Issues/Policy

’Tunji Ajibade(tunjioa@yahoo.com) Ethnic defenders are free to express their views on national issues. However, when persons of Yoruba origin cast other ethnic groups as devils, they don’t represent my view, and I believe, that of […]

At times, life is hard, as hard as crucible steel. It has its bleak and painful moments. Like the ever-flowing waters of the river, life has its moments of drought and its moments of floods. […]

Mr. Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, was recently quoted as saying that only a magician could fix the power problem in the country. He probably meant it as a cynical joke. But as […]

Reflecting on the mind-boggling anxiety of our security agencies over the activities of would-be revolutionaries in our midst is fast becoming an instinctive habit in Nigeria. Of course, the degree of indulgence and consequent proceedings […]

Depression may start in the brains of children as young as seven – and warning signs could predict future emotional problems, a study suggests. For many people with depression, symptoms such as anxiety and lack […]

Let me start by saying that the governors who signed the outrageous pension laws after the expiration of their tenures represent the most irresponsible, callous and shameless scams in Nigeria as we know it and […]

Fola Ojo (willieojo@yahoo.com) She defied the bitingly cold weather of the US Midwest Coast as she came visiting from Nigeria for Christmas. After the Sunday worship service, she waited to talk. It was a lengthy […]

gregodogwu@yahoo.com 08063601665 “I am disappointed with the result of COP 25. The international community lost an important opportunity to show increased ambition on mitigation, adaptation and finance to tackle the climate crisis” – Antonio Guterres, […]

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 […]