Category: Opinions

Criticism and confrontation come with the position of a president. Apresident should be aware of two truths: First, he’ll be criticized.Second, criticism always changes a president. How a president handlescriticisms can make or break his administration. A wise president handles criticisms by maintaining his humility and byfacing the criticism squarely. He should understand the differencebetween constructive and destructive criticism by… Read More

“I would appreciate them in helping us as well to address the belief our people have and the reality that there are many persons from Nigeria dealing in drugs in our country”- Dr. Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, South African Minister of International Relations. Is this the sort of thing that ought to be said by the South African government when… Read More

Outrage on the latest round of attacks against Nigerians in South Africa continues to grow. Evidence from comments of at least two senior members of the South African government and the reticence of President Cyril Ramaphosa suggest that the disdain for Nigerians runs deep. The disdain for Nigerians and other black African immigrants seems to have become part of the… Read More

I started calling President Muhammadu Buhari Dindinrin (dunce) when I came to the conclusion that he’s a colossal failure. I surnamed Buharists and others ‘Akindanidanis’ because of their continued support and defence of Buhari in spite of his glaring leadership failure. As expected, Buharidindinrins called for my head for having the audacity of calling Buhari Dindinrin. Interestingly, events after events… Read More

It is hard to not complain about this country these days. The killings of Nigerians both within and outside the nation’s shores are overwhelming. The economic outlook is getting dimmer by the day. The Bureau of Statistics has told us that Nigeria’s economy grew by mere 1.94 per cent in the second quarter of 2019.  In the midst of this gloom,… Read More

The black South Africans restarted their deadly xenophobic violence few days back against other black Africans living in their country and thereby completely distracted Nigerians from the all-important story of the height of professional misconduct involving a serving Army captain, who allegedly masterminded the killing of three police operatives to save a kidnapper in Taraba State. However, sandwiched between the… Read More

Reports say a Nigerian, who had gone to lodge a protest against the dispatch of his fellow countrymen by a ravening, xenophobic bloodhound in South Africa at Shoprite, Lekki, Lagos, ended up becoming a victim of the untamed violence of Nigeria’s security agents. Tragic! How can the lives of citizens matter abroad when they are killed unchecked in the country?… Read More

The current Biafran struggle has meant different things to different people. For former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, it appears more of a specious opportunity to exploit the Biafran masses—for selfish interest, motivated by blind ambition for power and primitive accumulation of wealth. The result has been blackmail, political persecution, loss of many innocent lives and, by consequence, the protest… Read More

While Nigerians are rightfully feeling angered by the xenophobia going on in South Africa resulting in the killing and harassment of our citizens there and the destruction of their businesses, I’m hoping those at the very top of leadership in Nigeria are by now learning the right lessons from these attacks. Despite the recent meeting between Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and… Read More

For the first time since the creation of Cross River State in May of 1967, there appears to be a lot of consciousness from Cross Riverians who are legitimately determined to demand transparency and accountability from their governor and other elected officers in the state. The advent of social media made this possible, ensuring that government-owned media organizations lose control… Read More