Issues/Policy

Xenophobia did not start in South Africa and it will not end in South Africa. Nigeria now a victim, has aggressively indulged in xenophobia before. The worsening economic situation in most countries of the world […]

It is very interesting the way rice sneaked its way into our menus, and became a must for every family, every party, and a great consumer of foreign exchange! Rice which we used to eat […]

When I got a call from a concerned Nigerian lamenting that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state had pulled down the house of Senator Bukola Saraki, I knew truth had become a casualty in the […]

“There is a structural defect. It is even worth reconstructing the whole of the structure” –Mr Rawlings Agada, Director of Information, National Assembly (The PUNCH, Monday, December 30, 2019) “I am a member of the […]

Like before, uncertainties and tensions continue to envelope Nigerians as they throng churches and mosques to thank ‘God’ for making them “crossover” into 2020. Being thankful to the Supreme Being is anchored on the fact […]

“The Honorable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, H.E. Chief Timipre Sylva has declared 2020 as the year of Gas for the Nation”, the news piece started. What amazing news! And certainly long overdue. As […]

The long history of smuggling of legal and illegal items across Nigeria’s artificial and often porous borders is pervasive and well known. To curb the flooding of the Nigerian market with good, check smuggling and […]

What recently happened in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka over the palaver of Witches and their Witchcraft parodies a similar but more macabre tragedy in history which led to the eclipse and final dissolution of […]

It is in the nature of human societies for minions to feel morally bound to please the oga at the top. This is called loyalty. It obliges the minions to hunt for the enemies of […]

Not long ago Yinka Odumakin, a columnist of Vanguard, reported JP Clark’s query relating to our country-people’s attitude to reading. JP Clark, one of our super eminent and super illustrious professors, writers and intellectuals, queried […]

The dying days of 2019 saw my passage to the East, Onitsha, in Anambra State, precisely. Was I looking for the wise men from the East, who had brought gifts to the baby Jesus born […]

A crucial phase for Lagos State in the past year was the change in political leadership that ushered in Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu and Dr. Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat as governor and deputy governor respectively. Central […]

Dictators cannot survive for long without repressing and oppressing the people and buttering up security agencies. General Muhammadu Buhari is behaving no differently. My predictions for General Muhammadu Buhari’s 2020 Nigeria are based on the […]

There are two basic questions that must be answered by all of us Nigerians. One, do we want to remain as one country, Nigeria? Two, if the answer is yes, under what conditions? Chief Bola […]

In 2014, Nigeria experienced an outbreak of Ebola virus disease. In our country where warm greetings are the norm, Ebola changed our reality as people no longer shook hands or hugged. Several businesses and schools […]

On Wednesday, a video of Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, dancing on a cruise ship while on “medical trip” abroad trended on social media. In the video, Fayose was seen dancing Salsa with […]

When will Nigeria ever rise above the politics of association? When will an educated man in Nigeria become as important as the cattle herder from Niger regardless of ethnic identity? This is part of the […]

Given the robust response of Mr. Fasua, therefore, and incorporating his idea of maintenance budgeting into the overall trajectory, a purpose-driven budgeting is not only worth considering but can become impactful if more meaningful and […]

If you have ever entered this kingdom, your first lesson is to understand clearly that as a motorist, you have a god before whom you must bow and tremble. The second lesson is that you […]