Issues/Policy

The plight of the Niger Delta has never been worse than it is now. They are a lot poorer than ever before. The people are restless, nearer revolt; the low-level insurgency is gone. The original […]

BY MACK OGBAMOSA If there was anyone who prepared himself adequately for his life’s career, it was Prince Tony Momoh. After attending a teachers’ training college in his early life to train as a teacher, […]

I had a good laugh when I read the reply to an anti-vaccine tweet by a lady wearing medicated glasses. She had declared: “You CANNOT have FAITH in God and still take this vaccine. If […]

I was asked on a recent TV interview by Rev Fr George Ehusani how ordinary people who are busy working in their offices could ever find the time to get registered to vote and collect […]

Of all the good news that came from the restrained face of President Ramaphosa, last Monday, the most welcome was the nomination of Cuba for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, 2021. South Africa must be […]

The other day, our no-nonsense President, Muhammadu Buhari surveyed the land on which he has sown in due, sorry six planting seasons, juxtaposed his numerous achievements with the usual criticisms of the elite and then […]

How Mesut Ozil despite his past fantastic contributions to the Arsenal side was frozen out of the team in 2020/21 is still the subject of much debate. Even at its nadir a few months back […]

I write this article to bring to the attention of Nigerians, the demise of Professor Adetokunbo Olumide Oluwole Lucas, an unassuming Nigerian who brought glory to the country and the black race in the field […]

Whenever we have one of those episodic security crises like the Katsina school abductions, Lekki shootings, standoff in Ondo over forest reserves and the skirmishes in Igangan area of Oyo, I think of Yemi Osinbajo. […]

Recently, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun inaugurated the construction work of a juice production company in the state. At the event, the Timi of Ede, His Royal Majesty, Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal, […]

Apart from his scholarly activities at Odo-Otin Grammar School, Okuku, in the 60’s, the young Prince Olagunsoye Adedapo Oyinlola was more of a hunter. Usually in the midst of friends on a hunting expedition, he […]

There is some sense in which the Buhari presidency appears to have set a standard of communication, which is familiarly remote. The absence of polish runs as the essential weakness of an administration which has […]

On Tuesday, January 26, 2021, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele addressed the first press conference in the year where he unfolded the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) […]

By Mike Ozekhome, SAN, I DON’T agree with this, even if my view is unpopular. Afterall, I am not in any popularity contest with anyone. How best states can tackle this issue of insecurity: some […]

It is no longer news that the Finance Act (2020), which was signed into law on 31st December, 2020 by President Muhammadu Buhari, came into effect on January 1, 2021. What is trending news now, […]

The order of the Ondo State Governor was misconstrued and misrepresented by a section of the media. He only ordered those occupying the Forest Reserves in Ondo State illegally to quit. 5. Criminals should be […]

You should stand firm (on COVID-19 vaccines). Vaccinations are dangerous. If the white man was able to come up with vaccinations, he should have found a vaccination for Aids by now; he would have found […]

It is hoped the fatalities from COVID-19 may gradually be on the decline following the development of vaccines against the virus. Economies have been shut down, hundreds of thousands from across the world have been […]