Issues/Policy

Perhaps ‘tis kinder that vultures toil To cleanse torch-bearers for the soil Than eagles bare their living bone Chained to an eternity of stone . . . Kinder that, lured by cleansing rites He fell, […]

The much-anticipated general elections in Nigeria had come and gone with controversies still trailing them. To the surprise of a few amongst us perhaps the presidential, legislative and gubernatorial polls produced violence, death, injuries and […]

Recently, the news broke that the Nigerian civil service, under the leadership of Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation is partnering with the Rwandan Civil Service. The essence of the […]

Who is a leader that makes a difference? A leader that makes a difference is someone who is a servant first. One who loves to serve his people. Robert K Greenleaf captures such a leader […]

I never met Pius Adesanmi, the remarkable Nigerian icon who died in the Ethiopia Airlines Boeing 737 Max crash last weekend. But we were part of an NVS editorial board for a while, and I […]

‘But before the expiration of the honeymoon, let me state that I am fully persuaded that the president should use the one-year in office appraisal and celebration time to overhaul his (presidential) bureaucracy. I mean […]

In this era of globalization, there has been a significant increase in people from different backgrounds, cultures, and faiths coming together to make the world a much more diverse place than it was 50 years […]

As I was saying, this is not a time for Nigeria’s leader to be careless with time management as he did in his first term when he wasted six months before he could form his […]

In the case of Independent National Electoral Commission v. Balarabe Musa (2003) 10 WRN 1, the Supreme Court upheld the fundamental right of Nigerian citizens to form or belong to political parties of their choice […]

Let us perform an experiment. Let us make a Super Law that says if you are an elected public officer at any level of government, you must enrol all your children in public schools. You […]

The rerun election in Bauchi state will only be an academic exercise since the Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reversed the illegal cancellation of the election of Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area by Prof […]

My dear Bob Dee! One could have easily made up his mind not to read or respond to anything you wrote after seeing the rather unprincipled queuing up behind Senator Bukola Saraki and then abandoning […]

Dear Temi, I loooooveeee you for doing the work the Lord has placed in your hands faithfully without any barrier. Saying it the way it is can be very liberating. Please don’t stop telling youths […]

The story that broke out about a popular pastor quoted him as saying, “When my wife cheated and had an unholy child, I covered her up but when mine happened, she started blackmailing me,” …while […]

IS THE PEOPLE’S BANK COMING BACK (2) BY ERIC TENIOLA The recommendations of the Ahmed Joda’s committee was that the People’s Bank should be restructured and rationalized in accordance with its revised mandate, to strengthen […]

The 2019 presidential elections may have come and gone, but the effects will be felt in Nigeria for a very long time. Apart from the 2007 general elections, the 2019 presidential election is presently regarded […]

The collapse of the building in Lagos few days ago and the Trailer that has just ran off the road to crush innocent Lives in Anambra this morning, are a reminder to us of the […]

willieojo@yahoo.com It is foolish looking down on slaves. They have a quiet endowment their masters need. It is ignorant to be contemptuous of the poor. They possess some virtues the rich need. Even the dead; […]