Issues/Policy

President Muhammadu Buhari has won his re-election bid, despite his major opponent, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, sweeping the votes of the eastern corridor of Nigeria. The fallout is that […]

I have reached a very significant point in my regular public writing, and compelled by a personal work restructuring that I just undertook to step it down significantly, by 70% perhaps. It means I would […]

I…learnt many lessons about the psychology of Nigerian politics. I re-discovered our people and environment. I got a first-hand exposure to Nigerian politics, not as an observer-analyst but as a direct participant. I am better […]

“Religion is regarded by the wise people as true, and by the rulers as useful.” – Anonymous The political temperature here in Kaduna state is hot—I mean is very hot—an indisputable fact which those who […]

ABUJA—THE Nigerian Army has regretted that political thugs were being viewed and addressed as real soldiers in the media, saying the development has brought its reputation on several occasions to disrepute. The army also said […]

We have always been advised to ‘chew’ our words so that these words do not become an embarrassing judgment against us in future. Compare the statements of PMB as an APC candidate in 2015 and […]

Mr. President I salute you and congratulate you on your victory at the recently concluded elections with a whopping margin of almost 4 million votes. That is landslide or moon slide as some people would […]

Saturday March 9, 2019 marked the 100th day in office of Mr Adegboyega Oyetola as Governor of Osun State.After serving as Chief of Staff to Governor Rauf Aregbesola who served two glorious terms from 2010 […]

Like every leader, Ajimobi has his own character flaws. Strong are however these flaws that they dwarf a myriad of good traits in him. No matter his flaws, Ajimobi has greatly transformed Oyo State. He […]

Professor Pius Adesanmi’s final social media post is one for the ages. It was a quote from Psalm 139 verses 9 to 10 (the English Standard Version): “If I take the wings of the morning […]

…isn’t the conversation about women about a different sort of power? The rights of the girl child, for instance? And her power over her own body — so that she’s not forced into early marriage, […]

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, GCON, declared in Ilorin recently that the Federal Government will float People’s Money bank in the country this year. He added that the bank when established will have branches […]

Finding out about Dr. Pius Adesanmi’s Death was devastating. I was dumbstruck and thought it must have been a mistake. When a great man, a good friend dies, there are no words that can fill […]

The reason for this necessary intervention is that our children no longer read. Everyone says this. Even fathers and mothers who never put a book in their children’s hands complain that their children don’t read. […]

Lagos is a great city. Hot, roiling, edgy, bitter and sometimes cruel, the city’s great source of energy, the oil that fuels the dynamo of Lagos, is its great diversity. It is a city, depending […]

Since I have been old enough to follow presidential elections in Nigeria, I have to admit that I have never experienced the kind of gloomy mood that hit some sections of the country after the […]

Hyper partisanship in politics undermines the development of democracy. Election campaign funding in the third world countries is a strong issue. Campaign funding in democracy is like blood to the heart, if we don’t get […]

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, it is also a good time to remind women that the man who truly loves you will value the qualities of your heart and soul and would also […]

On February 23, 2019, Nigeria witnessed another broader electoral cycle with the conduct of the presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission. It was, however, believed that the euphoria that usually […]