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Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Issues/Policy
Abbo As Metaphor By Gabriel Amalu
Senator Elisha Cliff Abbo, representing Adamawa North, should hide his head in shame. But more importantly, the senator should be charged to court for assault; and the victims he assaulted should also bring an action […]
Travel
Seven Countries Nigerians Can Visit Without Visa
Traveling for Nigerians increasingly requires adequate planning. With Nigerian passport ranking 83rd in freedom to travel across the world, acquiring a visa is always difficult and strenuous. However there are visa-free countries accessible to all […]
Issues/Policy
Busola’s Equivalent By Sam Omatseye
Questions will linger, even when it seems the cause celebre is over. No affair of the heart, especially where sex roils, ever fades into the grave. Even when it is only suggested, without a scintilla […]
Issues/Policy
Muslim Group, MURIC, Asks Buhari To Stop 2019 Big Brother Naija Show
The Muslim Rights Concern has written a petition to President Muhammadu Buhari calling on him to ensure that the Federal Government stops the airing of the 2019 edition of the reality television show, Big Brother […]
Travel
Nigeria Excluded As South Africa Grants Ghana Visa-Free Entry
Nigeria was not listed among the seven countries recently granted visa free entry by South Africa. This addition follows the country’s new e-visa system which will be launched in November. In a statement on Thursday, […]
Politics
Can An Illiberal Political Class Usher In A Social Democracy?, By Dapo Olorunyomi
The puzzle that elects itself for insight now is what resources are available to the Nigerian political class in its current preparedness to execute a democratic project? Talking then of insights, the bottom-line for…the Nigerian […]
Issues/Policy
Salute To The Duke of Possibilities By Waziri Adio
Love him or loath him, you can’t take one thing away from Prince Nduka Obaigbena: his phenomenal pluck. The word “impossibility” simply doesn’t exist to him. So, he dares where most will dither. He throws […]
Issues/Policy
Dubai: ‘Americanism’ Under the Arabian Sun, By Jimanze Ego-Alowes
…to the extent that Dubai is a miracle, is the extent that is accounted for by the structures at play and not the parties at work. It is this internal structure or software, that is […]
News
How MC Oluomo Lost Lagos NURTW Chairmanship To Odugunle
It is no longer news that the National Treasurer for Lagos chapter of the National Road Union Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya, better known as MC Oluomo, lost his bid to succeed the outgoing chairman of […]
News
Buhari: Those Who Will Make My Ministerial List
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will no longer nominate people he does not personally know for ministerial positions. In a maiden meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly, Buhari also said that only those […]
Issues/Policy
Ruga: The Steps Not Taken By Dan Agbese
I would imagine that two things would have happened by now with the suspension of the Ruga, acronym for Rural Grazing Area, plan by President Buhari. One, the temperature generated over the controversy would dip, […]
Issues/Policy
Salute To Our Troops By Tony Afejuku
The grand finale of the 2019 Army Day Celebration and Combat Support Arms Training Week (ADC-CSATNW – my abbreviation) ended last week. Not being a soldier, I will not pretend that I understood/understand in toto […]
Issues/Policy
Restructuring: When One House Is Better Than Two! By Abdulrazaq Magaji
Throughout his sojourn at the National Assembly, former senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki never saw anything immoral in expending one-quarter of the federal budget on fuelling the false lifestyle of lawmakers and their hangers-on. In […]
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Religion
LEAMSP Promotes Academic Excellence of Muslim Children By Shakirah Adunola
League of Muslim School Proprietors (LEAMSP) has solicited for support of parents and government to promote academic excellence in Muslim children. The group, at the just concluded 2019 LEAMSP quiz competition organized by Lagos branch […]
Editorial
Guardian (NG): Foreign Airlines Are Complaining Again
It is a bad news item that foreign airlines are again raising safety concerns about our airports after a long period of perceived stability in the sensitive industry. The foreign airline operators are apparently concerned […]
Government
No Plan To Increase Pump Price, Says NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has dismissed reports that it is planning to increase the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) better known as petrol. In a statement, Ndu Ughamadu, group general manager, group […]
Government
FG Cancels ALL Foreign Printing Contracts For Nigerian Passports
President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled all e-passport printing contracts abroad, saying that it will now be the sole responsibility of the Nigerian Security Printing & Minting Company (NSPMC). Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president […]
Economy
REVEALED: Lagos Revenue In 2018 Was Higher Than That of The Entire South-East
The total revenue received by the Lagos state government in 2018 was higher than what was received by the entire south-east region. The south-east region consists of five states namely: Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and […]