Issues/Policy

How does one begin to write about a close friend in the past? When there is a will, they say, there is always a way. So, I will try and say what I know about […]

Senator Elisha Abbo is Nigeria’s youngest senator and one of the 108 men who are elected to decide the course of the lives of ordinary Nigerians. Relatively young, he has succeeded in worming his way […]

The news that the Federal Government plans to end the Almajiri system of education is a cheery one. At least, it shows that we are now ready to stop playing the ostrich. The truth is […]

Abimbola Adelakun(aadelakun@punchng.com) After the news broke that Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly had “stepped aside” in the wake of rape accusations against him, people called for thorough investigations of the allegations to […]

Three days after the video where Mrs Busola Dakolo, accused Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo of defiling her at 16, Premium Times, a leading online newspaper in Nigeria, published a […]

Long before the public demonstrations against Mallam Abba Kyari in Abuja and Kaduna last week, it has been more than obvious that some forces do not fancy him as the Chief of Staff to President […]

The orchestrated protests against Mallam Abba Kyari remains an unfortunate development in several respects. Clearly sponsored by some elements calling and timed for maximum effect the sponsored protest for the sacking of Mallam Abba Kyari, […]

Outside Europe, in offshoots of Europe, Trump in his election bid used White nationalism with support from the alt right and even more openly racist groups. Australia’s hard-line immigration policies have echoes of White nationalism […]

The social media has been set on fire by the trending debate about the incident that happened on a New York bound flight where a gentleman demanded that an elder statesman should vacate his allotted […]

As part of efforts to curb the menace of sexual harassment in schools, a non-governmental organisation, Inanna Women Empowerment Foundation (IWEF), has called on students to report any form of sexual assault offering such persons […]

I would like to remind our learned friend that there are countless crimes committed every day that may not “stand in court.” The mere fact that an allegation can not stand in court does not […]

As humans, we are all agents of history, acting out our roles, moving or failing to move according to its tides. At this moment in our history, Nigerians feel the need and urgency for President […]

A former aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on Financial Crimes in the Federal Ministry of Justice, Mr. Biodun Aikomo has revealed that “the biggest problem Nigeria faces is corruption, as resources meant for everybody are […]

Finally, we must do something about the methods that we use to vote. There is no reason on God’s earth why you cannot have all the elections in one day and produce results within hours. […]

Some of the joys of being a Nigerian comes with the all-too-frequent moments where you have to explain the particularities of our social media discourse to bewildered foreigners. “Hmm, so let’s see, would you run […]

With protesters barricading COZA temples in Abuja and Lagos on Sunday, it is clear that more “victims” would be emboldened to speak out in the coming days in what is beginning to look like a […]

Injustice is defined as treating equals unequally or treating unequals equally. This is what President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to display on issues concerning the Fulani since he assumed office on May 29, 2015. This […]