Issues/Policy
Hate Speech Redefined By Tola Adeniyi
I wouldn’t know where the bogus concept of hate speech came from or who brought up the idea to the floor of the National Assembly but I know for certain what purpose it was meant […]
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Politics
Ayo Adebanjo at 90: Our Joy, His Sorrows By Sina Kawonise
Attaining age 90 in a country where life expectancy is 55 years is a monumental achievement. Chief Ayo Adebanjo, the great Awoist, nationalist, patriot, democrat, leader, ideologue and Afenifere chieftain, has, by the mercies of […]
Government
What Makes Survival In Hardship? By Luke Onyekakeyah
The resurrection of Jesus Christ, unprecedented in human history, which Christians the world over commemorate at Easter, has provoked my thinking faculty. While there is rejoicing and Alleluya shouts in churches all over the world, […]
Banking
Legislators And Fraud In Banks || Guardian NG
It is quite interesting that the House of Representatives has ordered investigations into the allegation that some deposit money banks (DMBs), in collaboration with officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), diverted interest of […]
Security
When Individuals Are Stronger Than State Institutions By Adewale Kupoluyi
William Easterly is a Professor of Economics at the New York University, who in a 2006 publication: The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Harm and […]
Government
Obasanjo’s Presidency Was A Tragedy, Says Ayo Adebanjo | TheCable
Ayo Adebanjo, elder statesman and chieftain of the defunct Alliance for Democracy (AD), says former president Olusegun Obasanjo performed dismally while in office. Adebanjo described Obasanjo’s presidency, which lasted from 1999 to 2007, as a […]
Business
THE INSIDER: NCC Chairman, Durojaiye, Scheming To Sell 9mobile To Smile Telecoms
Olabiyi Durojaiye, the chairman of the board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is working very hard to shift the goalposts and force the sale of 9mobile to Smile Telecoms Holdings, TheCable can report. The […]
Issues/Policy
Abacha Loot: Matters Miscellany By Sufuyan Ojeifo
I got a credible information last week from some grapevines in Abuja that the much-talked about outstanding sum of $322 million (not $321 million as has been widely reported) stashed away in some secret accounts […]
CRIME
Nigerian Gangs Make Millions From Stolen Phones in UK || Guardian NG
Nigerian crime lords are making millions from mobile phones stolen on the streets of Britain by gangs. Mobile phones snatched from pedestrians are advertised as ‘UK used’ iPhones for sale in Lagos, where they are […]
Nigeria
For A United Nigeria || Guardian
The compelling need to restructure Nigeria for efficiency, unity and development is something that all citizens should take as a crusade and insist on if their future would have any meaning. As this newspaper once […]
Business
Fresh Hope For Economy as CBN’s Policy Committee Resumes Meeting || GuardianNG
The nation’s economy may be exiting a six-month apathy and cautious mode imposed on it by the standoff between the federal legislature and the executive, as the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of […]
Politics
Where Is The Nigerian Opposition?, By Reuben Abati
There is a growing consensus among these groups that both the APC and the PDP are of no use, they have not yet identified an alternative political party that can engage the ruling party but […]
Health
PremiumTimes INTERVIEW: Why U.S. is Funding World’s Largest HIV Survey In Nigeria — NACA Boss
Sani Aliyu is the Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). In this exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Ayodamola Owoseye and Nike Adebowale, he speaks on why the largest survey of people living […]
Technology
Cisco Warns Firms Against New Form of Cyberattacks
A global information technology and networking company, Cisco, has warned organisations that cybercriminals have developed a more sophisticated approach to cyberattacks through the use of encryption. The company therefore called on businesses to adopt security […]
Issues/Policy
Ambode Wrecks Buhari In Tinubu’s Lagos By Tunde Odesola
The supreme irony of our national tragedy is that we are uniquely blessed with selfish and vain leaders. The gang piloting Nigeria since creation day swarms with conceited and ultra-corrupt leaders who serve the masses […]
Issues/Policy
This Buhari Is Not Welcomed In Lagos By Anthony A. Kila
Lest we become guilty of what we accuse others of doing, it is important that we, today and for posterity, say it loud and clear that based on the cost and benefit analysis of President […]
Issues/Policy
Gates: Thank You For Your Love For Nigeria By Henry Boyo
Bill Gates came visiting, once again, in March this year. Gates is well-known as the founder of Microsoft, the very successful high-tech company, which made him the second richest man in the world at one […]
Security
Withdraw Police From VIPs, Others Now || Punch
Just 48 hours after the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, announced the immediate withdrawal of police officers attached to Very Important Personalities, his two subsequent pronouncements have proved too floundering to inspire any hope of […]
Politics
FG Probes Cambridge Analytica’s ‘Link To PDP’ || TheCable
The federal government has set up a committee to investigate the activities of the data mining firm, Cambridge Analytica, during Nigeria’s general election in 2007 and 2015. The committee is to find out whether Cambridge […]
Issues/Policy
Prostitution: Ambivalence In Africa And Beyond By Leo Igwe
A lot has been said about prostitution in both local and international media. The practice has been linked to human trafficking and modern-day slavery, to patriarchy, abuse, and exploitation of women, to crimes and social […]