The Endless Martyrdom Of Youth • By Wole Soyinka
Abukakar Atiku has summed up the nation’s feeling – this most recent savagery against our youth is heartbreaking. More than the heart is broken however, more than millions of…
Pantami in the Eye of the Storm • By Simon Kolawole
Dr Isa Ali Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has been at the centre of a litany of controversies for two weeks non-stop — an unusually lengthy period…
Is Nigeria The Next Iraq? •By Tina Ramirez
Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, is poised to become the third largest in the world by 2050. Based on this fact alone, one would think that the…
OPINION: Is Secession The Answer? • By Emmanuel Oladesu
Nigeria, a country in perpetual crisis and distress, is a bone of contention. Should it totter on in its seeming irredeemable fragility or the edifice erected on a false…
Odumakin: Exit of a Pro-Democracy Crusader • By Emmanuel Oladesu
Yinka Odumakin was many poles apart from pseudo-ideologues fond of adorning phony Awo caps. His grouse was that lack of permanent fidelity to Awoism was a disservice to the…
Executive Order: Buhari Versus Governors • By Raymond Mordi
The intention behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s Executive Order 10, which seeks to establish the financial autonomy of the legislature and judiciary at the state level, is simple and straight…
2023: Will Zoning Play Role in APC ? • By Tony Akowe
President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, Mallam Mamman Daura may have been testing the waters when he said in July 2020 that there was no need to zone the 2023 presidential…
Here is Why We Must Love Nigeria ▪By Fredrick Nwabufo
We abide in wilful fatalism. We see only doom and gloom about Nigeria. We make cynical projections on our country and hold up to ridicule narratives that do not…
Before Nigeria Breaks Up… ▪By Simon Kolawole
There was a time in my life when my biggest worry about the Nigerian union was the likelihood of a break-up. I worried about the process: would it be…
Buhari’s Trip to UK: Seeing Beyond the Ranting of An Agnostic Junkie ▪By Ali Abare
I watched the trending video several times and yet I couldn’t see reasons for this unwarranted assault on President Muhammadu Buhari. That Saratu Ishaya Audu, scion of renowned first…