Category: Opinion
PERSPECTIVE- 2023: Let us pray for Nigeria!
By Abiodun Komolafe This is the Year 2023! As the New Year comes, it is custom for people to look towards new things. Unarguably, improvement over the present has always been the desire of…
PERSPECTIVE – Ukraine–Nigeria: Reign of grand illusionists
By Owei Lakemfa President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was in Washington, where, in a speech to the American Congress on December 21, 2022, he rehearsed some of his daily speeches back home. One thread I…
PERSPECTIVE – Presidential polls: Deltans, Aniomas, Ikas – Nagging questions and answers not far-fetched
By Iwemdi Nwaham This is a very serious matter for consideration, so we will try to keep the issues to be teased out simple, to enhance assimilation. It is generally accepted that there are four…
PERSPECTIVE – Their 8,300 kilometres of lies: A short story
By Felix Oboagwina Brother Goke, could I have a word with you? How are you, Deacon, and how are Madam and the children? Everyone is fine, Bro. Madam is having their usual after-service meeting in…
PERSPECTIVE – Interrogating Northern leaders’ pick of Atiku-Okowa ticket (3)
By Ehichioya Ezomon The Northern Leaders Consultative Forum's endorsement of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for the February 25, 2023, presidential election comes as a shot in the…
PERSPECTIVE – Church, State and 2023 General Elections
By Abiodun Komolafe Originally, in the secular world, the State comes before the Church, because, by its institutional characteristics, it is the custodian of all other institutions. In other words, the State is the…
PERSPECTIVE – Letter from Chief Awolowo
By Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha It has been a while since I last wrote to you compatriots if I may still refer to you as such. Up here we are disturbed by the insane and criminal…
PERSPECTIVE – Delta 2023: Omo-Agege, the Lies and the Circus Shows
By Olorogun Olori Magege It has been said and agreed that the originating essence of politics is deceit. To put it bluntly, others see the idea of politics as being about lies. But this has…