I am not a fan of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and let me make that categorically clear from this point. I would return to this later for my reasons. I sat in my corner observing […]
Early on in the coronavirus pandemic, Ghana received high praise for its containment measures but as lockdowns were lifted prematurely, that image has slipped away and cases have risen. As the country prepares for a […]
The future of Africa depends on the ability of all the countries on the continent to make democracy work. Strengthening African democracy will improve the continent’s development prospects. The alternative of authoritarian rule which seems […]
Omololu Soyombo, a professor of social sciences, has explained why he accepted to be the acting vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos in spite of the current controversy. In a statement issued on Friday, he […]
Wale Babalakin, pro-chancellor of the University of Lagos, has attributed the confusion over the removal of Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as vice-chancellor of the institution to ignorance of the function of the governing council. The governing council […]
The powers-that-be of Boko Haram have never had it so good. It’s as though they are in power. Who has not heard that 601 so-called repentant, sorry, I meant to write repainted, Boko Haram terrorists […]
With 20 years of democracy, warts and all, under our belt, why should the democratic ethos and temperament still be such scarce commodities among our politicians, the movers and shakers of the polity? Why should […]
Brethren! He was an eight year old young boy. He was found inside the mosque. Seated beside him was his younger sister. With palms opened up to the heavens, the young boy and girl were […]
A recent directive by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to landlords and property agents to charge 6% stamp duty on all tenancy and lease agreements has been criticised by many as grossly insensitive and […]
“There is no neutral ground on which one ought to stand in a time of tyranny. I believe an ambassador is an envoy not only to the government to which he or she is accredited […]
IF Nigeria were a society where ethnic bigotry and tribal dogmatism do not cheaply overrun and almost eviscerate commonsensical rational thinking and open-mindedness, the discussion about what region or geopolitical zone the next president should […]
In this nation, we habitually leave issues only to fight the shadows. There was a time most Nigerians agreed on the need to decentralise the nation’s security arrangement. We seem to have backed off. Now […]
Ireland has signed a memorandum of understanding with the federal government to return €5.5 million looted by Sani Abacha, the late head of state, to Nigeria. Helen McEntee, Ireland minister of justice and equality, said […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 21.7 million Nigerians are now unemployed. According to its Labour Force Statistics report released on Monday, the number of unemployed Nigerians went from 20.93 in 2018 to 21.76 […]
Femi Falana, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the N5 million fine imposed by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Nigeria Info 99.3 is illegal. The radio station came under sanction over an interview it […]
Some people have said that it is against the African culture to speak ill of the dead. That is far from the truth. In the past, Africans spoke ill of the dead and exposed the […]
Nigeria is making progress to reverse the United States suspension of the issuance of “immigrant visas” to Nigerian passport holders, President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday in Abuja. Receiving the report of the committee on Citizen […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to spend more on infrastructure across the country. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at the virtual inauguration of the new building of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), […]
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, has alleged that some world powers have refused to sell to Nigeria weapons needed to fight insurgency in the country. Mohammed made the comment when he featured on the News […]
The crisis rocking the University of Lagos (UNILAG) climaxed yesterday with the purported sack of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. In another twist, however, the embattled Ogundipe insisted he remained the vice chancellor of […]
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