Issues/Policy
The Madman of Ado Ekiti By Kole Omotosho
He was more famous in Akure, that madman of Ado Ekiti. How else did we hear so many of his exploits on the streets of Akure than they did in his home town of Ado? […]
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Issues/Policy
Yet Another Year For The Esama By Abraham Ogbodo
The Esama of Benin will be 84 years old on Tuesday. I have known him for 19 years since he was 65 years. But nobody gets to know the Esama well enough to situate him […]
Education
Opinion: Hope You’ve Saved School Fees Like You Saved for Sallah and Ram By Eric Elezuo
Not only does the ember months which begin with September portend danger in Nigeria, it also connotes period of extreme school activities, payment of school fees, moving to new classes and in some cases to […]
Government
The Buhari/PUNCH Tango, By Festus Adedayo
A very pathetic story which crept into the media a few hours to this weekend, suddenly took away the appetite of sane citizens of the world. According to the story, some suspected Fulani herdsmen had […]
Government
What Happened To ‘Power Sector Recovery Programme’? By Martins Oloja
I am fully persuaded that this is the right time to bring to the attention of those who are seeking to lead us from 2019, public policy issues, even as they seem to be bereft […]
YOUTH Matters
YFarm Targets 10,000 Youths For Agribusiness by 2020 By Charles Ogugbuaja
The Youth Farm (YFarm) Project, an initiative of the Fresh and Young Brains Development Initiative (FBIN), and Alexijan Consults, said it has trained over 1,500 youths in farming business in the country. In her address […]
Issues/Policy
Coping With Effects of Climate Change! | Guardian (NG)
The 2018 summer heat wave that has pushed temperatures above 40C across Europe, Japan and the Korean Peninsula has rekindled fears over what a worsening global warming portends for humanity and the environment. Soaring temperatures, […]
Issues/Policy
Visionscape Explains Sack of 18 Area Managers | PMNews
Visionscape Sanitation Solutions (VSS) Ltd. on Saturday attributed the termination of appointment of 18 area managers of the organisation on April 13, 2018, to business restructuring. The Chief Executive Officer of VSS, Mr John Irvine, […]
Issues/Policy
2019 Presidential Election: Assessing The Possibility Of Electoral Fraud By Omoshola Deji
After about thirty years of stern military rule, Nigeria re-embraced democracy in 1999 and five elections have produced Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo (two term), Umaru Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and the incumbent Muhammadu Buhari. 2019 ushers in […]
Issues/Policy
Sports As A Mirror of Life By Minabere Ibelema
Kevin Love is an American professional basketball player of considerable pedigree. Yet, for much of his career, he has been known for inconsistent performance and unspecified illnesses. On a number of occasions, he would leave […]
Issues/Policy
Police Powers To Arrest And Search By Kaine Agary
Last week, officers of the Nigeria Police Force raided the home of politician, Chief Edwin Clark, in search of arms and ammunition. The action was based on false information received from an ‘informant’ who claims […]
Religion
The Sin-Bearing Servant of God, By Femi Aribisala
Be that sin-bearing servant who refuses to give God peace until he establishes his righteousness in the earth. Isaiah says: “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, […]
Health
Opeyemi Bamidele: Doctors Who Treated Me In London Became Born Again After My Miraculous Healing | TheCable
Opeyemi Bamidele, a former member of the house of representatives, says the doctors who treated him in London became born again due to his miraculous healing. Bamidele returned to Nigeria last week after two months […]
Issues/Policy
Everything Is Not Okay In Nigeria, Says Sultan
Muhammad Abubakar, sultan of Sokoto, says everything is not right in Nigeria. He said this when he received the Catholic bishops of Nigeria at his palace in Sokoto on Friday. He said the country is […]
Business
The Nigerian Federation vs MTN By Simon Kolawole
Does the federal government want to chase foreign investors away from Nigeria? This is one of most frequently asked questions since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) asked MTN to refund the $8.1 billion it […]
Politics
PremiumTimes ANALYSIS: 2019: PDP Presidential Aspirants Whose Ambitions Are Dogged By Corruption Allegations
At the last count, no fewer than 14 members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have indicated their intention to seek the presidential ticket of the party. The aspirants are a former vice president, […]
Issues/Policy
Rising Epidemic of Child Theft | Punch
CHILDREN, the most vulnerable members of the society, seem not to have any place to hide from demented Nigerians whose stock in trade is stealing of minors, even day old, for the purpose of making […]
History
Deadly Tropical Disease Monkeypox is Diagnosed In The UK For The First Time After It Was Contracted By a Visiting Naval Officer From Nigeria | Daily Mail
Monkeypox has been discovered in the UK for the first time ever, Public Health England have said. The rare viral infection was recorded on Friday in a Nigerian national staying at a naval base in […]
News
Nigeria At Its Worst Since 1999, Says Atiku | Punch
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday, said there was the need for a leadership change in 2019 to move the nation forward. According to Atiku, Nigeria, more than ever before, needs a change of leadership […]
Government
Atiku: Nigeria’s Doomsday Protocol By Adekoya Boladale
In Central Africa and predominately Cameroon, there is a specie of frog called: Hairy frog. Like every other frog, it is amphibian in nature and carnivorous in diet; it feeds on slugs, spiders, beetles and […]