What does Sheriff really want?
Today, Nigeria does not have a viable opposition party. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which should play that role is presently engulfed in crisis. Leadership crisis as former Borno governor, Ali...
View ArticleOther side of Buhari Nigerians don’t know
By Folusho Daniel FOR so long, many Nigerians have been attempting to study and decode President Muhammadu Buhari, using different lenses. Some only had a clue on who he may be, counting on the code...
View ArticleKilling the opposition slowly
Ever since the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost last year’s general election to the All Progressives Congress (APC), things have indeed fallen apart for the former behemoth and self-acclaimed...
View ArticleThe clamour to restructure Nigeria
By ADEZE OJUKWU The outcry in Nigeria has reached a crescendo . While some are trumping ‘change’, others are chanting ‘restructure.’ For several others, it is ‘resource control, self-determination and...
View ArticleGiving when it hurts (2)
I continue my write-up on Giving: To obtain a bank loan, an officer will ask you how you intend to utilize the proceeds. Imagine his reaction when he hears that you will give it to your Church....
View ArticleBuharinomics: A policy of economic insanity
Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, when in fact the results never change, is one definition of insanity. That definition works for economic insanity, too. This week, I...
View ArticleDoyin Okupe, the PDP and the futility of compromise
By Femi Fani-Kayode When I warned the Nigerian people about what the APC represented and that, if given power, they would be the most reactionary, repressive, vindictive, insensitive, vicious,...
View ArticleObaseki:Emerging against all odds
By David Owens NOT many expected he would emerge as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State to fly the party’s flag. But Mr Godwin Obaseki, against all odds,...
View ArticleReflections on Abia PDP of yore
IN the heyday of the eclipsing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), its Abia warlords carried on as if there would never be a change in the rudderless leadership of this country. I can assert here that no...
View ArticleRestructuring APGA ahead of 2017 Anambra poll
By Nwando Okereke THe buzzword in the political lexicon lately has been calls for the restructuring of the country. While some people are of the opinion that Nigeria needs true federalism, others say...
View ArticleBenefits of modular refining
By Ikenna Ifedobi In the business of refining crude oil, what is good for the goose may not always be good for the gander. In essence, the modus of refining crude oil in developed nations may not...
View ArticleImpunity and self-indictment in NHRC report
By Paschal Nnodi There is a big dilemma over what to do with the socalled report on electoral offences which was recently released by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Clearly, the...
View ArticleNigeria, no easy option to restructuring
Nigeria is not only at crossroads but also in a shambles. It was in a bid to arrest the gradual descent to Rwanda that former president Goodluck Jonathan called the 2014 national conference in the...
View ArticleThe need for value re-orientation
By FIDEL AGU Attitudinal re-orientation has for long been recognized as the best way to address the myriad of societal problems confronting the Nigerian society. Consequently, successive...
View ArticleRestructuring of Nigeria
By Nworah M. Nnadozie Mass revolution against poor leadership, where it is found to be indispensable, should have as its primary goal the immediate take-over of governance by the right leadership. In...
View ArticleSheriff’s sly tackle on Wike
Since he assumed the mantle of leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in acting capacity following the resignation of Adamu Muazu in the aftermath of the surprise defeat of PDP in last...
View ArticleOf saints and sinners: Revisiting Father Zuni’s sack
By Francis Damina Few years back while on a visit to the then Monsignor Matthew Hassan Kukah’s Parish in Kakuri – Kaduna, I went with him to a requiem mass at St. Paul’s, Ungwan Rimi. At the start of...
View ArticleNigeria and illusive change
By Chiedu Uche Okoye Today, Nigeria is where it ought not to be, in terms of national development, considering its human and material resources, vast arable landmass, and good weather. For all our...
View ArticleUntangling Kogi’s intricate political web
By Jamila Musa From the first day that the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, made that spectacular pronouncement empowering INEC to call on the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
View ArticleConfronting domestic violence and abuse
Last Saturday was a significant day in the history of The Sun newspapers. The staff of the organisation held a walk against two of the most upsetting social ills of our time, domestic violence and...
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