Category: OPINION

As 2023 general elections draw closer, Nigerians in various parts of the country have mostly settled for Labour presidential candidate Peter Obi as their preferred choice in a physical poll conducted in December 2022, with barely two months to D-day. The result of polls conducted between the 1st and 4th of December by the media outfit BantuPage, showed that Labour Party’s Obi was preferred by most of the eligible voters in the Federal Capital Territory, Southeast, South-south and North-central geopolitical zones. The overall poll revealed that 37% of the polled…

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By Akorede Habeeb Lawal Distinguished Colleagues, The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has confirmed the report that some yet-to-be identified arsonists burnt down the High Court of Imo State building in Orlu, Imo State, on Friday, December 16, 2022. In the process, all the Court’s files, exhibits, and records books were completely razed. The NBA strongly condemns this crime on the court. We cannot build a virile justice system that upholds the rule of law if we continue to destroy the structures upon which justice stands. The NBA is concerned that…

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By Uche Anichukwu In teaching the mystery of the little beginning of the gospel, Christ gave the parable of the mustard seed, which someone sowed in the field. Although it is the smallest of all the seeds, it ultimately grew into a tree so that birds of the air made nests on its branches. This is only true about the gospel; it is also true about life, generally. Big things start small. And that includes today’s big accomplishments and trillion-dollar businesses. In the 1950s, many publishers turned down the manuscript…

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L-R: Dele Alake, Nduka Obaigbena, and Bayo Onanuga By Festus Adedayo To many, the recent virulent attacks, and counter attacks by top Nigerian journalists, served a la carte to the world in the last two weeks, are indications of an autumn for journalism practice in Nigeria. Nigerians have thus been treated to a disgraceful brew of damaging, and ignoble exchanges from these media warlords. The public spat has made Nigerians to call to question the integrity of their media practitioners. To them, the media space, in the name of politics,…

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On War Path: Prince Nduka Obiagbena, Chairman Thisday/Arise TV (right) with Mr Dele Alake and Bayo Onanuga By Dele Alake and Bayo Onanuga Ordinarily, we consider it beneath us as well-bred media professionals to continue to engage in public spat with Mr. Nduka Obaigbena, a congenital blackmailer and hustler, especially in deference to ceasefire calls by well-meaning leaders and elders. The interventions followed our statement on Monday entitled “Obaigbena and His THISDAY/ARISE News’ Hypocritical Grandstanding On Public Morality”. But we crave the indulgence of these well-meaning Nigerians to allow us…

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Nigeria cannot afford the mistake of Panama, which elected Manuel Noriega, a drug baron as President, which necessitated the invasion of the country by the US forces some years back, the major reason why presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), must come clean of his alleged link with the narcotics business before the 2023 elections. No iota of doubt must be left in this regard, the Board of Editors of Thisday/Arise News, said in a statement, on Sunday, while accusing the political camp of the former Governor of…

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By Dr Alex Ogbonnia The attention of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to a video broadcast circulating in the social media by one Mr. Simon Ekpa, directing the people of the Southeast of Nigeria that “in preparation to stop election from taking place in Biafra-Land, there should be a chain of “sit at home on Friday December 9; Saturday December 10; Sunday, December 11; Monday December 12; and Wednesday December 14, 2022”. The instruction added that “Tuesday December 13, 2022, is set aside for market and all these…

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By NewsBits Dilibe Onyeama, author, publisher and arts enthusiast who was the first black boy to graduate at Eton, the elite British College for boys founded in 1440 by Henry VI just passed on. He had returned to Nigeria in 1981 and had written about 28 books, some of which have been published in at least four countries. Dilibe came into global prominence after his first book, “Nigger at Eton” now published under another title, “Black boy at Eton” was published in Britain in 1974. The book was a chronicle…

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