Issues/Policy

Democracy is freedom; freedom to exist and to exercise the full catalogue of natural rights. The quality of democracy in an ordered system is assessed by the quantity and level of freedom the citizens enjoy. […]

Our teacher is 70. Yes he is. See how time flies. So that young man of the cherubic appearance that welcomed us into Ife in 1980 is now of the clan of elders. When a […]

A solid 18-carat gold toilet, called ‘America’, has been stolen from Blenheim Palace, Winston Churchill’s birthplace in Britain. While The Telegraph reported that the unique solid gold toilet is valued at £4.8m (an estimated N1.7bn), […]

Robert Gabriel Mugabe was a normal human being. But to the West, he was an enigma. He was born in racist Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and spoke up against racism and for democracy. That made […]

At the end of the Nigerian Civil War (July 1967 – January 1970), and in preparation for a possible return to civilian rule, the ruling class established – or rather, creatively adapted – the dual […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, urged ECOWAS leaders not to allow terrorist groups destabilise the region. ”Our region has made commendable progress in the realization of its regional integration […]

Local government marriage registrars have disagreed with the decision of the ministry of interior on the function of marriage registration in the country. The body insisted that only the LG councils have powers to register […]

Coming into office as an elected President of Nigeria in May 29, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) left no one in doubt as to his mission to fight corruption to a standstill, this being one […]

Our ears hear aplenty about Nigeria; the country I love. We hear the good; and the bad also doesn’t buzz us past. We hear of the generalised despair among the people; the kidnapping madness giving […]

The federal budget has become a frustrating experience for the country, the government and the people. On the face of it, we could suggest at least two reasons for the steady descent of the budget […]

How can universities that are burdened with the task of chasing cattle away from their classrooms and campuses do what universities are meant to be doing in the 21st century?.. We must realise that the […]

The other day, a truckload of men from Jigawa State made it to Lagos as they do on a daily basis in the constant flux of human beings in, around and outside Nigeria and all […]

I woke up 4.00 am to visit the bathroom on the Tuesday of that “xenophobia week.” I picked up my phone to accompany me on this journey of relief. Staring me in the face and […]

Continued from yesterday In Hillbrow and the surrounding areas, South Africans have surrendered their own city to foreign nationals, the nation should discuss that particular question. You won’t find South Africans in other countries dominating […]

Your Excellencies, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon you as you serve humanity with utmost dedication and lofty sacrifices. May He continue to guide your fruitful thoughts and actions for the provision […]

History is more or less bunk. It’s a tradition. We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker’s dam is the history we make […]

Yesterday, September 10th 2019, there was a crisis at Oye town in Oye Local Government, Ekiti State, while I was on an empowerment and advocacy tour to engage with women across the State. The tour […]