Issues/Policy
The New Nigeria By Eriye Onagoruwa
“The level of insecurity in the country is alarming. Only last week in Port-Harcourt, armed robbers beheaded a man and asked his wife to carry the head in a bowl. That, my brother, is a […]
Year: 2019
Economy
Emefiele and CBN: Beyond Monetary Policies By Hope Eghagha
As Godwin Emefiele begins his record second tenure as chief executive of Central Bank of Nigeria, it may be necessary to look beyond the haze and see how the apex bank under his watch has […]
Health
How Poverty, Trauma In Childhood Cause Early Puberty, Premature Brain Development, Mental Illness, By Study By Chukwuma Muanya
Growing up in poverty and experiencing traumatic events like a bad accident or sexual assault can impact brain development and behavior in children and young adults. Low socioeconomic status (L-SES) and the experience of traumatic […]
Editorial
Guardian (NG): Emefiele’s Re-Appointment As CBN Governor
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele’s recent re-appointment for a second term in office by President Muhammadu Buhari and subsequent confirmation by the Senate is a significant development, which […]
Law
LASTMA Goes Tough, Begins N200,000 Penalty Regime
The fear of Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) may be the beginning of wisdom for all Lagos motorists, as the law enforcement officers have lately gone tough on traffic offenders. Unlike in the last […]
Issues/Policy
Osun Security: The Truth, The Lies and The Rest of Us. By Adeyanju Binuyo
It was close to midnight a few weeks ago when we landed in Lagos. I was scheduled to be in Ilesha for a workshop on security the next morning. My driver had been waiting at […]
Politics
Flashback: Jagaban’s New Nigeria
Former Lagos Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was a key figure in the political seismic shift that ended Peoples Democratic Party, PDP dream of ruling Nigeria for 60 years BY AYORINDE OLUOKUN/ABUJA All’s well that ends […]
AT The Discourse (Past Editions)
AUDIO: Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe on THE DISCOURSE with JIMI DISU
AUDIO: Senator Seye Ogunlewe on THE DISCOURSE with JIMI DISU
Issues/Policy
Of Obasanjo, Jonathan and Nigeria’s Democracy By Anthony Kolawole
Nigeria recently celebrated 20 years of uninterrupted democracy. As usual, it was a time for sober reflections on the journey that started in 1999. Even as we celebrated, we forgot that there were events that […]
News
Akerele: We Need To Discourage Growing of Cannabis By Geraldine Akutu
The immediate past President of Resident Doctors Association at the Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, and consultant psychiatrist, Dr. Raliat Akerele, in this interview with GERALDINE AKUTU, said for medical marijuana to be effective in […]
News
Marijuana: Controversies Over Ondo’s New ‘Gold Mine’
More than a decade after the death of Stephen Oladipupo Owomoyela, popularly known as Dr. Orlando Owoh, his stance on the consumption of Cannabis Sativa, better known as Indian hemp or marijuana, seems to have […]
Issues/Policy
Democratisation, June 12, May 29 And Buhari By Lai Olurode
Glowing tributes and encomiums must never be denied Nigerian leaders of all shades in the early phase of our struggle for freedom, and particularly, for the resistance they mustered against slave trade and colonial domination. […]
Issues/Policy
Self-kidnapping For Easiest Profit By Kole Omotoso
The drama began on Saturday evening. Not so evening that you couldn’t recognise your neighbour at a twenty yard distance. The following Sunday was the rehearsal for the harvest for the church. The reason for […]
Issues/Policy
‘Yoruba: Time To Speak Truth To Power’ By Martins Oloja
This week, I was prepared to write on one of those ‘national topics’ as we often do when I received a post on ‘whether Ondo State is jinxed,’ forwarded by one of my big brothers, […]
Health
A Healthy Human Must Be Beautiful, Look Younger and Strong — Hans Biotech
Hans Biotech Wellness provides alternative therapy for different ailments, using herbal plants infused with Nano technology to create a cream. In this interview with ENIOLA DANIEL, Wang Hai Ning, the General Manager, Overseas, explains the […]
Editorial
Guardian: Buhari, Rural Development And RAMP Challenge
President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent comments on the excruciating poverty in the country to the extent that the situation has made him uncomfortable should not be ignored as a discussion point on poverty reduction strategy in […]
Health
Silent Dangers In Methods of Bleaching Nigerians Adopt
“There is nothing wrong with using bleaching cream. I love to be light skinned, and I changed my complexion. “I started using skin white cream at the early stage, but it was not effective on […]
Editorial
EDITORIAL: Why El-Rufai’s Concept of Equal Citizenship Deserves Support
It’s the 21st century, but some Kaduna elites are saying no to citizenship and residency. A southern Kaduna group has triggered shock with its campaign against the principles of citizenship and residency. The group, in […]
Politics
Kola Abiola Right, Tinubu Begged Abacha For Post –George
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has commended Kola Abiola, the son of the late MKO Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the Jun 12 1993 election, for exposing […]
Issues/Policy
Stuck In The Mud Of Mediocrity! By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
While Nigeria continues to demonstrate a pathetic inability or unwillingness (or both) to transcend such an outdated and debilitating discussion like the refusal of farmers to allow the conversion of their farms to “grazing routes” […]