Category: Opinion

Photo/facebook/GovernorNyesomEzenwoWikeCON Two decisions of the Rivers State Government lately have put the entire state in very poor light to the point of the ridiculous. It is difficult to not read arbitrariness, vindictiveness, whimsicality and impulsiveness into these decisions. The first decision is of the legislative arm, working in concert with the executive arm, to reverse, […]

By Segun Akintoye Leadership may be defined as ‘the management of men and resources towards achieving a collective goal.’ With this in mind, whatever definition of leadership anyone may deem fit, should do more than identifying leaders, but more to indicate the means by which they acquire their positions. It should also account for the […]

The arrest and ongoing investigation of self-acclaimed terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, presents another opportunity to measure the current administration’s commitment to the war against sponsors of terrorism. Indeed, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has been laidback in bringing collaborators to book amid a generally woeful record in securing the country. But the case of Mamu and […]

By Tunde Odesola Fishes don’t swim, they run when fire burns in Rivers. Hypocrisy downs virtue and upholds vice when the crocodile sheds tears. This is the unfolding scenario in the Peoples Democratic Party. It’s an equation without a solution, tea without sugar, laughter without joy, peace without tranquillity. When e dey pain dem, e […]

By Martins Oloja The integrity of Nigeria’s business environment is being tested again as those who have responsibility to prepare Africa’s richest economy for Ease of Doing Business already have a critical assignment in a state near the nation’s capital. And here is the testing ground: There is a strange crisis over the ownership of […]

Air pollution within the city Not unexpectedly, the global celebration of clean air for healthy living was large without impact in Nigeria; no thanks to the myriad of economic, political and insecurity problems that have made other important issues look insignificant. Yet, this country, perhaps more than most others, needs a searchlight on her environmental […]

Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP The significance of the northern elite supporting the establishment of state police, along the position of their southern counterparts is high and should not be lost to Nigerians who believe that the present centralised structure of the police is antithetical to the security and welfare of the citizens. […]

By John Ola Mafo There is no gain-staying the fact that Nigeria is an endangered nation, bedraggled by a plethora of seemingly intractable challenges, including unrestrained insecurity, economic depression, unmitigated corruption and undisguised acts of brigandage and impunity by the leaders of ruling party, among others! After 16 years of PDP, during which Nigeria became […]

Recent media reports of two Nigerians who committed suicide are worrisome, as they tend to buttress the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimate that 703,000 people commit suicide yearly; and that for every suicide, there are suicide attempts by 25 persons, and many more have serious thoughts of suicide. The global health institution also said that […]