Editorial

The declaration of a state of emergency on drugs and substance abuse by President Muhammadu Buhari is highly commendable. The craze for substance abuse in the country at present is worrisome and has reached a […]

CONFOUNDED by the failure of its previous initiatives to deploy cheaper credit to small businesses, the Central Bank of Nigeria is set to compound the problem. A plan unfolded by its Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to […]

I cannot wait to congratulate The Nation Newspapers, and then the (Nigerian) nation herself, for an invigorating decision on this year’s nominations for the ritual identification of individuals to whom honour belongs for the title […]

Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola’s outburst blaming the private sector operators the other day over the intractable poor power supply may have put paid to any glimmer of hope of a […]

Against popular expectations, President Muhammadu Buhari recently rejected the new amendments to the electoral bill that was resent to him for assent by the National Assembly. It was the fourth time the president has declined […]

Cruelly, the illusion of safety within the ranks of law enforcement agents in Nigeria is being shattered repeatedly. Fresh incidents indicate that the security agents – particularly the unarmed corps – are suffering terrible losses […]

SPEAKING on the Sunrise Daily programme on Channels Television this week, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari recently ordered the Statistician-General of the […]

In a bid to put an end to what has become an epidemic of shame on the campuses of institutions of higher learning in Nigeria, Justice Maureen Onyetenu of the Federal High Court in Osogbo, […]

We are concerned with ethnic relations induced by politics in Nigeria and its fallouts, and in particular the Igbo condition in Nigeria as a major victim of the fallouts and so we interrogate such issues […]

It is again that time of the season when people indulge themselves. While it is natural to merry during festivities it is absolutely necessary to do so with caution. As we move around town rejoicing […]

The Trump Administration recently announced a long-awaited new strategy towards Africa. It’s designed to be tougher in its selection of partners and to counter what is described as the “predatory” practices of China and Russia, […]

The growing profile of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has continued to receive favourable comments even from his erstwhile critics who are astounded by the steady pace of infrastructural and human development across the […]

Due to the recent happenings at Manchester United I felt this article, which was first published on November 17, 2018, will be appropriate at this time “The buck stops here” is a phrase that was […]

I thank the leadership of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Ekiti State chapter for their kind invitation to give this lecture. I am particularly pleased that I have been asked to talk about ‘Reclaiming our […]

Once again, world’s attention has been focusing on Nigeria, unarguably the giant of Africa and leader of the Black Race. The Presidential, National Assembly, governorship as well as State Assemblies electioneering campaigns have since commenced […]