Opinion

Innoson Group’s helmsman, Mr Chukwuma. Photo credit: Financial Trust When will any sane person, who is not in governance, be happy to be a Nigerian? I ask this question with all sense of responsibility. Following the infamous arrest of Innoson Group’s helmsman, Mr Chukwuma, by the EFCC, we’re going back to our usual way. At…

Photo credit: the whistler I just thought I should make my views known on two trending events in Nigeria. It’s okay for us to be accusing those leading us. However, we ourselves should get some resetting of our brains! The matters of concern are the murder of the ex air chief, Alex Badeh and the…

Once upon a time, in Japan, there were three wise monkeys. Their names were Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwazaru. These monkeys were wise because they had certain features. Mizaru would always cover his eyes so that he might see no evil. Kikazaru, on his own, would cover his ears, so that he might not hear any…

Photo credit: CLP Legal When elections are approaching in Nigeria, we tend to hear various stories which are cooked up by different interest groups. My concern today is whether or not the press should take positions on political issues. Another issue that’s relevant here is if a particular media takes a position, could it be…

I wanted to travel to Ghana for some days. I was now faced with what to take along. Which books, what type of clothing, etc The thought then came to me of what we would need on our eternal journey. I mean when we finish our sojourn on earth. You see, being buried in a…

Photo credit: NS Energy In his controversial book, There Was A Country, Chinua Achebe referred to the fact that Biafrans were able to refine crude oil during the unfortunate Civil War which took place between 1967 and 1970. Of course, the Western world was like, ‘the oil-industry technology was so complex’, that it would have…