South East insecurity mostly about 2023 presidential election, By Ikeddy Isiguzo
Attacks on the South East could be about the 2023 presidential election. Promoters of the campaign against the region stand exposed by their own impatience, […]
Opinion
Dementia, not Buhari, fired NPA’s Bala Usman; By Farooq Kperogi
Muhammadu Buhari’s “suspension” of Hajia Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) four months after prematurely approving a second term […]
Nigeria, a nation in dire need of patriots; By Fredrick Nwabufo
The Chinese did not build their prosperous country by abandoning ship when it was turbulent. In fact, it was at a time of great tribulation […]
Shina Peller deviates from the norm
Top socialite, businessman, and nightlife connoisseur, Hon. Shina Abiola Peller is not your regular lawmaker. During his campaigning for his current office, where he represents […]
Looking back: 45 years ago, By Edwin Madunagu
Forty-five years ago, as I turned 30, I left Lagos for Ibadan. From Ibadan, together with a comrade of the same age, I left for […]
For Edwin Madunagu, a revolutionary icon, at 75; By Chido Onumah
Edwin Ikechukwu Madunagu who turns 75 on May 15, 2021, has been a consistent voice for the radical transformation of Nigeria in the last five […]
We will meet the barbarians at the gate: No retreat, no surrender, no Plan B! By Femi Fani-Kayode
In 1842 Thomas Babington Macauly wrote my favourite poem titled ‘Horatius at the Gate’ and made a point that we can all learn from in […]
Why is Buhari jittery over coup plotting? By Dons Eze
Why is Major General Muhammadu Buhari, a man who shot himself into limelight as a result of coup plotting, who had benefitted too much from […]
Coup talk and echoes of a banana republic, By Azu Ishiekwene
These days, it seems all right to play with fire. The blaze started like a solitary spark in Mali in August when the streets, the […]
CP Odumosu, Ndigbo are not Nigeria’s problem, By Ikechukwu Amaechi
In his famous 1984 book titled, The Trouble with Nigeria, legendary novelist, Chinua Achebe, made a profound statement. “Nigerians of all other ethnic groups will probably […]
President of Igbo extraction: Do Ndi Igbo need all these unsolicited lectures or tutorials? By Sam Onwuemodo
The Igbo never lectured or counseled other parts of the country on how they would behave or act before producing those who had led the […]
What is the Nigerianness of Ndi Igbo? By Victor Terhemba
In recent media reports, the governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, was reported to have said the Igbos cannot get the presidency by “insulting […]
The faults of the fashion industry, By Okezue Bell
Ironically, amidst the world’s broadest industrial revolution, the 4iR, the fashion and fabrics industry is heavily outdated, generating tons of waste each year, and killing […]
‘Nigeria needs total restructuring, not break-up’
Dr Paul O. Ebiala is the Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Calabar branch. In this interview with Legal Editor JOHN AUSTIN UNACHUKWU, he […]
PDP and state of the nation
SIR: It is true that there are isolated cases of insecurity pervading the landscape of Nigeria presently, and expectedly the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]
Has Nigeria truly failed? By Lasisi Olagunju
“In an upcoming foreign policy piece, Dr Robert Rotberg and I will argue that Nigeria is a failed state.” That is a 6 May, 2021 […]
The scourge of ritual killings in Nigeria, By Dakuku Peterside
Iniobong Umoren was a young woman in her early 20’s who lived in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. She shared, on Twitter, her need for a job, […]
Mbaka, what happened? By Collins Ughalla
On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, the fake news broke that Rev. Fr. Camillus Ejike Mbaka was missing. The storyline was that Mbaka was invited by […]
IPOB’s fatwa on Uzodinma, By Ifeanyi Maduako
Since January 15, 2020, when Senator Hope Uzodinma became the governor of Imo State through the pronouncement of the Supreme Court, the highest court in […]
TY Danjuma and Nigeria’s present and future (1), By Hassan Gimba
Lieutenant General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, former Chief of Army Staff, former minister of defence, better known as TY Danjuma or TY for short, is not […]