Issues/Policy
Policing The Poor And The Securitised Elite
Policing The Poor And The Securitised Elite
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Politics
2019: Give Me Time To Decide To Run, Buhari Tells APC Govs
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night did not give a definitive answer to governors of All Progressive Congress (APC) who had requested him to declare his intention for 2019 presidential election. Instead, he told them […]
Issues/Policy
FLORIDA SHOOTING: Politicians, Others Slam Trump For Suggesting Teachers Should Carry Guns
President Donald Trump of the United States of America has been slammed for suggesting during a televised event at the White House that arming teachers could prevent more school shootings. Trump’s suggestion was criticised by […]
Issues/Policy
Muslims Burn Piles of Pampers Nappies And Call For A Ban Because Cartoon Cat’s Whiskers Printed On Them ‘Look Like The Arabic Spelling of Mohammed’ | DailyMall UK
Muslim protests in India are calling for a boycott of Pampers products after claiming to have seen the word ‘Mohammed’ in the face of a cartoon cat which appears on its nappies. The lines illustrating […]
Law
National Assembly Lacks The Power To Fix Election Dates
By Femi Falana Since the return to democratic rule in 1999, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has conducted the general elections on a two-tier or three-tier basis. Even though the national assembly had attempted […]
Politics
‘I Will Run For President In 2019’ — Fela Durotoye Joins Alliance For New Nigeria
Fela Durotoye, a consulting guru, leadership coach and public speaker, says he will be running for president, come 2019. The 46-year-old declared his intentions on Thursday, adding that he has researched all the national parties for a […]
Politics
APC Crisis Worsens As Tinubu Accuses Oyegun of Sabotaging ‘My Presidential Assignment’
A former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, has expressed concerns that his “presidential assignment” of reconciling the warring interests within the All Progressives Congress, APC, is being sabotaged by the party chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun. Mr […]
Video
Inhuman Prisons Call For Drastic Action | Punch
PRISONS in Nigeria are the antithesis of the primary basis for their existence. They are filthy, overcrowded, inhuman nests that breed criminals instead of penitent inmates. They convert human beings who are unlucky to spend […]
Issues/Policy
Is Nigeria A ‘Shithole Country’? (1) By Bedford N. Umez
On January 11, 2018, The Washington Post reported that during the White House meeting on Immigration Reform, President Donald Trump referred to African nations as “shithole countries”, and proceeded to ask the following questions: “Why […]
Sport
Why I Love Fanstastic Mikel Obi –Siasia
Former Super Eagles forward Samson Siasia has hailed Nigeria captain Mikel Obi labelling him a “fantastic lad”. Siasia made the assertion when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday. He said, “There […]
Aviation
We’ll Beam Searchlight On Dana Air, Others – FG
The Federal Government has said that it will beam its searchlight on Dana Air and other airlines operating in the country to ensure that Nigerians travelling by air are safe. The Minister of State for […]
Politics
Tinubu Has What It Takes To Resolve APC’s Crisis – Ajomale
Otunba Henry Oladele Ajomale, state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos state chapter, in this interview with select journalists speaks on the assignment given to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the […]
Aviation
Goodbye, Dana Airlines By Patrick O. Okigbo III
In the famous words of George W. Bush: “There’s an old saying in Tennessee – I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee – that says, fool me once, shame on – shame on you. […]
Issues/Policy
‘Catholic Church Doesn’t Run On Tithes, Has Never Taught That God’s Blessings Depend On Tithes’ By Sam Eyoboka
RETIRED Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, His Eminence, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie has warned the nation’s leaders to tread softly because there is anger in the nation, arguing that even leading members of the ruling All […]
Government
Corruption Getting Worse In Nigeria – Transparency International
LAGOS — Corruption is getting worse in Nigeria, according to the latest corruption perception index (CPI) released by Transparency International (TI) on Wednesday. While the country scored 27/100 and was ranked 136th in 2016, the […]
Issues/Policy
Senior Advocates Are Major Problem In The Anti-Corruption War — Prof Sagay
By Bartholomew Madukwe Professor Itse Sagay, SAN, is the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-corruption (PACAC). He is a former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Benin. In this interview, he […]
Security
State Police: Osinbajo, Governors’ Affirmation | Punch
With the Federal Government becoming increasingly clueless in the face of deadly security breaches, the long-rejected state police option is gathering momentum across the country. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has tabled unassailable arguments for its existence. […]
Education
Teachers’ Salary Arrears In 12 States | Punch
A labourer deserves his wages, is a time honoured maxim, which the Nigeria Union of Teachers is drumming into the ears of governors in 12 states with mountains of teachers’ salary arrears. Some states owe […]
Government
Why SON Should Not Be Kicked Out of Seaports By Greg Odogwu
Nigeria’s ranking in the list of countries according to their Ease of Doing Business index, formulated by the World Bank, has moved up by 24 points from 169th position on the 2017 ranking and also […]
Issues/Policy
Dear Senator Tinubu, Buhari Has Thrashed Us All!
On Tuesday, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of the erstwhile strongman of opposition politics, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, expressed her frustration at how her husband was “thrashed” by the President Muhammadu Buhari government he helped put […]