Opinion

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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,…

CELEBRATION of the Eid-el-fitri by Muslims, effectively marking the end of this year’s Ramadan fasting, is bound to elicit mixed reactions from the faithful.

THE seeming insensitivity being shown by the President over the unconstitutional appointment of Amina Zakari is too early an indication of impunity, for a popularly elected government that promised to stop impunity in the conduct of the affairs of state.

THIS was a critical week for Africa and all who demand a more prosperous and fairer world. The discussions that occurred at the Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa will help decide whether the remarkable improvements we have seen in recent years reach all countries and communities across our continent.

WHEN Kunle Afolayan, Igwe Gab Okoye (Gaboosky) and other artistes and film producers went on a rally to the office of former Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), to protest the scourge of piracy, they were only rueing a practice that has seriously affected their business and fortunes.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari was on point in pledging priority attention to agriculture and solid minerals development in his economic blueprint. More details on this will definitely emerge when he starts to work with his Economic Management Team.