Opinion
19 Jul 2015
THE unveiling of Nigeria’s new national football coach the 45th in tow, to handle the national team, the Super Eagles, after the sacking of Stephen Keshi, seems a shot at a sustainable football culture by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
19 Jul 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari must have envisaged the debilitating consequence of corruption when he came up with the famous statement: “If you don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill you.”
19 Jul 2015
NIGERIA’s President Muhammadu Buhari began his mission of change in earnest last week by appointing new chiefs for the security services. It was not the appointments in themselves that were significant, but this statement he made to them: “All of you…were chosen on merit. Your records gave you the job. Save for the new Chief…
19 Jul 2015
I HAD thought that only the United States has produced prominent politicians who at one time, were world-class actors. Late Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States of America, was a world class Hollywood actor for over 25 years. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former governor of the state of California, was a former American…
18 Jul 2015
DO you eat the flesh of the Tortoise And thereafter consume its shell? Taboo! Taboo!! Do you eat the flesh of the sheep And thereafter consume its horns? Taboo! Taboo!! Do you eat the flesh of the porcupine And thereafter consume its pikes? Taboo! Taboo!! Have you ever heard of Porcupine Provisions? Perhaps, thinks Trouble…
18 Jul 2015
CONTROVERSY hugging and sanctimonious governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el Rufai, has asked beggars and hawkers to vacate the streets of Kaduna, and look elsewhere to ply their trade. Since he got to Kaduna on May 29, the accidental politician, who is adroit at pious postulations, is eager to make Kaduna a model for other…
18 Jul 2015
WE need a ceasefire to focus on a common threat — the economy that is at the verge of total collapse. It means Alhaji Lai Mohammed, among other operators, has to be called to order. The campaigns stopped long ago and the elections won and lost. There is no more big prize for talking big…
18 Jul 2015
MANKIND initially lived in nature’s paradise. Rich, tasty and refreshing fruits and vegetables and excellent meat in form of animals covered the whole earth. When they were hungry, all they needed do was pluck and gather the fruits and herbs or catch and kill as many animals as they could eat. As their numbers increased,…
18 Jul 2015
TODAY, President Muhammadu Buhari will leave for the United States (US) on a four-day official visit. This is apparently in honour of President Obama’s invitation to host our president on July 20. This visit is expected to infuse a new verve into the relationship between the two countries after the frost that shrouded that relationship…
18 Jul 2015
I READ an insightful article by Bukola Ogunyemi on the need for INEC to start preparing ahead for the 2019 elections and the reforms the body should implement before then. One of such reforms he mentioned, and which I wholeheartedly agree with, is the need for Nigerians in diaspora to be able to vote in…
17 Jul 2015
SIR: The most corrupt administration in Nigeria’s democratic dispensation coincidentally happens to be the most religious. They preached prosperity theology. Unfortunately, the burden of sustaining their ideology fell on the back of suffering masses. The poor seem to be gullible. Uplifting words that raise hope of escaping the mud of wretchedness win their conscience. However,…
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