Issues/Policy

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 […]

General Alani Akinrinade, a Nigerian Army General, civil war hero and pro democracy fighter who, like many other kindred spirits, spent times at the barricades, has a lot to thank God for at 80. He […]

Let me make myself clear from the onset. There is no mistake in the combination of the two words above. I am not concerned here about buyers but readers. So, readers, beware! That is the […]

It is important for the government to interface with donor agencies, collaborate with them to build sustainable public water schemes, manage the reticulation into streets and homes for the people, so that individuals like Mr. […]

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all creation. May Allah extol the mention of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in […]

Looking at Africa and only pushing for aid is not in the interest of the everyday Africans. It is about the egos of the elites and latte intellectuals who believe they have the solutions to […]

His grip was firm. His smile was infectious. General Alani Akinriande, 80, came out of a lower part of his sprawling compound the way a player would from the underground section of Liberty Stadium. He […]

If Mr. Buhari is truly committed to fighting corruption and protecting individuals against unlawful action by his government, security agents (or other public bodies) and private actors, he must immediately begin to obey all court […]

There is always presumed to be a limit to what a self-respecting public personage may allow himself to be subjected to even within the nebulous strictures of a new generational meaning of decency and of […]

The NDDC is in a state of limbo. Since August 27th when President Muhammadu Buhari dissolved the Professor Nelson Brambaifa – led interim management and appointed a 16-member board subject to Senate confirmation, no progress […]

Gbenga Omotoso, commissioner for information in Lagos, says the ongoing repair of roads has worsened the traffic situation in the state. Recently, Lagosians have been complaining about the man hour loss as a result of […]

“In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” – George Orwell The lie by Department of State Services spokesperson, Dr Peter Afunanya, that Omoyele Sowore will be knocked down by […]

Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the last general elections, Mr Omoyele Sowore, up until this moment is still held captive in the Department of State Services custody. Publisher of online news […]