Issues/Policy

Two pieces of literary works – Williams Stevenson’s thriller, Ninety Minutes at Entebbe and the film, The Last King of Scotland (2006) – plot the graph of the gradual emergence of despots. They were both x-rays of Ugandan despot, […]

Some people say Aba kyari was Mamman Daura’s foster child. Others say he was his boy while others that he was just his man. It does not really matter which was which and which was […]

A couple of weeks ago, FW de Klerk said that apartheid was not a crime against humanity. FW de Klerk was the last white president of South Africa. He it was who announced the release […]

We are in a battle against time to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. While tackling the Coronavirus pandemic has grabbed global attention, a new crisis that could claim a lot more lives is brewing in Africa: […]

There have been several Covid-19 matters miscellaneous to comment on at this time. More trees keep falling on trees and it has been intricate getting to identify which one has been on top at any […]

Sometime in 2019, I got a text message from Mallam Abba Kyari, the late chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, who was on a visit to the UK. It was very short: “Simon, I’ll […]

It was easy deciding to write this. At least with the current situation of the country brought by COVID-19 and the need for everyone, but those carrying out essential services to remain home, one’s mind […]

My brother, Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, once observed that those who believe do not need further explanation, and neither do those who have made up their minds […]

The ugly tale of taboo and atrocities inside the revered palace began early in August 2016. You could call it a shameful and indeed tragic drama in Idumuje-Ugboko Royal Theatre. The distinguished and indeed venerable […]

tunjioa@yahoo.com; Do doctors obey medical profession’s rule on how they earn a living at the expense of saving lives? Much as I appreciate the work medics do, the question is pertinent in view of the […]

I have known Kelvin for over three decades. A tall, sturdy and gangling personality, he is brave and daring. We attended same higher institution and I can readily attest to his audacious instinct. Indeed, in […]

On Monday, April 27, 2020, British oil and gas giant, BP, became the latest in a growing number of energy firms to declare a massive quarterly loss. Their loss was in the region of $4.4 […]

You have possibly watched the 1998 action-thriller film with the above title, starring Will Smith. It was the box office hit story about a group of people plotting to kill an American Congressman, and the […]

Suddenly, so suddenly, the world has changed, our lifestyles are re ordered, and things may never be the same again. Suddenly, so suddenly our political, economic and social realities have become disrupted. Never in recent […]

Amotekun: The six states of the Yoruba ethnic group of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recently demanded from Nigeria Government more power to control security in their region and despite the Nigeria Police Force, the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the implementation of the Steve Oransaye report that recommended a trimming of the Federal bureaucracy. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed gave the indication in an interview […]

These are certainly not the best of times for anyone with the title of leader anywhere in the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought challenges that test the capacity of the most knowledgeable in the […]

On Sunday afternoon, as I was about entering the car to drive off to work, my gate man, a likeable and well-mannered young man named James, walked up to me with some unsteady steps. It […]

Ordinarily, one should ignore the director of Muslim Rights Congress, Prof Ishaq Akintola. His predilection for inciting controversy via religious conspiracy, mostly for its own sake, makes him a public nuisance. However, we have been […]