Issues/Policy

‘If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.’ ~ John Lewis ‘Our lives begin to end the day we become silent […]

A friend who knows how passionately I love Nigeria and want to see Nigeria develop recently sent to me a forwarded message which did not carry the name of the author. After reading the write […]

The symbolism of blood in Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings’ name must have terribly scared the Nigerian Army. So also the “baboon drenched in blood” picture of the July 29, 1966 mutiny-turned coup codenamed Operation […]

As the spate of insecurity in Nigeria continues to wax stronger, President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday, while celebrating Sallah with his family and aides inside the comfort of the Presidential Villa, that Nigerians indeed know […]

There is outrage in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, following the alleged killing of a security guard at Ebenezer Primary School by operatives of the Department of State Services during an argument. The incident was said to […]

Mallam Mamman Daura, President Muhammadu Buhari’s confidant, is someone who speaks just once in a blue moon. He hardly grants media interviews or appears at public events. Only a few Nigerians can point him out […]

Nigeria is the collective heritage of about 200 million people of diverse ethnic backgrounds and tongues. There are over 250 ethnic nationalities spread across the country. Nigeria does not belong only to the Igbo, the […]

Kaduna State is a microcosm of Nigeria. Following thirty years of a fissiparous process of state creation, the political map of majorities and minorities has been complexified by the creation of numerous new majorities and […]

…we can join the rest of the world in a post-COVID-19 era in which the future has been re-defined by seeking sincere minders of ‘Brand Nigeria.’ It is important to note, however, that the national […]

Apart from going to church every Sunday and surrendering to the Catholic church’s century-old worship rituals observed in Latin, my dad was hardly an overly religious man. I remember being in this one prayer session […]

The sudden departure of Ismaila Isa Funtua from earthly life came as a shock. Yes, hardly does death give anyone notice that it would soon come calling or it is already by the door seeking […]

Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has asked the presidential probing the agency under his watch to explain why people who are being tried by the EFCC have […]

Stella Immanuel, the Nigerian-trained US doctor who claimed she treated 350 COVID-19 patients, is insisting that chloroquine can cure the disease. Immanuel had come under criticisms after a video where she made the claim went […]

The Nigerian President is different things to different people, depending on the prism from which he is being considered. To some people, Muhammadu Buhari is a father figure. At 77 years old, he qualifies. To […]

This debate over hydroxychloroquine, Zithromax and zinc as a cure for COVID-19 is really getting me confused. I am just trying to check out the facts as I know them. Let me start with the […]

Governor Nyesom Wike’s experience in the political arena keeps him in good stead to know a bad, unsaleable political product. If he tells you that a particular politician is a bad product that cannot be […]

The PUNCH editorial entitled, The world should stand with Hong Kong (July 19), is a grave concern to me because the article has no factual basis. Since its return to the motherland from the United Kingdom in […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, recently wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari listing several allegations against Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This kick-started […]

I write in response to the article by Abimbola Adelakun entitled, “Osinbajo: Beyond the nostrum”, published on Thursday, July 16, 2020, in The PUNCH newspapers. While the writer acknowledged at the beginning that the allegations “made by […]

The Nigerian Government’s decision to reopen schools for students in exit classes and allow the country participate in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is a welcome development. It is also heartening […]