By Thomas Uzah Eventually, the Year 2020 grudgingly dragged to an end. It was a difficult and tough year for all Africans. From economic meltdown to wars, conflicts and the blight of the global Covid-19 pandemic. In the continent, Nigeria also had her fair share of these troubles. These predicaments were varied and complex. As […]
Category archives: Opinion
General Buratai: Why Leadership is Key in the War Against Insurgency
By David Onmeje Leadership is an art meant for those that understand the intricacies involved in bringing about positive change in every society. I say this for the fact that in Nigeria, one of the banes of our numerous challenges remains the lack of sound and credible leadership by those saddled with the responsibility of […]
Gov Wike: if wishes were horses….!
By Kolawole Anthony Nigeria has quite terrible and horrible leaders. One of them is Gov. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, the Governor of Rivers state. Wike’s soul is gravely tormented and he unswervingly finds himself in a state of perpetual restlessness. Gov. Wike is anguished or tortured by the spirits and blood of the innocent. The blood […]
Armed Forces Day : PMB Ushers in Salvation at Last
By Philip Agbese Jesus Christ acquiesced to his challengers because he was on a divine mission. So, it was needless disrupting the course of its divine fulfilment. Nigeria’s leadership by President Muhammadu Buhari aligns with the same tenor. Like Christ, the President is on a messianic, redemptive and regenerative mission in Nigeria. He came with […]
2021: As Nigerian military conducts mass burial for wailers
By Philip Agbese All the media aides of President Muhammadu Buhari occupy a special place in my heart. It is not easy to discharge the arduous obligation of defending a leader who is deliberately and nastily persecuted. Of all the presidential aides, Mr. Femi Adesina and Malam Garba Shehu have caught my endless admiration. Each […]
Call for Sanction on Nigeria: UK parliamentarians should be careful!
By Sharon Pande It is obvious that members of United Kingdom House of Lords who called on the UK Government to apply sanctions on Nigeria due to their shallow understanding of what constitutes the security problems in the country are, were not looking at the big picture. From all indication, their conclusion is projected on […]
The Double Standards of Katch Ononuju
By: Stanley Nwanekezie Equality they say is the cornerstone of most value systems, but we have yet to reap all of its rewards. Sure, our society has tremendously evolved for the better during the last, say, 100 years, but a long journey is still ahead, and the vast array of double standards that still divide […]
Capitol Hill and a salute to Nigerian Military
By Philip Agbese Quite incredible! In a twinkle of an eye, four persons kissed death during and in the aftermath of the invasion/desecration of Capitol Hill by pro-Trump extremist supporters. Capitol Hill, America’s most powerful symbol of democracy and civil authority, transmuted into an artefact of sorrows, wails, death and blood. It is an understatement […]
Insecurity: I stand with PMB on giving service chiefs, security agencies more time
By Anthony Kolawole PhD President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians to give the nation’s service chiefs and security agencies more time to adequately address the security issues bedeviling the country. The President in his Christmas Message to the people, called on Nigerians to support and cooperate with the service chiefs and security agencies by giving […]
The Darkness in John Campbell’s Soul
By Philip Agbese When the alarm was raised that there was a plot to discredit President Muhammadu Buhari during this festive season little did one know that pretender to Nigeria Expertise, John Campbell, was among the line-up of those given the assignment. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, had […]