VIEWPOINTS

As headlines heralding horrific events like persistent gruesome murders of civilians by herdsmen militia ; unending suicide bombing by religious insurgents like Boko Haram ; and mind boggling sums of public funds looted by corrupt public officials in Nigeria compete for global attention on a daily basis, our dear country …

Every society in the words of George Soros needs some shared values to hold it together. When such values disappear, the society becomes a mere simple equation without meaning. In the same breath, the Nigerian political space at independence despite being an amalgam of multicultural, multi-religious and multilingual groups thrived …

As a lad growing in the sleepy but egalitarian Ubulu-Okiti community in Delta State, Nigeria, I was sternly warned by my father never to celebrate or trust a man that betrays another to make me happy as he will sooner than later replicate same towards me. That was back in …

When indigenous democracy effectively took off in Nigeria after our independence, political parties were founded along ideological lines. Even though the lines were so thin that people could hardly see the differences between the parties at that time, their manifestos and the character of the leaders of that era helped …

With all due respect to members of the security and safety community in Nigeria, the title of this article is without prejudice to them as l have no interest in ridiculing or making light of the critical role that they play and must continue to play in securing lives and …

In the past three years, Nigerians lived with a veiled notion that the nation has attained political maturity where the people’s will prevails. Such a feeling, no doubt stemmed from wisdom born through the experience of 2015 general elections. But contrary to this belief, the recent gubernatorial contest in Ekiti …

The political wind of 2019 general election is fast approaching like hurricane in every nook and cranny of the country. The beating of the election drum has risen to a crescendo. Now, all political gladiators have rolled their sleeves, battle ready for the exercise. The election fever itself has equally …

Observers of the political trend in Nigeria will agree that a new phenomenon has been introduced into our political system. It is called ‘PVC empowerment’. This is a momentary creation of wealth for the poor Nigerian masses who have since lost their sense of dignity due to the selfish strategies …

The best legacy governor Ifeanyi Okowa can bequeath the people of Ika nation is the laying of a solid foundation for economic prosperity. The will to do this is not lacking going by his antecedents when he was a Commissioner, Secretary to the State Government and now the governor of …

In his words, ‘I called a meeting and spelt out an action plan to solve this problem. We gave owners of cows a grace period of 31st January 1965, after which all such stray animals will be taken to the slaughterhouses and the meats given to the welfare homes. By …