Issues/Policy
Untying The Knot of Fuel Subsidy
Untying the knot of subsidy is like seeking for a needle in a haystack, an attempt that will break out beads of sweat. But let me start from the definition of a knot. According to […]
Year: 2019
Issues/Policy
How Inclusive Was 2019 General Election? By Jide Ojo
The 2019 general election may have come and gone but the ripples are still being felt. While many aggrieved candidates and political parties have filed petitions at the Election Petitions Tribunals to recover their stolen […]
Issues/Policy
Xenophobic People of The South By Lekan Sote
The Chambers English Dictionary defines xenophobia as simply a “fear or hatred of things foreign.” In that case, the killings, and destruction of the property, of Nigerians and other Africans by South Africans are more […]
Issues/Policy
Revisiting The Idea of A Coordinating Minister For The Economy By Uchenna Uwaleke
Unlike the situation in 2015 when he was in no hurry to assemble his team many months after being sworn in, President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to constitute a new cabinet sooner than later. His […]
CRIME
NFF President Pinnick, Four Others Charged With $8,400, N4bn Fraud
The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Amaju Pinnick, and four other officers of the federation have been charged by the Federal Government with an alleged misappropriation of $8,400 said to have been paid […]
Issues/Policy
Boeing Knew of Max 737 Fault For Year Before Fatal Crashes | TheTimes (UK)
Relatives of people who died in a Boeing crash voiced anger yesterday after the aircraft maker admitted that it had known for a year that a safety circuit was not working on its new 737 […]
World
Women Dressed ‘Provocatively’ Are Being Arrested In Nigeria. The Law’s Still Failing Us | Guardian (UK)
igerian media has been awash with news of a recent police raid in the capital, Abuja, in which dozens of women were arrested in and around nightclubs on charges of prostitution. A city official said […]
Health
Sprinter Michael Johnson On Recovering From A Stroke: ‘I Did Feel Like, Why Did This Happen To Me?’ | Guardian (UK)
ichael Johnson is recalling the unusual physical sensations – involuntary movement of his left foot, numbness, “a sort of tingling sensation” in his left arm – that came over him moments after finishing his daily […]
Politics
Non-disclosure of cost casts shadow on Ambode’s legacy projects
The thick dry dust plumed into the packed arena as the vehicles galloped to a halt. An enchanted crowd of party members and residents went into frenzy not minding hours of waiting in the sun. […]
Editorial
Dwindling Fortunes of African Dictators | NewTelegraph
The recent ouster of Omar al-Bashir as Sudanese leader, which launches the north-eastern African country into a new era, marks a historic moment that will echo across the continent, where he was one of Africa’s […]
Editorial
Taming The Growing Kidnapping In Nigeria | NewTelegraph
Arguably, kidnapping has become the most profitable crime in Nigeria today. This is because of the huge ransoms being paid by friends and families of abduction victims, which has now made more people to embrace […]
Editorial
Yari’s Recession Alarm, Reality For States | NewTelegraph
The Governor of Zamfara State and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Abdulaziz Yari, last week, said that there was a likelihood that Nigeria might slip into another economic recession in 2020 that may […]
Issues/Policy
INEC And Its ‘Empty’ Server By Erahodu Oseghale
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is in the throes of a dilemma. It does not seem to know how to extricate itself from the server mess in which it is currently embroiled. The chairman […]
Issues/Policy
Justice Mamman Nasir and Boundary Clashes By Eric Teniola
Of all the tributes poured on Justice Mamman Nasir, the late Galadima of Katsina, who died on April 13 this year at 89, his work in solving boundary problems was overlooked. Yet his contribution in […]
Issues/Policy
Not A Good Day To Travel By Patrick Dele Cole
I was booked for a 6pm flight on Arik to Port Harcourt. We passed the nearly completed beautiful road to the International Airport and then paid the toll gate on the way to the domestic […]
Editorial
On World Press Freedom Day, Stakeholders Seek Socially Responsible, Free Media
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has called on everyone to defend the rights of journalists whose efforts help to build a better world for all. In a message read by the Director, UN Information […]
Issues/Policy
Nigeria: Becoming a Human Capital Export Nation By Dayo Orolu
The recent revelation by Mr Ike Chioke, the Group CEO of Afrinvest Ltd, on the high-level remittances from Nigerians in the Diaspora to the Country as compared with actual export proceeds from Oil and Gas […]
Government
How Can We Survive When Kidnapping Is A New Occupation? – Buhari By Bashir Bello
KATSINA – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday expressed worry over the current insecurity bedeviling the nation saying kidnapping has now become an occupation and industry for the youths. President Buhari represented by the Minister of […]
Editorial
Buhari, Do Something Radical On Power Now | Punch
THE hopelessness of Nigeria’s power sector and its negative impact on the economy are being brought home daily. Just how shaky, was repeated by the Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Usman Mohammed, […]
CRIME
ALERT: Mobile Phones Are Now The Preferred Channel For Fraudsters
The 2018 fraud summary released by the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF) has shown the most fraudulent activities were carried out using mobile applications and USSD channels. The value of fraud carried out on mobile […]