In the wake of the offseason governorship election of November 16 in Bayelsa and Kogi states, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in conjunction with other concerned stakeholders, has resumed conversation on how to make […]
The controversy being generated by the proposed hate speech bill by Nigeria’s senate is well deserved and not surprising. If anything, by its desire to make hate speech a capital offence, one is left in […]
Nigeria is a killer of dreams indeed. It is not news to hear of how people who failed to succeed in the country that declares herself as the ‘Giant of Africa’ but perform exceedingly well […]
As the country heads to the end of the year, President Muhammadu Buhari is declaring war on open defecation with the signing of Executive Order 009 on Wednesday November 20, 2019 which is titled, “The […]
Tayo Oke, drtayooke@gmail.com When it comes to big fishes, they do not come any bigger than the former Abia State Governor (1999-2007), a former presidential candidate (2007), now, Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, […]
moody’s Investors Service, a global credit rating agency, last week downgraded Nigeria’s sovereign rating due to what it described as the increasing fragility of the country’s public finances as regards to the dependence of the […]
It is neither a bad idea for the Federal Government to take measures aimed at bolstering the total revenue accruable to its purse, nor is it ignoble or less productive for its Ministries, Departments and […]
After beating Lagos traffic, I finally arrive at a place Google Maps called Iju Train Station — it looked nothing like a train station. To the right was a middle-aged woman selling adequately roasted plantain, popularly known […]
Babatunde Fowler, former chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), requested for an extension of his tenure before President Muhammadu Buhari announced his replacement, TheCable can report. Buhari appointed Muhammad Nami, a tax consultant, […]
That every society, whether in the developing or advanced economies of the world, face all manners of challenge in their dynamics and evolution cannot be over emphasised. However, the truth is many of these challenges […]
Sonala Olumhense (Sonala.Olumhense@gmail.com) For several weeks in something that looked like a Nollywood movie, the Nigerian government flagrantly defied the courts, refusing to release political activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore. There were people who thought […]
Recently, a video of a woman violently confronting a security officer who turned back her daughter at the gate of Queen’s College, Lagos went viral. In the said video, the mother of the student was […]
It is not easy stepping into the shoes of a highly accomplished colleague. The late Henry Boyo – economist, intellectual gadfly and entrepreneur – passed away on Monday, November 18. Unlike my humble self, Boyo […]
This is 20 years of Nigeria’s experiment with civil rule which aspires to be a full-blown democracy. The current dispensation is founded on the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), being […]
The ninth Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria made history on Thursday, December 5, with the passage of the 2020 Appropriation Bill into law, thereby fulfilling the promise of the legislature to return the […]
tingles@punchng.com 08139149577 (SMS only) This is an exchange between a reader and me. Something I feel touches on the ‘bedroom aspect’ of most relationships of these days. Read her first: It’s about my fiance. We […]
The Nigerian Bar Association has demanded the immediate suspension of the Director-General of Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, over the style used in rearresting Omoyele Sowore in court premises. Operatives of the DSS had […]
On June 12, 2018, Joshua Dariye, former Plateau State governor and senator, huddled in the dock awaiting the verdict of fate for pilfering N1.6bn public funds at a high court of the Federal Capital Territory. […]
Looking now at this nearly 40-year old “exchange” between Tai Solarin and myself, it strikes me that I could myself not have realised its full import. Tai Solarin said only a Revolutionary Party could dislodge […]
Rote-learning remains the dominant teaching method in many African countries. To become innovation-focused, young Africans need to acquire critical thinking skills early on. It is not as difficult as it may seem… Pre-recorded classes by […]
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