Issues/Policy

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 […]

The inauguration of the Biden administration has generated much global interest. Its implications for Africa are highly anticipated. It helps, therefore, to examine United States’ current national context, the views of its leaders on Africa, […]

An old nursery rhyme makes a lot of speculations that even the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examining body will not dare speculate about. The rhyme makes conjectures like “If all the seas were […]

Universally, governments, companies, organisations and institutions deploy budgeting to forecast and regulate what they must do to satisfy the people and clients in order to achieve sustainable success. Budgets provide a measure of the financial […]

With nearly 100 million infections and over two million deaths, COVID-19 remains the greatest threat to public health and overall well-being all over the world. The well advertised vaccines produced in record time have not […]

How far away is Nigeria from the gates of hell? Here is one measure: Last Sunday, I published an article about Ebele Obiano, who is married to the Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano. Two […]

After dithering procrastination the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has pledged to commence the planned validation and registration of party members next week. Ever since the plan was first revealed last year […]

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), did well by ranching his cows. He should have used himself to preach the gospel of ranching now that he’s the President of the country, but he failed […]