Issues/Policy

I was at a quite significant event last Thursday in Ikeja, Lagos in honour of a significant journalist, Mr. Dapo Olorunyomi, who we can conveniently describe as a symbol of consistency and integrity when it […]

A fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. (William Shakespeare, As you like it) In this season when the Villa has become dangerous to the men […]

I hinted at this possibility on this page last week. They had denied this plot before. Last week, I noted here that there could be some correlation between the state’s plot to muzzle the press […]

I was at a quite significant event last Thursday in Ikeja, Lagos in honour of a significant journalist, Mr. Dapo Olorunyomi, who we can conveniently describe as a symbol of consistency and integrity when it […]

I argued that there is too much emphasis on a strong economy as a basis of a clear-headed foreign policy, pointing out that although poor, Cuba cannot be overlooked in the international circuit and that […]

Dapo Olurunyomi, who turned 62 yesterday November 8, must write his own book. He is a silent onlooker in the work edited by Chido Onumah and Frederick Onumah. He must come alive in his own […]

The State Security Service (SSS) on Saturday morning again refused to release Omoyele Sowore from illegal custody. On Friday night, the SSS said in a statement that Mr Sowore was still held because no one […]

Will he take the challenge or ignore it? This has been the question on the lips of many Nigerians since a member of the house of representatives challenged Babatunde Fashola, minister of works, to a […]

Yes, let’s close down the torture chambers, we have no need for them. What we need urgently is to open humane correctional centres. Even more important is the need to seek serious solutions to the […]

Recently, as an adjunct I taught a new generation of Nigerian students of history the theme: Sources of History. It was indeed an exciting learning curve both for them and I. I showed a hard […]

Undoubtedly, nationalists fought assiduously to extricate Nigeria from the intricate web of colonialism by arousing sentiments, activities and organizational development, all aimed at self-government and emergence of an independent of nation state. Though, the struggle […]

The Niger Delta States of Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Delta and Bayelsa despite getting huge amounts as derivation fund from the federation account for many years – higher than all other states in Nigeria, are plagued […]

‘’But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also’’ – Jesus Christ in Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:39). […]

In September, Mohammed Mahmood, Nigeria’s minister of environment, said seven federal universities are running strictly on solar energy. Speaking at the 2019 climate action summit in New York, US, the environment minister said 30 more […]

To be called to serve in this respectable position out of millions of people is an honour, and to be plucked out of hundreds of equally qualified persons among stakeholders is even a greater honour […]

Is Nigeria an evil empire? Yes! In my own opinion, President Muhammadu Buhari has turned Nigeria into evil empire. Since Buhari’s arrival in Aso Rock, the evidence that he has turned Nigeria into evil empire […]

Most Nigerians are over-achievers in foreign lands and that should be highlighted much more than the bad apples that are spoiling the bunch. It is dangerous and anemic to the progress of all hardworking Nigerians […]

Three remarkable things happened this week with regard to the fight against sexual harassment in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. First was the unveiling of a policy document on sexual harassment at the University of Port Harcourt, […]