Issues/Policy

If you are a keen observer of political developments of Edo and (to some extent), Ondo states, you would have come to two or three painful realisations lately. The first is that politicians in Nigerians […]

One of the earliest objections we encountered from our opponents when we entered the organized Marxist political activism in the early post-Civil War years was the one built around the thesis that Marxism, our ideology, […]

If you’re thinking that the racial tensions in the USA that has sparked multiple demonstrations around the world does not concern you, then you are wrong. The Black people being chased, maltreated, disenfranchised, maligned, lynched […]

Many human beings are rightly condemning the asphyxiation of George Floyd to death over what must have been a painful and agonizing death as he shouted: “I can’t breathe” and called on his dead mum […]

Rape is a moral crime in every decent society. Raping any woman is morally repugnant and no reason can ever be adduced to atone for the crime. Rape ought to be treated seriously by the […]

Former Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode said President Muhammadu Buhari’s backing for Victor Giadom as the acting chairman of the All Progressives, does not bode well for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. In a tweet on Wednesday, FFK […]

I’ve watched a 15 year-old breastfeeding a child of about 10 months. The girl was said to have been raped by her step-father, and her mother, out of shame and stigmatisation, dumped her daughter and […]

The story of this pandemic is far from over, and Africa’s leaders and citizens must continue to chart a course that protect lives as it rebuilds economies. Still, the continent’s performance so far is an […]

Continued from Tuesday Given the intransigent stance of the “Make America great again’’ crooner and current president of the United States, Donald Trump, who invoked the callous ‘‘Law and Order’’ caudillos, the stage appears to […]

jideojong@yahoo.com 08077787701 On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, Nigeria’s war against corruption claimed an eminent personality. Nigerian Army’s general court-martial found Hakeem Oladapo Otiki, a Major General due to retire this year, guilty of corruption charges […]

lekansote@yahoo.com 08050220816 (SMS only) It looks like the fury of those who detest the literal kneeling on the neck of George Floyd by officer Derek Chauvin, and the metaphorical kneeling of whites on the neck […]

Ordinarily, when the commander-in-chief gives marching order to his security chiefs, you expect something drastic to happen. And this is what Nigeria is to expect in the next few days, weeks and possibly months in […]

In Nigeria, the Senate President is the head of the National Assembly and assisted by the Deputy Senate President. The Senate President and his Deputy also work with the Principal Officers in the house including […]

It is no surprise that within a short period in the office, Nami has been able to get the FIRS back on the trajectory of growth. Since his assumption of office late last year, the […]

The test of our mettle to fight affluenza with the same energy as we will seek a vaccine for COVID-19 is a matter of survival. The voting public, rediscovering birdsong and flowing streams in urban […]

Allowing government officials to have near-total discretion over unmonitored funds creates an atmosphere ripe for undetected abuse. And only legislative reform at the state level will prevent the corrupt misuse of civil asset forfeiture funds. […]

If we must address the problem of rape in Nigeria, we must adopt a holistic approach which should include paying attention to the way and manner women are portrayed in the media through pop culture. […]