Opinion

Considering the body of discourse – not to say doctrine – surrounding President Muhammadu Buhari’s possible successor, I could not but nip everything in the bud in terms of: one, identity politics; two, instability;…

By Chief Emefu L. Ibe The assertion that Nigeria is a blessed nation, is a truism of monumental dimensions. And in spite…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has, again, postponed its national convention. The party’s Caretaker/Extra-ordinary…

Most observers of the macabre dance of tears, sweat, and blood currently playing out in Ukraine, blame Russia for sparking off…

President Muhammadu Buhari can be inscrutable. Difficult to predict and divine. You cannot tell what he is thinking. And like the old general that he is, he has perfected the art of not telling it all and…

The imminent emergence of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the next chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC has waxed belief that President Muhammadu Buhari was not detached from the politics that played out…

Killings, for ritual purposes, are assuming a worrisome dimension in Nigeria. Even more disturbing is the involvement of people from age groups that would, ordinarily, be classified as vulnerable. The modus operandi…

Old heads will remember the television series, ‘Return of the Saint’. Well, it turns out that even in international politics, we do have “returns” and reincarnations. There is the desire or campaign to return to or…

Gone are the days when high crude oil prices meant a lot to Nigeria, or should I say Nigerians. It used to mean a massive boost in our foreign reserves. This enabled the country to meet its foreign trade obligations…

Dear reader, as you may know, I don’t like doing easy things. I also don’t believe things easily. Tinubu looks like the unlikely president. Yes, he looks frail. He looks old. He has all sorts of allegations around…

Abba Kyari’s response in July after the US Attorney General’s Office Central District of California issued a warrant of arrest against him following his indictment in a case of internet fraud involving Ramon Abbas,…

For weeks, from the CNN through the BBC to Al Jazeera, we were fed the same diet on a daily basis. We run the risk of being victims of intellectual kwashiorkor. Hence, some of us have to cry out! This exercise is not in defence of…

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, popularly called BAT, is a master strategist, generalissimo, who has dominated the politics of Nigeria’s commercial…

One is the Jagaban of Borgu kingdom in Niger State, the other is the Jagaban Adamawa (call it the looming battle of the Jagabans and you may not be wrong). One was the governor of Lagos between 1999 and 2007, the other…

Former Osun State governor and current Internal Affairs minister Rauf Aregbesola is not known for moderation. He showed this trait once again last week in Ilesha when he publicly denounced All Progressives Congress (APC)…

By Emeka-Rems Mgbemena Recently, Management of the National Youth Sevice Corps, under the leadership of Maj Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, an Associate…

Greed is the king of all vices. It blurs the line between the bottomless desire for more and the natural human drive to succeed. It afflicts its victim with a passion for endless wants. Rivers have been flowing to the sea…

Chinua Achebe’s tortoise folktale in his highly celebrated ‘Things Fall Apart’, among other motifs, excoriates an act of betrayal as evil. In having Ekwefi, one of his characters, narrate the proverbial cunning and treachery…

When the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) declared “Super Cop” Abba Kyari wanted on Monday following his alleged involvement with an international drug cartel, I was very happy. Very, very happy. But my joy…

Killing, killing, killing in the name of Biafra! When did murder become typical of the Igbo stock? When did taking innocent lives become classic…

The resurgence of the activities of the ominous unknown gunmen in the South-East geopolitical zones in the recent weeks is becoming worrisome. Unknown gunmen became a phenomenon in the zone in the aftermath of the…

Even in the 21st century, agro-allied exports constitute the backbone of the world’s most industrialised as well as developing nations. This gives food for thought to Nigerian policymakers at the apex level to accord…

The political space is heating up and supporters of aspirants, as well as fellow journalists, are contributing to it. It’s normal in a pre-election year. Recently,…

With the presidential election exactly one year away and party primaries scheduled for September, Nigerians are eagerly waiting for Yemi Osinbajo to make a categorical pronouncement on his aspiration. It is safe to say that…