As 2019 approaches and all our discourse has been taken over by the political mess we have found ourselves since independence. But there may yet be time for the more pertinent issue of why we […]
For some time in the early part of Nigeria’s Second Republic (1979-1983), several groups in the Nigerian Left debated what the movement’s relationship with the opposition People’s Redemption Party (PRP) should be. Several Leftists had […]
In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last—Horace Walpole (1717-1797) English writer and politician. If we go by what our politicians (the major presidential candidates notably) […]
Beware of what you consume on social media. That space is a theatre of the absurd. From matters of no consequence to serious issues, when trends break on social media, one is guaranteed an inventive […]
In a democratising social formation, the need to entrench democratic principles in practice cannot be over-emphasised. It becomes more compelling in times of electoral turnover and more so for a society that is anomic, afflicted […]
(This is the second part in a series to reivew the National Health Act. Read the first part here.) The failure by government to implement existing laws and policies is one of the major problems of […]
THE country’s most senior generals stumbled into an avoidable political storm recently by appearing at the public launch of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 re-election bid. Reactions to media photographs of the military service chiefs were […]
As we count down to Nigeria’s next general election which is 80 days away, I took it upon myself to unravel the mystery of the country’s electoral albatross and found out that legally, the framers […]
Even with crude oil price selling above the budget benchmark of $51 per barrel, the greatest risk to the 2018 budget is the significant shortfall in government actual receipts. As disclosed in the recently published […]
In a jingle that he produced ahead of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, a very close friend and confidant, but now the late Architect Sola Olugbesan, had said that Nigeria was “On the march […]
I read the investigative report of Samson Folarin in The PUNCH on “Visa-seeking Nigerian students lament sad experience at US embassy”. The major complaint is the refusal of student visa for a majority of applicants […]
Forthright, bold and upright, Prof. Ernest Ojukwu (SAN), popularly known as ‘teacher’ by his numerous admirers is a man who does not like to mince words when it has to do with legal education. He […]
The Head of Cooperation, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany in Nigeria, Christopher Wenzel, has said the German government has identified the need to address growing skill gap in Nigeria, particularly by providing necessary skills […]
Nigerians are the unkindest set of people on earth when it comes to dealing with each other. In fact, I unhesitatingly declare that Nigerians hate each other with an uncommon hatred. Look at it this […]
When governorship campaigns begin across the country on December 1, some campaigns will attract greater attention than others, and some governorship candidates will be more magnetic than others. In Lagos State, the country’s former capital […]
Following the Nigerian Civil War between 6 July 1967 to 15 January 1970, the Supreme Military Government under the leadership of General Yakubu Gowon launched its post-war 3Rs (Reconciliation, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction) agenda. This agenda […]
Olisa Metuh, a former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says his bank accounts have been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He is facing a seven-count of criminal breach of […]
After losing a record $2.1 billion in 30 days, Nigeria’s foreign reserve is on the rise again. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, seen by TheCable, showed that the nation’s reserve surged by over […]
“Iya Kabiru must be the luckiest woman in Nigeria today” “Who is that? I don’t know anybody so-called” “You don’t know Iya Kabiru? But you know Baba Kabiru?” “Do they know me?” “This is the […]
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Tuesday introduced levies on churches, mosques, and other business organisations in the state. These levies, according to the state government, were imposed as part of efforts to generate […]
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