Issues/Policy

This is not the best of time for politics and politicians with character and self-discipline. This is because politics around the world has become muddy and questionable, perhaps the reason behind its reference as a […]

The world is still reeling from Donald Trump’s racist twitter avalanche, targeting four young Congresswomen of colour, known as “the squad” because they disagreed with him on policy matters, including his beyond the pale “kids […]

The current face-off between Yele Sowore, a presidential candidate in the last general elections, is an indication that certain things are missing in the corridors of power. I am almost sure that Sowore would be […]

Ethnographers have cautioned that there are certain lexical items in a language possessing such emotive force as to seem the last word in barbaric dislocation or cynical dis-illusionment. The word “Ruga” appears to fall into […]

The social revolution that should be giving the government sleepless nights is not in the offing. The revolution is already here. It is in our streets. It is in our farms. It is on our […]

That Nigeria is politically charged and bereft of safety and security would be an understatement. Terrorists are competing for who can surpass the other in wanton destruction of lives. Drums of separation are recently getting […]

Nigeria is a nation of unending drama. Drama is what keeps us going as a people. Insecurity, unemployment, corruption, decayed infrastructure, ethnicity, tribalism are some of our recurring challenges. But we have learned to live […]

This is all so sadly déjà vu. How often must we go through this wearisome cycle? We underwent identical cynical contrivances under the late, unlamented Sani Abacha, when he sent storm-troopers to disrupt a planning […]

The just concluded screening of persons nominated as ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari has thrown up some issues about the rule of law and entrenchment of democratic principles in Nigeria. The central question is: What […]

The screening of ministerial nominees by the Senate has come and gone but the dust it raised may take some time to settle. The announcement of ministerial nominations is always greeted with public excitement. And […]

Twin giants, futility and hope, kick in the womb of life. Inseparable, they perpetually lock in contest with Man and time. Contemplating the futility of life, the greatest English playwright of all time, William Shakespeare, […]

Nigerians on Saturday woke up to read the news of how Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and right activist was ‘kidnapped’ by secret police at his residence ahead of the nationwide protest expected […]

When reporting, investigating and prosecuting cases of grooming, child sexual exploitation (CSE) and sexual abuse and violence, Nigeria must look to other nations for inspiration. Has the penny or kobo finally dropped? The hurricane that […]

Hypocrisy is well known detractors of a man claiming they are rating his performance. The legitimacy and force of any rating exercise lies in the objectivity and impartiality of its agency. Without freedom from bias, […]