Issues/Policy

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 […]

On November 6, the Chinese launched successfully its Sixth Generation Communication Satellite (6G) way ahead of the West and in a context of an unrelenting controversy over the fifth-generation Communication Internet Technology (5G) and its […]

Minister of (not for) Education, Prof. Adamu Adamu, sparked a controversy last week. He said some Nigerian graduates could neither read nor write. Some reports indicated that the minister referred to many graduates, not some. […]

Last week, the National Population Commission announced that Nigeria’s population estimate had moved up to 206 million. The country’s population growth rate is put at about 2.6 per cent. In the last four years, Nigeria […]

drtayooke@gmail.com Pension funds, by definition, are monies put aside on behalf of employees, which are then paid to them in monthly instalments upon retirement from full-time work. For millions of retirees, it’s the only source […]

The continuous ingestion of drugs through a life time is challenging. They may simply deny their status if in stable state, or may be depressed, simply forget or traveled out. The patients need to be […]

I called Mr Kabiru Yusuf, Publisher of the Daily Trust and newly minted President of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of the Nigeria (NPAN) very early last Saturday. I wanted to know if the news that […]

As the Christmas and New Year festivities draw near, millions of people will travel home to join their kits and kin. Mass movement of people from the North and South-West to the South-East is a […]

Nigeria is an exceptionally intolerant country – religion-wise. In fact, the country is next to Iran on the religious intolerance threshold. You could get killed, threatened, hounded, harassed and victimised for going against the religious […]

Less than 48 hours after the allegations of his sexcapades with teenagers in his church went viral, Timi Adigun, the coordinator of MINE Teenage Ministry and pastor at The Ark Church, has said he was […]

The year 2020 will enter the annals of American history as one of the most memorable in presidential elections. It has been a high point in Trump’s four-year attempt to turn the country into a […]

Not many people know Felix Femi Ajakuye, the current “substantive Catholic Bishop of Ekiti.” As a matter of fact, very many people, very, very many of our compatriots outside the Catholic Church and faith, and […]

Just a few weeks ago, the global community of Africanists and African scholars woke to the very sad news of the demise of a world-renowned scholar, Peter P. Ekeh (1937-2020). There is no serious scholar […]