Issues/Policy
What If Donald Trump Wins a Second Term?
This question would appeal to so many people at so many levels. For Americans of all hues, it is a fundamental question that goes to the very heart of what it means to be American […]
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
MEDIA
Online Media Will Be Regulated, Says Lai
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says online news platforms will soon be regulated. The minister said this on Thursday in Abuja when he inaugurated a seven-man committee set up to implement reforms in […]
Government
Lagos Assembly Considers Issuing Warrant For Ambode’s Arrest
The Lagos state house of assembly on Thursday threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on Akinwunmi Ambode, former governor of the state, and four ex-commissioners. This decision followed two preliminary reports presented by two […]
News
BREAKING: Lagos Assembly Threatens To Arrest Ambode
The Lagos State Assembly on Thursday threatened to arrest the former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode. The threat followed the presentation of preliminary reports by two ad hoc committees set up by the House […]
Issues/Policy
Bad Road Paved With Good Intentions By Dare Babarinsa
When was the last time you drove for five kilometres on a good road in Nigeria? For me, I cannot remember, especially the so-called Federal roads. It seems as of now that all the Federal […]
Issues/Policy
Attorney-General Adoke and The Burden of Memory – Part 2 By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
After his encounter with President Jonathan, “the President looked genuinely surprised and promptly withdrew his assent”, whereupon he directed the Attorney-General “to prepare a memorandum elucidating all the issues…. raised and why he would have […]
Health
Scientists Discover ‘Cure’ For Cervical Cancer
Researchers at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, have discovered a way of using gene-editing technology to eliminate cervical cancer tumours. The study, which was carried out on mice, could place Australia as the first country […]
Health
Experts Raise Hope On Childhood Cancer Survival Rate In Nigeria By Onome Ighomafe
Medical experts have raised hope on the increased chances of childhood cancer survival rate provided that the patient presents early and follow treatment through with the needed support. A haematologist/oncologist, at the Lagos University Teaching […]
Security
Guardian (NG): State Police, Not Community Police Facade
For the umpteenth time, the issue of police service within the context of devolution of powers in a federation came up again the other day with some double speak on what the current administration actually […]
Government
Buhari’s Bombshell: International NGOs Scamming Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari accused the international NGOs working in the theatre of war in the North East of scamming Nigeria and their donors, in that their impact in addressing the humanitarian problems in the region […]
Politics
Fayemi: We Can Do Away With Senate
Kayode Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti state, says Nigeria can scrap the senate as all the country really needs is a unicameral legislature. Speaking at the just concluded 25th edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit […]
Tribute
A Tribute To Mbiti, Father of Theology of African Religion By Francis Anekwe Oborji
Prof. John S. Mbiti (1931-2019), in the introduction to his seminal book, “African Religions and Philosophy”, published in 1969, wrote: “Although many African languages do not have a word for religion as such, it nevertheless […]
Education
LASU: Arresting The Drift Towards Authoritarianism By Adewale Agbaje
The continued spate of degeneration in academic administration in the form of widespread infractions and impunities by management and Governing Councils in many universities across Nigeria is indeed disturbing and precarious for the country’s University […]
News
Nigerian-Born Professor Resigns After Spending $243k Research Grant On Strip Clubs, iTunes In US | TheCable
Chikaodinaka Nwankpa, a professor of Nigerian origin, has resigned after it was discovered that he spent $242,390 research funds in strip clubs and iTunes purchases. According to a statement released by the eastern district of […]
Issues/Policy
UNILAG ‘Cold Room’ as a Metaphor By Tayo Ogunbiyi
Before now, the common perception of a cold room in our country is that of a storage facility for frozen food and drinks such as fish, turkey, chicken, yogurt, ice cream and many others. However, […]
Issues/Policy
Still On The LAWMA Blue Box Initiative By Folashade Kadiri
Recently, the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, launched the Blue Box programme, aimed at promoting the culture of waste sorting at the point of generation. The launch of the innovative scheme represents a milestone in […]
Issues/Policy
Political Corruption and Governance Problems In Nigeria (2) By Kayode Oladele
The history of political corruption and governance in Nigeria is replete with episodes that range from the commendable to the most absurd. Yet, the struggle against corruption and the quest for good governance have been […]
Editorial
Punch: Rethink Highway Tolls Plan
DESPERATE to expand its flagging revenue profile, the Federal Government is at an advanced stage of re-introducing highway tolls. Amidst economic turbulence, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, unveiled the Muhammadu Buhari administration’s […]
Issues/Policy
Imperative of Strengthening Legislative Performance By Jide Ojo
jideojong@yahoo.com 08077787701 Last Thursday, October 3, 2019, in Abuja, the Centre for Legislative Engagement of the Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth & Advancement better known as YIAGA Africa, a non-governmental organisation, publicly presented the “Scorecard […]
Editorial
Punch: Curb Debt Appetite, Seek Investment
DESPITE strident calls to curb its increasingly unnerving appetite for debt, the Federal Government’s three-year spending plan, beginning 2020, envisages an additional N4.6 trillion borrowing. Should the 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework move according to […]