Issues/Policy

This season of Miss Corona the Virus is proving to be an interestingly interesting season for us all. And throughout the Easter season stretching from Good Friday of the execution of Christ the King to […]

As the Covid-19 pandemic remains unrelenting, a large swathe of the country is under lockdown, some proclaimed by Federal Government, others pronounced by the respective state governors. It’s not exactly the best of times for […]

Usman Mohammed, managing director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says the federal government cannot provide free electricity to Nigerians. The TCN is owned by the federal government, while the distribution and generation sub-sectors […]

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is Africa’s premier development finance institution. It comprises three distinct entities: the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). On the […]

There is nothing better than the smell of money. It is one of life’s greatest enablers. In Nigeria, we go after money with all the vim and vinegar we can muster. You need it. I […]

But for the terrible reign and dictatorship of Coronavirus, there might have been a time it would have been considered impolite and unthinkable to refuse a hug or a handshake from a beautiful lady. However, […]

There are not many people who knew the world before the era of our father, Oba Kayode Sikiru Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebu-land, Ogbagba the second who has been on the throne since 1960. For […]

The extension of the lockdown for another 2 weeks by President Muhammadu Buhari is not a bad idea on account that other counties affected by the dreadful coronavirus contagion; codenamed Covid-19 are still under lockdown. […]

There is an alarming increase of cases of broad daylight robberies across Lagos. Everything from money to pots of stew are being stolen. This shows the current extent of hunger and desperation in the society. […]

In analytical report titled, “Ukanafun/Oruk Anam: wallowing in obscurity” in Daily Newswatch issue of July 29, 2013, the first paragraph offers a worrisome perspective. It stated that “The evaluation of many in Ukanafun Oruk Anam […]

As many people are now aware, the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in China rapidly permeated and profoundly changed the world. While this crisis is first and foremost a public health issue, which […]

lekansote@yahoo.com 08050220816 08023290735 (SMS only) Citizens of Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta, the region that produces the petro-dollar that contributes the most to the budgets of Nigerian governments, may vehemently disagree with the opinion that Lagos […]

Jide Ojo, jideojong@yahoo.com 08077787701 “Fellow Nigerians, follow the instructions on social distancing. The irresponsibility of the few can lead to the death of the many” — President Muhammadu Buhari in his second nationwide broadcast on […]

It is now about seven weeks since the dreaded coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic entered the shores of our nation. It has spread to about 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory with numbers of persons […]

The novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic is a global disruption with unprecedented geopolitical, health, economic and security implications. Although, the primary areas of concern are matters of health and public safety, the secondary implications this […]

The COVID-19 is an epidemic with its presence in nearly all the continents except perhaps the Antarctica. Ironically, there has been a conspiracy linking the COVID-19 to 5G technology. Such link is a mistaken belief […]

The conundrum: Do we sustain the lockdown to contain coronavirus and risk the upsurge of insecurity and citizens’ unrest or do we lift the restrictions and find other means of controlling the spread of COVID-19? […]