One of the most profound decisions the Adams Oshiomhole-leadership of the All Progressives Congress is bringing to party politics is the adoption of direct primary as a means of selecting candidates that will fly the […]
I have been thinking about Jagaban, Bola Ahmed Tinubu lately. I think he deserves an encomium for tipping into the expansive shoes of the sage, Obafemi Awolowo, by forging a united bunch out of disparate […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo last Sunday took a swipe at past governments in Nigeria accusing them of draining huge funds with little or no investment in infrastructure. Specifically, he accused the IBB/Abacha administration, the Obasanjo/Yar’ […]
The Federal Government has concluded plans to commence the cleanup of Ogoni impacted communities on or before the end of last quarter of 2018. Minister of Environment, Ibrahim Jibril, made this known at a Pre-contract […]
Two new aspirants for the Lagos State governor under the All Progressives Congress’ umbrella emerged on Tuesday, fuelling speculations that all was not well with the incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, and a national leader of […]
Rob Shuter, MTN’s chief executive officer, says Africa is not ready for 5G network adding that most phones in Africa worked fine on just 3G Speaking at a telecoms conference in Durban on Tuesday, Shuter […]
Reports on the plot to stop Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos, in 2019 have been dismissed by stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state — but emerging signs show he is […]
Is it possible that the Army brass has turned the Boko Haram insurgency into a full-time money making occupation, wasting the lives of soldiers on the field, while generals make money both in Abuja and […]
Online retailers in Nigeria are defying the tobacco control law and continue to make brisk business selling tobacco and its products to the public through their websites. Checks by PREMIUM TIMES showed that these online […]
Another practical expression of the heightening unemployment crisis in the country manifested the other day when 8000 job applicants sat for “aptitude test” for only 250 available positions in Edo State Traffic Management Agency (EDSTMA). […]
The fate of the 2019 general election is hanging in the balance. Barely six months to the timetable set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the election, the enabling law, […]
The United Nations on Monday criticised Nigeria for failing to tackle human trafficking, after a human rights mission looked at efforts to stamp out the organised trade in people. “What is being done is not […]
US President Donald Trump’s eldest son said he was not worried that he could be jailed over his role in the Russia probe, but suggested investigators might try to “create” legal difficulties for him. In […]
The plan to relocate the popular Computer Village in Ikeja Lagos to Katangowa area of Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area has been endorsed by stakeholders in the computer village community. This was after a […]
SEEKING to rejuvenate its weakened anti-corruption war, the Federal Government has empanelled yet another committee to “monitor and evaluate” the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy. The 17-man committee’s mandate, according to the Attorney-General of […]
An interesting characteristic of politicians is the optimism with which they approach elections, each one believing that he or she would win. I have been following the scramble for the presidential ticket in the 2019 […]
Although there is a geopolitical zone called the North-Central in Nigeria, there has always been an area unofficially known as the Middle Belt in Nigeria. It comprises the Federal Capital Territory and the six states […]
During his tenure as Secretary-General, Kofi Atta Annan frequently reminded the world that “there could be no development without peace, no peace without development, and neither peace nor development without human rights.” That perspective embodied […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the Committee on National Minimum Wage is yet to agree only on a figure for the new minimum wage for the Nigerian workers. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC president said […]
The other day, the Presidency announced, with gusto, that President Muhammadu Buhari had signed Executive Order 6 into law. I was miffed. Executive Order 6 means there have been five earlier Executive Orders! Executive Order […]
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