As Africa approached the turn of the Millennium, the leaders of the continent were well on the way to reaching a consensus that “democracy, good governance, respect for human and peoples’ rights and the rule […]
There comes a time in the life of a people when they must confront unsavoury truths about their own existence and ask themselves whether what they call a country actually really exists beyond and is […]
Sir: Nigeria today faces a troubling economic paradox. Prices rise quickly when economic conditions worsen, yet they rarely decline when those conditions improve. This phenomenon—experienced daily by millions of Nigerians has quietly evolved into one […]
With the glaring side effects of the war in the Middle East on the economy of many countries, including Nigeria, it has become necessary for the Nigerian government at the federal and state levels to […]
These days, some of the new bragging rights in Nigeria is: “I have solar now.” “Just install solar.” I understand it, I really do. Solar has helped a lot of us escape the madness of […]
Undoubtedly, Nigeria had a beautiful outing on the world stage this week during President Tinubu’s two-day state visit to the UK. He arrived Tuesday evening and left Thursday afternoon, after participating in three major events, […]
There was no sign of excitement on Christiana Ebonyi’s face on her wedding day in 2015. At just 16, she was being married off to a man nearly three times her age. For her family, […]
This is another time for me to speak to the powers that be, specifically to the elites in northern Nigeria who don’t appear to understand the times in the country and indeed the world today. […]
Rival factions within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have escalated their leadership crisis to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), with the Nafiu Bala-led camp making a fresh push to take control of the party. […]
Moshood Jimoh, Lagos commissioner of police, says he will not hesitate to dissolve the state task force — the police unit that enforces environmental and traffic laws — if there is clear evidence of human […]
Many men will never admit it publicly, but deep inside they stopped trusting their wives years ago. Something broke along the way:- betrayal, resentment, neglect, constant conflict, or simply years of feeling unappreciated. Yet they […]
Countries are taking various measures to cushion the effects of fuel price hikes on citizens. Here are some examples: • Subsidies and Price Controls: Countries like Algeria, Egypt, and Libya are maintaining subsidies to keep […]
Nepotism, cronyism, ethnicism, discrimination, marginalisation and disdain for merit have long become the hallmark of the Bola Tinubu presidency. At every turn, with each opportunity to exhibit statesmanship, Tinubu has fallen short. He has shown […]
Femi AKintunde-Johnson In March 2021, in the afterglow of the hijacked #EndSARS protests, we wrote that the slogan “Police is your friend” had become a national punchline. The violence of 2020 exposed not merely rogue […]
When people talk about the challenges facing Nigeria, politics usually comes first. They talk about bad leadership, corruption, elections and power struggles among politicians. These issues are real and serious. But beneath all of them […]
There is talk that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s, Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, is defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC. If he does, he will leave only Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde […]
This is the concluding part of the piece which from last week continues the narrative of how Nigeria, just five years after independence, was asked to host the Commonwealth Conference to find a solution to […]
A democracy without a viable opposition is dangerously close to totalitarianism. Without strong dissent, accountability collapses, and power becomes absolute. Sadly, Nigeria’s opposition parties are today in a pitiable state of confusion, fragmentation and self-inflicted […]
YOUTH unemployment is a global ticking time bomb. So, something must be done urgently to defuse it. This crisis, already entrenched in developing economies, may engulf the world if not checked. According to the World […]
NIGERIA’S long and embarrassing dependence on imported petroleum products may finally be nearing its end. Yet the dramatic shift unfolding in the country’s downstream petroleum sector also exposes a new and equally dangerous risk of […]
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