Issues/Policy

I would like to overlook the gloom in the land of my birth today so that I can revisit an emerging significant story again about Borno State where the governor continues to inspire his people […]

What a year. WhatAyear. What. A. Year. Muddled and fragmented. Masked up and washed up. It was a tasteless year, the year we could barely smell the coffee, the year humanity was severely fatigued. It […]

Matthew Kukah, bishop of Sokoto Catholic diocese, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of nepotism. In his Christmas message on Friday, the bishop said there could have been a coup if a non-northern Muslim president does […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, has asked Mathew Kukah, bishop of Sokoto Catholic diocese, to refrain from stoking the embers of hatred. In a statement issued on Saturday, the minister said a religious leader who […]

Man without Allah. Why my emotions and thoughts muster in my creative bent the subject at hand today of all days is a journalistic or intellectual experience or inspiration I cannot vouch for. But let […]

Is Christmas not the most celebrated and popular religious festival in our today’s world? Christmas ranks higher than other religious festivals in popularity because Christians and non-Christians alike celebrate the Christmas festival. From New Delhi, […]

Last week Thursday, a group of politicians converged at the presentation of a book about former President Goodluck Jonathan. While there was nothing quite out of the ordinary about the gathering, there was still an […]

According to the Constitution of Nigeria, her motto is “Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress.” It also states that one of the responsibilities of her citizens is to “make positive and useful contribution to the […]

This president refuses to be a champion, needed to enhance the change mantra of his party. He missed a golden chance to speak to Nigerians on the state of the nation when he was given […]

The governing party, All Progressives Congress, is dealing with many challenges and may be counting on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to help address some of them. In many occasions, the VP has stepped in to […]

The Chairman of defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, who reportedly collapsed in the court of Justice Okon Abang the other day, provides a good reason for the gang of Nigerian governors to resist […]

aadelakun@punchng.com On Friday, hundreds of schoolchildren were abducted in Kankara, a community in Katsina State. As of the time of writing this, more than 300 of those schoolchildren were still reportedly missing. This shameful development […]

Executive subterfuge is now an established act of the Presidency and the myriad of lower-level government agencies that answer to the Presidency. Discerning minds knew all along that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), […]

On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, a very sad incident which will certainly last long in the minds of Nigerians occurred at the Lekki area of Lagos State. It was the incident of peaceful unarmed Nigerian […]

The Boko Haram war after 11 years of fighting has claimed 400,000 to 50,000 lives and left Nigeria in a devastated state. The insurgency may last for another 20 years, says the army chief, which […]

If only more Nigerians knew this President. If only they knew the essential Buhari, the quintessential patriot, and gentleman, they would behave differently, handle him with more care, and show him more kindness. Yes, everyone […]

Dear aviation minister, congratulations on the successful reopening of the nations’ airspace after months of COVID-19 imposed lockdown. The Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19, of which you are a member, did well with the safety […]

History teaches us about past events. It answers questions of ‘how’ ‘where’ and ‘when’ did events occurred. The essence of seeking answers to such questions is nothing more than to reflect and avoid repeating the […]

As he marks today, December 17 as his birthday, Muhammadu Buhari, driver of change and mobiliser of voters continues in his role as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, leading by setting […]

Ask for a President beleaguered from all sides, and I’ll show you Muhammadu Buhari, the ramrod straight man from Daura, in Katsina State, who turns 78 today. In the build up to the 2015 presidential […]