Nigerians below age 30 are obviously not old enough to know about the wonderful ruling party of the second republic known as the National Party of Nigeria (NPN). The elderly may also have forgotten much […]
The policy of encouraging Northerners to become professional soldiers bore fruit some years afterwards: some of the students Ibrahim Tako Galadima, Yakubu Gowon, Zakariya Maimalari and others, persuaded to enter the army, played significant roles […]
“Every country has the government it deserves.” Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821. (VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 80). Landing in America in August 1964 to start university education provided by US taxpayers, with American Government […]
Seven Nigerians have been elected into the United Kingdom’s parliament in the election held on Thursday. Two are representing the Conservative party and five the Labour Party. The winners are: Chuka Umunna representing Streatham, Bim […]
Right up to, and through the 1990s, it was anathema to discuss Biafra openly. It all began with the end of the civil war in 1970 and the attempts by the Federal government to suppress […]
The Nigerian Law School has released summary of its final examination results, with 28 per cent failing the exam. Olarewaju Onadeko, director-general, Nigerian Law School, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. […]
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex socio-political organisation of the Igbo, says northern youths asking the Igbo to leave the north should be treated like Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In an interview […]
If you want to determine if someone is physically alive, check his pulse. But if you want to determine if he is is spiritually alive, check his praise. I was sitting beside a girl on […]
The National Judicial Council has responded to the recent statement by President Muhammadu Buhari’s special assistant on prosecution, Okoi Obono-Obla, over the council’s decision to recall suspended judges. The NJC had on last Saturday, after […]
Shortly after assuming office, President Muhammadu Buhari reiterated his commitment to ensure compliance to the rule of law by all agencies of government under his administration. Four months after he was sworn in as president, […]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has reminded electricity consumers not provided with prepared meters by March 1 to stop paying electric bills presented by Distribution Companies (DISCOs) on the basis of estimated billing methodology. […]
When Umaru Musa Yar’Adua visited us at a newspaper, just before the 2007 general election, he stressed that good leadership would emanate from obedience to the rule of law. A president has no power outside […]
We are in that season again, aren’t we, when political tension is the major topic of discussion, day and night, in Nigeria. On the 50th anniversary of the declaration of Biafra, the Indigenous Peoples of […]
Abdallah Uba Adamu, a professor, is the vice chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN. In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Festus Owete, Ashafa Murnai and Ebuka Onyeji, he speaks on the institution’s […]
A former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, told Swiss investigators former Nigerian officials accused of bribery did no wrong and could not be prosecuted, a claim that shocked […]
Senate President Bukola Saraki says the 8th national assembly is the most open and transparent arm of government in the history of Nigeria. Saraki said this on Friday at a special plenary session to mark […]
The picture that was painted last weekend of the looming catastrophe that could engulf the nation was frightening. The venue was the Yoruba Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos and the event was the 2017 Ramadan lecture […]
Jones Onyereri, a member of the house of representatives, says Nigeria’s problem is not corruption but high interest rates. Onyereri, who is chairman of the house committee on banking and currency, said this on Friday […]
When some of us who are privileged to be members of the commentariat and who some refer to as public intellectuals took exception to the way and manner that the anti corruption war of this […]
A Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University, Illinois, United States of America, Richard Joseph, on Friday said despite the myriad of problems facing Nigeria, it should not contemplate breaking up. Joseph — whose research […]
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