Society
Garbage Litters Lagos | Vanguard
It is worrisome that inspite of the efforts of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to transform the state to an enviable city, heaps of refuse have continued to be a common sight on the streets of Lagos. […]
Month: May 2017
Business
The World’s Most Valuable Resource Is No Longer Oil, But Data | Economist
A NEW commodity spawns a lucrative, fast-growing industry, prompting antitrust regulators to step in to restrain those who control its flow. A century ago, the resource in question was oil. Now similar concerns are being […]
Government
The CIA Has A Long History of Helping To Kill Leaders Around The World | TheGuardian
Some of the most notorious of the CIA’s operations to kill world leaders were those targeting the late Cuban president, Fidel Castro. Attempts ranged from snipers to imaginative plots worthy of spy movie fantasies, such […]
Government
Lessons From Nnamdi Kanu’s Detention And Release By Jideofor Adibe
There are important lessons to be learnt from the detention and recent release of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), a breakaway faction of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State […]
Government
Nigerian Lawmakers Most Dishonorable In The World-Gen. Akinrinade
A former Chief of Army Staff during the Second Republic, Lt. Gen. Alani Akinrinade (retd), has criticised members of the the National Assembly, saying they are a “bunch of clowns.” According to the 77-year-old, the […]
Government
Kyari Meets Service Chiefs Over B/Haram By Isiaka Wakili
The Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, early yesterday met behind closed-doors with service chiefs over the Boko Haram insurgency. In attendance were the Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Abayomi Olonisakin […]
Government
State House’s High Handed Action | DailyTrust
As we celebrated World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, we’re yet again reminded of the most recent assault on journalism practice in Nigeria by the usual suspects, our security agents. Created in December 1993 by […]
Government
Answering The Resignation Question By Saratu Abiola
• Nigeria is a complicated country, isn’t it? For one thing, nothing is ever as it seems. Here is what we know: we know that our president is sick but we are not quite sure […]
Government
The Presidency, National Assembly And Public Interest
The protracted feud between the presidency and the Senate that has resulted in rejection and suspension or delay of some presidential nominations and even the passage of 2017 budget, has assumed the dimension of a […]
Issues/Policy
The Making of A New Nigeria – Part 2
A major and critical part of the macroeconomic instability we are facing today is as a result of our weak foreign exchange reserve. Should Nigeria have a reserve of over $100 billion, we would be […]
Government
Dressed for death: The Women Boko Haram Sent To Blow Themselves Up | TheGuardian
When Boko Haram fighters kidnapped 17-year-old Nadia and brought her back to their camp, their commander noticed her straight away. She was squatting with dozens of other abducted women in front of him, listening to […]
Issues/Policy
Do We Have A Nation? By Anthony Cardinal Okogie
“A Stitch in Time Saves Nine” The question may appear strange. But it is pertinent. Do we have a nation? Or, have we been living in the illusion that we have one? The landscape of […]
Government
Lagos, our Lagos By Dan Agbese
I came to Lagos on September 19, 1970, in search of the golden fleece at the University of Lagos. Lagos was three years plus old then. It was one of the 12 states created by […]
Religion
Fear Allah, Do Not Become Two-Faced (Mai Fuska Biyu), By Murtadha Gusau
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Verily, all good praises are for Allah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allah from the evil of our […]
Government
BREAKING: Buhari Attends Friday Prayers | PremiumTimes
President Muhammadu Buhari has attended Friday Muslim prayers at the Mosque inside the presidential villa. The president, who has been ill, had not been seen in public for weeks, fuelling speculations about his health. Mr. […]
Politics
Praise Allah! The Untold Story of NASFAT’s Growth In South-West | Punch
Sunday morning is usually the preserve of Christian pastors in the Nigerian megacity of Lagos but a new form of worship is emerging to challenge the monopoly. “Praise Allah!” shouts the imam of the Nasrul-lahi-li […]
Government
Presidential Infirmity: The Futility of Cameo By Louis Odion
In case they don’t yet know, budding spin doctors who conspired behind Aso Rock high walls to package ailing President Buhari to, against all wild expectations and cold permutations, make a dramatic office appearance on […]
Government
Why Buhari Will Not Rid Nigeria of Corruption By ‘Fisayo Soyombo
There is renewed optimism in Nigeria over the success chances of President Muhammadu Buhari’s war against corruption. Perennially derided by the opposition as a one-way partisan campaign, Buhari’s war against graft is finally piquing the […]
Government
Making Nigerian Passport Available Always | Vanguard
THE recent scarcity of Nigerian International Passport booklets across the country has subjected many intending travellers to untold hardship. The experience of a United Kingdom-based Nigerian citizen who came home to renew his expired passport […]
Government
Secretive Deals On Paris Club Refund, Disturbing | Punch
Never too far away from storms, state governors are swimming in a new tide of financial controversy. At issue is the alleged payment to consultants by state governments from the London-Paris Club loan refund. President […]