By Philip Agbese President Muhammadu Buhari has a huge burden as leader of Nigeria. Buhari, a globally acclaimed upright leader with impeccable credentials consciously courted trouble when he defined the operational character of his administration tethered to the tenets of integrity, honesty and incorruptibility. Right from his first tenure in 2015, President Buhari’s uncompromising stand […]
Category archives: Opinion
Gen Buratai’s leadership ingenuity and Nigeria’s silent achievements
By Andrew Granit I have had over three decades experiences as a conflict manager and preventive researcher. In the course of my job, I have traversed most parts of the world. But my experiences are more grounded in my former country, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. And until its disintegration, Yugoslavian six republics were […]
NDDC: Who is afraid of Nunieh?
By David Onmeje There is a new campaign in town, and it is hinged on bringing down a high profile target at all costs. The strategy is that if the target is not brought down, there would indeed be trouble, and the consequences might be severe. I have watched closely as the events are unfolding, […]
The killing of Ropvil Daciya Dalep and NANS debased aluta-crazy
By Usman Bio What is known today as National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has an enviable history. It started as National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS) sometime in 1956. The students who pioneered the idea intended the organization to be a rally point for Nigerian students. For decades of the existence of NANS which […]
Amotekun as Southwest’s Saddest Slide into Medieval Leadership
By Okanga Agila Day break has caught some Nigerian leaders on the wrong side of history. Aspiring for public office is as easy as dreaming dreams. But the most difficult aspect of dreams is the consummation of its reality. Most Nigerians have found themselves on the leadership plane. But their actions and utterances depict a […]
Wike and the integrity question
By Kenneth Esele Perforated wisdom is man’s greatest foe right medieval times. In Nigeria, dearth of personal scruples and the commensurate eclipse of moral etiquettes have cast many into damning hell with selves. Most leaders in Nigeria today, only define virtues and values from their narrowed prisms of what is beneficial no matter how weird […]
Integrity according to Wike’s dictionary
By David Onmeje Wonders shall indeed never end in Nigeria. We are in a clime where careless statements are issued without minding the consequences of such statements on the psychological and physical state of the people. In this case, a situation where a governor of a state is as careless as the average meat seller […]
Caring as Gen. Buratai’s Golden Rule
By Peter Otene “Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” —Theodore Roosevelt It is absolute trite repeating the visible and unassailably signposted positive impacts of the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari on combating Boko Haram insurgency and its Islamic State West Africa (ISWAP) terrorist’s booster in Nigeria. It […]
Ugwuanyi and the transformation of Enugu as Africa’s Dubai
By David Onmeje Until state creation propelled by the crave for rapid development, thrusted the balkanization knife into the old Anambra state to birth a fresh Enugu state, the coal city was the heart of South-eastern Nigeria. It bubbled with commerce and industry, which spilled into other cities of the region. Enugu state would […]
NAUB: General Buratai’s Wisdom
By David Onmeje Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and leader of the counter-insurgency operations, Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusufu Buratai is an enigmatic soldier, admirable leader and astute administrator. He is a soldier who knows his direction in all circumstances. His leadership vision of the Nigerian Army is anchored chiefly on professionalism and he has […]