. It is an irony that those who need Nigeria the most are advocating for its demise, example Biafran and the so-called Niger-Delta Republics. Chronologically, the ethnic groups who need Nigeria the …

The kidnap of over 200 school girls in Chibok since two years, some of whom have been released, was one of several incidents that took the sail off the winds of the ship of the Goodluck Jonathan administration. According to a Vanguard newspaper report, it is estimated that no fewer than 20,000 lives were lost, while 2.1 million out of …

Recent reports as well indicate that human beings are raping animals into the bargain! In 2013, the Central Hospital, Benin, in Edo State, recorded more than 80 cases of rape between March and mid-October. In 2014, 51 minors were sexually abused in Enugu State between April and August while a serial rapist was arrested in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, for allegedly …

He is fondly called the “Oracle of Benin Kingdom” due to many of his predictions that have come to pass both in Edo State and the nation as a whole. The Esogban of Benin Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri, is the second in command in the hierarchy of chiefs in the palace of the Oba of Benin. In this interview, the …

For Nigeria to move forward, issues of impunity, ethnicity, religious and party affiliation must be kept aside. The constitution, irrespective of its many imperfections, must be highly respected and seen as precedence for institutions, individuals and groups to live by. Government should as much as possible avoid using sloganeering to drive change. Real change will come when public office holders …

Nigerians say that they want the nation transformed into one of the leading nations of the world, but there are no signs that many of them truly mean it. Talk is cheap. Our actions since Independence do not support that view. Why do I think so? Since October 1, a former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has been …

We never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something; build a new model that makes the existing one obsolete —Buckminster Fuller . The fate of Igbo nation since the end of the unfortunate Nigerian-Biafra civil war in 1970 has been that of a sojourner on a voyage, mission, quest for political and economic survival. The after effects …