Issues/Policy

At least 1.534 trillion naira has been received by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) since its inception in 2001. This amount was allocated to the NDDC for expenditures on projects to reverse the huge […]

Let me make this categorically clear ab initio. This piece is about continuity. I have taken a decision to be this open from the outset to avert taking readers through needless interpretative exercise and in […]

Call it evil, despicable, horrendous, unlawful and pervasive, there’re yet no adjectives that can soothe the agony of a rape victim. For me, rape is the very worst crime there is. How on earth is […]

censoj@gmail.com; 08127235995 What is the value and meaning of democracy especially in the Nigerian context? What were the dreams and aspirations of a majority of Nigerians, including the activists who fought the military to withdraw […]

“A library of financial matters is shut down” – Bob Etemiku “Henry Boyo was the one we read to get a lay man’s interpretation of economic policies” – Khaleb Ogbonna sometime in December 2011, I […]

“You can’t shake hands with a clenched fist.” Indira Gandhi The vitriolic and caustic reaction of Bishop Abiodun Ogunyemi, the combative Bishop of the historic St. George’s Anglican Church Sabon Gari , Zaria to the […]

Tony Blair, former British prime minister says Britain is in a mess, accusing Labour and Conservative Parties of “peddling fantasies”. Britain is holding an election three years ahead of schedule because parliament was deadlocked over […]

Lagos, the Centre of Excellence, means a lot to many people. For some, it is the most viable State in Nigeria in terms of commercial activities. For others, it is home. However, Lagos is one […]

When in September, in the wake of Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians, Air Peace Limited Chairman, Allen Onyema volunteered to fly Nigerians in South Africa back home, the entire nation was awash with his praise. Nigerians […]

Uber was stripped of its licence to operate in London today after serious safety flaws with the company’s app allowed unauthorised drivers to pick up passengers. The US minicab company, which has almost 50,000 drivers […]

I read this epistle full of lies and half-truths by Lolu Aderogba, hoping he would tell us the real governance issues not being addressed by Governor Seyi Makinde. Alas, I was disappointed! Therefore, I am […]

There is only one thing that unites driving a ship through a terrible storm, marshalling an army for an offensive against the enemies and governing a state in ways that ensure the empowerment of the […]

As a young lady, I watched a relation of mine heal quickly from a gunshot injury because she was placed on a fruit and vegetable diet after being discharged from the hospital. I grew up […]

Minabere Ibelema mibelema@bellsouth.net In the more than 10 years I have been writing this column, I have never ceded it to anyone. Yet, I have just done that in this column for President Muhammadu Buhari. […]

In 2013, Air Peace airlines berthed in the fiercely competitive airspace in Nigeria. Not much was known about the CEO, Allen Onyema before the establishment of the airline which shot him to instant national fame. […]

Friday Musings with Ayo Olukotun “Let me again note with concern the need to uplift the values of loyalty, honesty, trust and integrity in our public service” —President Muhammadu Buhari, while presenting the ICPC Integrity […]

The past few days have witnessed a massive dissipation of opinions and counter-opinions by Nigerians in respect of the anti-hate speech bill that is currently being proposed by the Senate. Specifically, on November 12, a […]

Fola Ojo(willieojo@yahoo.com) Human beings are conceived in the reproductive fallopian space of a woman. That is where the semen of man and woman biologically kiss up to each other in tango. In the aftermath; tiny […]

The US has accused Allen Onyema, chief executive officer of Air Peace, of bank fraud and money laundering. In a statement on Thursday, US authorities said Onyema, alongside Ejiroghene Eghagha, the airline’s chief of administration […]

For several days, I searched for a befitting title to my eulogy for ’Baba’ as we have all come to know him. My years of writing experience failed me until I finally decided to settle […]