Category: Opinion

By Abdu Rafiu The visiting Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Oba Ewuare 11 stirred the hornet’s nest when he said Benin founded Lagos. Predictably there have been counter narrations. It is widely seen as expressed in social media as disrespect to the people of Lagos and the people of South-West as a whole–in timing, […]

IPOB supporters The Enugu High Court’s recent voiding of the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the court’s declaration that the continued detention of the organisation’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is unconstitutional, have jointly raised the bar in promoting a political settlement to the impasse surrounding the duo. Notwithstanding the right of the […]

Justice Musa Dattijo The hornet’s nest stirred recently by retired Supreme Court Justice Dattijo Muhammad is yet another wake-up call on the Federal Government and the judiciary as an institution to address lingering perceptions of irregularities and lack of steadfastness surrounding the judicial system. The point is that until efforts are made to gradually address […]

By Bolanle Bolawole In journalism parlance, we say facts are sacred and opinion, free; some prefer to say “opinion is cheap”. Writing the manifesto for the Guardian newspaper in 1921, its editor, CP Scott, said: “Comment is free but facts are sacred” Comments, or opinions, are like wishes which an old English proverb says beggars […]

By Richard Akinnola OPEN LETTER TO FCT MINISTER, CHIEF NYESOM WIKE Dear Hon minister, First, a disclosure. You may not know me but we have met on two occasions in the house of our mutual respected Oga, first as a minister of State and second as a Governor, but l doubt if you can recognize […]

By Reuben Abati Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) now Nigeria’s National Security Adviser has been very vocal lately and there may well be many out there who may be wondering why the NSA, effectively the country’s official “father of secrets” should be so loud in the public arena. […]

The near-disastrous crash-landing of a plane carrying the minister of power and 11 others in Ibadan recently is reminiscent of excesses of public officeholders and how not to lead a hurting people by example. While the entire country and the extremely lucky survivors should be grateful for the tragedy averted, the undercurrent prodigal spending of […]

(By Frau Hagit …Looking at the conflict from a higher perspective) The world may heave a sigh of relief any time from now over the Hamas-Israeli war with talk of a ceasefire in the air since Tuesday following a deal to release hostages the Hamas forces seized when they invaded Israel last month. Said Mr. […]

File – Women console another woman mouning loved ones killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza. Credit: Said Khalib/AFP via Getty Images By Etim Etim It’s so hard to watch international news these days. The images from the Gaza Strip are heart-wrenching and distressing. Injured children crying and bodies of dead ones wrapped in […]

An INEC official counts the number of votes at a polling booth. Credit: BBC By Ray Ekpu The off-cycle elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states have come and gone; the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the winners and given them their Certificates of Return. Even though there are disputes here and there […]