Issues/Policy

In a normal circumstance, when an unwanted event became rampant, critical stakeholders have the responsibility of checking its causes and recommending lasting solutions to it. The rate at which early divorce happens these days is […]

On November 5, the Nigerian senate re-introduced: “Protection from internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill 2019” a bill seeking to regulate the use of social media in the country. The bill prohibits statements on social media […]

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, has described as embarrassing, the delay by the China Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation (CCECC) in completing the 10 railway stations along Lagos-Ibadan standard guage rail line. Amaechi said this […]

Nigeria is a country of so many ethnic nationalities and so has been striving to evolve a workable framework that harmonizes the often conflicting interests of these nationalities. As a result of our large population […]

After the United States of America obtained independence from Great Britain in 1789 through a war which saw the then thirteen colonies take up arms against and defeated the great army of King George III, […]

Truth be told, nobody has demoted President Muhammadu Buhari, a retired but not tired Army General now president. He ruled as an unelected military dictator from 1984 to 1985. After nearly 30 years in political […]

Two recent events that drew national attention could not have been more different or dramatic in their own ways. These issues will continue to bug the news headlines throughout the tenure of the President Muhammadu […]

The invasion of Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu’s court by operatives of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to rearrest the presidential candidate of African Action Congress in the February 2019 general election, Omoleye Sowore, has […]

It is said and believed that someone’s destiny can be deciphered from the onset of life. Whilst this may be termed a mere conjecture and not true of everyone, some people have their pathways in […]

Dwight Eisenhower was the four-star general of the United States army who went on to become the 34thpresident of the country after a blazing military career that saw him take charge of the Allied Forces […]

In case you missed it, last Thursday, December 12, 2019, the UK, whose full name is; the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, overwhelmingly voted for Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party whose […]

I am elated that discussions around cancer seem to be gaining ground and gradually coming to the fore. Cancer has been with us for decades, from the days of information darkness, through the days of […]

Last week, PUNCH took a stand to start using the military rank of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) in all its titles, as its reaction to Buhari’s dictatorial tendencies. In addition, the newspaper […]

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was in the news recently over his plan to grant amnesty to criminals operating in the state as a strategy to combat crime in the economic nerve centre of […]

A documentary by BBC Eye Africa has revealed how African women are trafficked to India and forced into sex to satisfy the demands of African men living in that country. The 13-minute video documentary revealed […]

Ango Abdullahi, acting chairman of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), says President Muhammadu Buhari is not serious about fighting corruption. Abdullahi spoke in an interview with journalists in Kaduna shortly after the opening ceremony of a […]

At a time Nigeria requires a robust conversation about its politics, economy, ethnic relations, unity, and indeed, future, the country’s over-indulged lawmakers, egged on by a president who is anything but a democrat, are placing […]

Nigeria’s democratically elected president turned military tyrant, Muhammadu Buhari, from all indications has turned Nigeria into an evil empire. Buhari has completely wiped out our democracy. All freedoms have been curtailed and contained. Judiciary and […]

In 1929 pipe borne water was introduced in Kano. At that time, many other parts of Northern Nigeria were large swathe of bush. According to historical records from Alkali Hussaini Sufi’s book “Musan Kammu”, after […]

My most recent published article, “Recalling Tai Solarin’s prediction”, which appeared in the first week of this month, ended with a series of questions. I reproduce four of them that are most relevant to this […]