Issues/Policy

Niran Adedokun; nadedokun@gmail.com More than ever before, Nigerians need to start to pay attention to the survival of its democracy, if they truly desire that system of government. As harmless as it seems to be, […]

Fans and supporters of Comrade Omoyele Sowore were agog with joy when he was released on Christmas Eve. Their joy knew no bounds as he will most likely be reunited with his family to spend […]

The ministry of justice in Saudi Arabia has prohibited marriage of persons under 18 years — while setting 18 years as the minimum age for marriage. According to Saudi Gazette, Walid bin Mohammed Al-Samaani, minister […]

On December 29, it will be exactly four years that you have been re-arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). Since that disheartening day in 2015, you have been clamped in […]

The indices of oppression include abuse of rights of citizens, constraints on freedom of expression and assembly, journalists physically attacked, arrested and judicially harassed, disruption of protests, use of restrictive laws to stifle dissent and […]

It is surprising that of many past joys that are now being forgotten across the world especially in Nigeria, the popular Christian festival known as Christmas celebrated to mark the birth of Jesus is also […]

Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, has described Femi Falana, human rights lawyer as a “formerly unsuccessful opposition candidate for governor of Ekiti state”. In a statement issued on Monday, the presidential spokesman alleged that Falana is […]

Donald J. Trump last week became just the third president to be impeached in the history of the United States of America. But every nation has its own Trump. That is someone who found himself […]

Jailed Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s hope of spending the Christmas with the family was dashed in Lagos today. A Federal High Court dismissed his request for bail, pending his appeal of a 12-year sentence passed […]

The ninth Nigerian Senate was inaugurated on June 11, 2019. Six months after, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and his colleagues have a lot to celebrate even if also some things to ponder on the […]

Anytime you visit a police station in Nigeria, you’re most certainly drawn to an inscription boldly pasted on their walls that “The police is your friend.” But the weight of that inscription is mostly thrown […]

Last week, the highly respected retired General Theophilus Danjuma, one-time ADC to former Head of State, late Major-General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi, former Chief of Army Staff, former Defence Minister, attended the ‘70 Years of Journalism’ event […]

Sen. Abdullahi Adamu has asked the Federal Government to ignore concerns in some quarters that the border closure was impacting negatively on the economy. Adamu, who is the Chairman Senate Committee on Agriculture, gave the […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) believes that the US government was rightly justified to have included Nigeria on a special watchlist for having “engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom”. CAN in […]

Nigerians rolled out the drums on 29, May this year to celebrate the two decades’ milestone in the country’s practice of civil rule. The country has witnessed a peaceful transition of power five times – […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday signed the 2020 national budget worth N10.59billion, about $29.2 billion, for a country of 200 million people, with some of the provisions such as the N37billion to renovate the National […]

A group of Europeans sat around a table with an inaccurate map of Africa and began to share out the pieces of the map. No Africans were invited since those who served tea didn’t count. […]

This week sets the tone for a time of goodwill, a season of love and triumph of the human spirit over the power of darkness. It is therefore not a time to read from the […]

The Niger Delta Development Commission is one of several interventionist agencies established by successive governments in Nigeria. According to the information gleaned from the website of the agency, the “NDDC was established in 2000 with […]

According to www.iom.int/migration-and-development, ‘’the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes that migration is a powerful driver of sustainable development, for migrants themselves and their communities. It brings significant benefits in the form of skills, strengthening […]