Opinions

 I want to start by thanking all the people of Jigawa State for their show of support and particularly those who have been following us as we share our vision for the state. I am especially humbled by this gesture and I will use it as an…

DESPITE all the negative predictions about the coming general elections by naysayers, the transition process is very much on course. While those who lost out of the contest are weighing other possible options, successful state actors are…

THOSE Nigerians who once thought that the Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency would take our country to a destination better than this forlorn outpost of stasis, anarchy and overwhelming misery now know better. They are shaking their heads in…

When in the course of pursuing his aspiration for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited delegates in Abeokuta and addressed them in Yoruba, Mr Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary of…

As we have noted in the past, “Birthdays are special. They remind us of the date we began our earthly journey. They restate our unique place in creation that we have a day (that) we can call ours and celebrate exclusively. They afford us…

THIS is election season and everyone seems to be looking forward to the 2023 presidential election after the primaries. The fundamental challenges facing our country, like crippling domestic and foreign debts, high-interest payments for the…

I have read the statement of Mr. Jiti Ogunye titled Courting Electoral Crime in the Name of God and made available to and as widely reported by the social and print media in their Saturday, July 24, 2022 editions. Mr. Ogunye is a respected…

Some days ago, Tobi Amusan broke the world record for the female 100-meter hurdles sprint. Reading the news story, I was thrilled that someone had yet again raised the green and white flag high. Although the country is in a continually…

But for civility, I ought to have said that Nigeria is in the hands of wicked, complicit and merciless leaders. I will explain. The successful attack by Muslim fundamentalists (Boko-Haram and ISWAP) on Kuje prisons is a dirty slap on our…

PUBLIC protests have become common feature in contemporary societies where citizens communicate their discontent in relation to government policies, actions and inactions. Public protest is a democratic platform for government to understand…