Nigerians who think they bade farewell to fuel queues long ago have been proven wrong following the recent return of long queues occasioned by scarcity of...
Labour Day, observed annually on May 1, pays tribute to the unwavering spirit and contributions of workers worldwide. This day recognizes the struggles, sacrifices, and achievements...
There was a moment during the state capture years of South African president Jacob Zuma’s term in office (2009 to 2018) when the veil finally slipped....
Chairman, Air Peace Airlines, Dr. Allen Onyema, has described the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), as a ruse because it is lopsided against Nigeria and...
Ahead of the meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) that took place in Abuja last week, the widely predicted implosion of...
Nigeria’s three main political parties – the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Labour Party (LP) – are in turmoil. They...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is on the brink of implosion; its recent National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting sealed its fate. Despite being aware of the...
The early days of March have not been pleasant for Nigeria. It will seem as if the northern part of the country has remained under perpetual...
There is no disputation that Naira abuse or more specifically the act of spraying money at social events has become an acceptable norm or cultural practice...
This was the question a friend of mine in his late 20s asked me when we woke up on April 14 to the news that Iran...
Muhammad Bello Matawalle, the minister of State for Defence, onerous task ahead of him. It appears he is more at home with the job of a...
Nigeria and indeed Africa lost another social justice advocate to cancer, Rotimi Sankore (Rotimi Johnson) born on June 5, 1968, in Lagos, Nigeria. In the last...
Ten years ago today, 276 girls were abducted in the night from their school in Chibok, northeastern Nigeria. The attack by Boko Haram pricked the conscience...
Nigerian corporate influence and that of the West continue to collide. The rationale is straightforward: whereas corporate activity in Europe and America is part of their...
The dust over the electoral triumph of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 presidential poll have settled finally, following the validation of the poll by...
If anyone is still wondering why the war against insecurity and corruption has remained intractable and may remain so for a long time in Nigeria, there...
Courtenay Bryce’s 1989 novel, “The Power of One”, tells the story of Peekay, a young boy growing up in South Africa during the 1930s and 1940s...
As of today, the basic problem with Nigeria on the war against terrorism is that she is following a defective strategic front. This is what the...
In Nigeria, many policies that are supposed to catalyse economic growth end up making things worse and complicate matters for the citizen for whom these policies...
It is no news that the already emaciated industrial and other productive capacity, for production and availing limited number of people legitimate jobs, are declining in...
Have you noticed the wind of progressive fever blowing through Africa? Pause awhile and take note of the inexorable propulsion of fate. Whether we like it...
When Lt. Colonel Abdullahi Hassan Ali, 49, assumed duties as Commanding Officer of the 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army, all his mother, Hassana, could...
Niger State located in the North Central zone of Nigeria, has some unique features that stand it out. Apart from having the largest landmass, a land...
The phrase “a woman’s place is in the boardroom” emphasizes the importance of gender equality and women’s participation in leadership roles, particularly in corporate governance. Historically,...
There is unarguably a progressive value erosion in our country. This is happening increasingly, and there is no hope of it abating soon. This cankerworm is...
Like what now seems to be a twinkling of time, the newspaper that birthed liberal freedom in newspapering is now 20-year-old. Founded in the nation’s capital...
The press has been unkind to Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales. I find it hard to understand why, of all the problems at this time,...
Over the past week, the news about millions of Naira allocated in the National Assembly for “Constituency Projects” at an average of N200m per Senator in...
The startling revelation made by Senator Abdul Ningi regarding the padding of Nigeria’s 2024 budget by over 3.7 trillion naira may have come as a bombshell...
Many Nigerians believe that restructuring the country or devolving powers from the centre to the sub-nationals is the silver bullet that will solve all our problems....
If I were President Tinubu, I would, without further delay, approve the contracting of search and rescue missions to private security firms. The deliverables would be...
It is only when the forest is bursting with the foul odor of dead animals that vultures feed fat. The offensive smell in the National Assembly...
The recent abduction of 287 pupils and teachers from Kuriga primary school in Kaduna state, swiftly followed by the kidnapping of about 61 people in Buda...
Almost ten years ago on the night of April 14, 2014, Nigerians woke up to the distressing news which gradually turned into an unending nightmare. 276...
The other day, over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA primary school at Kuriga, Kaduna State were abducted by bandits. This horror...
The celebrations last week of the life and times of Herbert Wigwe sent me retrieving some Philosophy books from my study. There had to be a...
No doubt, the essence of the LEADERSHIP Conference and Awards has become a veritable podium for recognition and an intellectual exercise in interrogating some national issues...
As you read this, Ukraine is enmeshed in a Russian-provoked war which started in February 2022 when Russia invaded the second-largest European country. From then till...
It is obvious from even government reports, that the eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari administration had been largely characterized by unfettered corruption and financial malfeasance.If...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken both symbolic and structural actions to demonstrate his belief that the current high cost of government is not sustainable. The...
I grew up on a diet of welfarism as espoused by the great manager of men and resources, Obafemi Awolowo, first Premier of the then Western...
The resolutions following the Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the recently concluded summit of...
It is clear that President Tinubu is not yet one year in office. It is also clear that he met gargantuan economic problems and challenges when...
I believe that every man and woman is entitled to subscribe to whatever religion they fancy. I believe that religion is designed primarily to draw God’s...
As long as insecurity pervades the land, so long will the discourse to find means of ending it never ends. On Thursday, the Nigeria Union of...
“The Menu”, Mark Mylod’s 2022 dark satire has joined the list of movies including “Glass Onions” and “Knives Out” that depict the stark inequality between the...