Letters

The three basic functions perform by the media are that of information, education and entertainment. These are the conventional social functions the media render to the public anywhere in the …

Politics tests character, often to destruction. The character of some ministers, their shadows and members of National Assembly of all parties has been wrecked by exposure of their expenses. The …

Recent reports of bomb blasts in various part of the country have now taken a dangerous dimension with the bombers now apparently now targeting football viewing centres for their unholy …

It means a lot to Nigeria’s president that the world stops protesting and requiring it of him and the nation’s security service to rescue over 200 girls abducted since mid-April …

Prophetically, it is my fervent prayers and wish, that in the name of the father, the son and the Holy Spirit, the blessings of God will never forsake President Goodluck …

The “Chibok” abduction has finally done what the previous 10 years of killing and destruction failed to do.  It has galvanized public opinion in Nigeria and worldwide and it has …

“The function of truth is to bring to light the hidden facts, to set them into relation with each other and make a picture of reality on which men can …

The presence of any opposition in any political dispensation is to ensure it lives up to its responsibilities. The happenings in Kogi politics where the voice of opposition has not …

As Boko Haram sadly pervades our lives, all manners of views and theories abound.  And that is how it should be.  We have to allow for all shades of opinion …

Despite initial misgivings concerning the real intentions of the promoters of on-going National Conference, it has since kicked off with some very interesting issues already on its front burner. One …

I will like to join other Nigerians to commend Professor Epiphany Azinge, the outgoing Director- General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) for the marvellous job he …

Revolution as a radical change in a system could be through a peaceful process or violent one. More often people clamour for the latter out of ignorance or desperation for …

Permit me to arouse the consciousness of the inner minds of the reading public, particularly that of the Western Senatorial District of Kogi State. The only source of the commonwealth …

The Nigerian child, if lucky to be alive, has travelled the narrow path of neglect in many ways. He has been through physical, psychological, emotional and social neglects. One in …

BringBackOurGirls, a call for the rescue of the abducted school girls in Chibok by the Boko Haram sect, has become a global cause, with its depiction on placards by groups, …

Starting from the 1950s and with the advent of the Action Group at Ibadan, Lagos politicians were divided into two broad camps – Gedegebe l’Eko wa and Lagos belongs to …

He directed the affairs of Nigeria with the late General Tunde Idiagbon and sought to develop her competitively when they held sway as leaders of government in the 1980s. Analysts …

For several years, Nigeria and Nigerians have been subjected to a number of hardships. For them to alleviate these sufferings, they devise several means: legal, illegal and inhuman. The action …

The immediate cause of road traffic accidents may be as a result of mechanical factor, carelessness to cheek and maintain the vehicle at appropriate time, and reckless driving. Road traffic …

While we are still praying and busy searching for our Chibok girls, we should not leave our rear completely exposed and unguarded. This is evidenced in the deadly bomb – …

The bane of Nigeria problems is the inability to make realistic appraisal and evaluation of her socio-economic vices. By analysis, Boko Haram insurgence is peculiar to the North; communal clash …

Just breaks your heart, doesn’t it?  And this is the pattern, I’m afraid.  This is what’s been our lot for four years.    Nigerians are people of goodwill; we just need …

The abduction of about 200 Government Girls Secondary School students last month by the Boko Haram insurgents has shown that our problem is not in religion, nor in ethnic leaning …

When the Governor of Borno State, Governor Kashim Shettima, declared that Boko Haram is better armed and motivated than the Nigerian military, so many people did not take him seriously. …

Among the numerous essence of government is to provide security, healthcare, education and job opportunities to its citizenry. Government as well makes favourable laws for the overall benefit and the …