Opinion

Nigeria at 62; the journey thus far Nigeria is 62 years old today, but corruption has made the country to be like a one-year-old country. Our leaders store up monies for themselves and their tenth generation yet unborn, thereby making…

Tribute to the Late Queen Elizabeth Il  By Barrister (Dr) Mainasara Kogo Umar I feel profoundly honoured and indelibly grateful to the Funeral Council for the rarely obtainable privilege accorded on my humble self to write a paragraph…

The Islamization of democracy and the Christianization of Politics in Nigeria By Tahir Ibrahim Nigeria is the most religious country in the world and everything Nigerians do, is wrapped up in reverence to religious beliefs; sometimes…

When Weight and Worth Wane to Worthlessness By Bala Ibrahim I am confused, completely confused, with the stance of the trio of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal and the former Speaker of the…

Nigeria: The Season of Sarcastic Scandals and Scoffing of Security By Bala Ibrahim When former Ambassador to Nigeria and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, John Campbell, prophesied in his book, Dancing on the Brink,…

BBC Yoruba and the limits of media propaganda By Ismail Omipidan As a trained journalist, I hardly take on colleagues who genuinely make mistakes in the course of discharging their responsibilities. But when the mistake is repeated…

APC’s Defections and Wamakko’s Journey to Political Failure By Lauwali Mati Na Alhaji Dauda It is now evident that the worries and lamentations by the Sokoto state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following our defection…

Malami: One mess too many By Bala Ibrahim I don’t like what is happening but it looks like those of us that supported PMB and are still supporting him, would need to buy and keep in reserve, more antihypertensive drugs, as the dying…

Political appointees and the paradox of power By Bala Ibrahim I belong to a WhatsApp group that is very engaging, and almost always posts materials that are of interest and excitement to the curiosity of the willing to learn mind.…

PMB and the embarrassing entertainment with Emefiele, by Bala Ibrahim. When the history of PMB’s tenure and performance is going to be written, a big portion would be devoted to the service times of Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of…