Opinion & Columns

  By Joel Anekwe   For the Goi community in Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers State, their plight can aptly be described as a wicked twist of fate, as the river that had hitherto been their source of sustenance, wealth and pride, suddenly became the source of their worst …

  By Hamzat Lawal   If there is one thing on which political thinkers all over the world agree on, it is the idea that a leader has no glowing legacy or historic impact unless he or she has a robust successor plan. The baton of personalized political principles must …

     By Polycarp Nwaeke   ‘Crucify him, crucify him’. That was the swan-song that came from the Lagos-Ibadan Press when Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, alias Evans, the so-called kidnap kingpin was arrested by the Nigeria Police.The guy, they said, had committed many heinous crimes by his kidnap of so many ‘bigmen’, …

    By Sotonye Ijuye-Dagogo   When will this Amaechi Vs Wike narrative end? Would Amaechi’s name be on the governorship ballot again? Was Amaechi on the 2015 Rivers State governorship ballot? Would Amaechi become Rivers State governor again? I can’t just get it! Can’t Rivers people question the actions …

    By Simeon Nwakaudu   For weeks, Lagos State has been in one of the worst cult crisis ever imagined for a metropolitan city. On a daily basis, blood of the innocent and supposedly guilty flow on the streets on the account of the Badoo Cult war. Whatever the …

By Owei Lakemfa THE Mavrodi, Melnikova, Mavrodi (MMM) international scam known in Nigeria as the Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox, has from all intents and purposes, collapsed in Nigeria. It took along, the savings and hopes of about three million Nigerians. Some of the victims are reported to have attempted suicide. But …

SIMON KOLAWOLE LIVE! By SIMON KOLAWOLE, Email: simon.kolawole@thisdaylive.com The middle-aged man sprinted in my direction, seized my suitcase and began towing me to his cab. I was startled by the aggression, but I played along, like a sheep heading for the slaughter. After all, I would still need a cab …

By Owei Lakemfa I LIVED in Ghana continuously for about three years from January 6, 2013 and thought President John Mahama could easily be defeated by a determined opponent. This was what happened on December 7, elections when his challenger from the New Patriotic Front (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addoh beat him …