Tag: Opinion

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) looks determined to set itself on fire, even though the story out there is that the matchbox has been snatched from the hand of its interim chairman and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni. The danger still looms. After toppling the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015, the APC… Read More

“Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him? – Jesus Christ Hell is on the loose in Ukraine. And it brings with it all the fiendish ingredients of death, destruction, blood, tears and sorrow. They come through… Read More

When some of us warned stridently against the borrowing streak of the Muhammadu Buhari government (Emma. Nwosu, “Borrowing to Death?”, ThisDay, June 22, 2020, page 26) the Federal Government rebutted the warning with the fallacy of GDP Ratio – which does not apply to a moribund economy – and everyone kept quiet. With a complicit National Assembly, we have ended… Read More

I hardly knew that returning to my hometown six years after I left would be a depressing experience for me. The last time I was a full resident of Nnobi, my hometown, was as a 15-year-old high school graduate leaving town for the university. Now done with my university education and National Youth Service program, I was returning home a… Read More

Over the years, the discourse centering on the empowerment of women in their political, social, and health status has found some measure of success. Global movements and labour laws have been tweaked to push for gender equality and sustainable development. However, one area has stayed grey: how much time is enough for a maternal leave from work? In many African… Read More

There’s no difference between the invasion of Ukrainians by Putin and the conquered people of Nigeria by their native tyrants. The only difference is Ukraine’s invasion is external while Nigeria’s occupation is internal.  It has been an unbelievable heart wrenching six years of like watching the classic American movie ‘There Will Be Blood’. Nigeria is full of brutalities and blood.… Read More

In 447 days time from now, Governor Ayade will share the grace from office. He will stop being our governor. In case you don’t understand; he will hand over to a new governor and become former governor. But the actual grace sharing begins after the primaries of the political parties which must hold and be completed within the next five… Read More

On Friday March 4, 2022, the Inspector-General of Police announced a new dress code for all female policemen, by which they were to adorn scarves, peak caps, hijabs, stud earrings and such other ornaments. There has been a growing debate on public display of faith by and in public institutions, especially government parastatals. Nigeria is no doubt a heterogeneous society,… Read More

The ‘Matador’-Matawalle has become the ‘King Kong’ now that the Zamfara State House of Assembly gave the ninth National Assembly a bit of respite with the impeachment of Mahdi Aliyu Gusau as the Deputy Governor of the state in a bizarre and ludicrous manner.   The State House of Assembly   snatched the position of “rubber stamp” from the Ahmed… Read More

The name Marshal reminds one of a grassroots politician and student unionist contesting an elective position in the student’s union the year I secured admission into the higher institution. This self-acclaimed Marshall and history student lived within his means as an aspirant for one of the kinly contested positions in the student’s union as at then. The youth portrayed humility… Read More