Issues/Policy

The presidential elections have brought forth a spate of creative responses from imaginative Nigerians. Two are of particular resonance in the creative nature of Nigerians to their politics. The first is a folkloric narrative which […]

In an ancient political plot captured by Shakespeare in his classic, ‘Julius Caesar’, a minor character, Artemidorus, prepares what he calls a caveat for Caesar. He reads the warning aloud that he (Caesar) may escape […]

The much maligned 2019 federal elections has come and gone. Like so many pundits were cocksure even before the first ballot was cast, President Muhammadu Buhari was by it returned to a second tenure of […]

The big states, like Lagos, Kano, and Rivers, get some attention, though. And deservedly so. But because state politics tend to be in the firm grip of so-called ‘godfathers’, most people do not even bother […]

…governments should…target subsidies better for fuels that are currently deemed necessary for sustainable energy access in a manner that ensures that more resources are available to efficiently help achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 […]

It is high time the government stopped seeing slum dwellers as an eyesore that must be uprooted for a vision of a mega urban city that the majority of the current residents cannot afford to […]

…I will urge Nigerians to get rid of our miracle mentality. New parties have only recently come on board. They have been involved in just one general elections. Neither the parties, nor Nigerians in general […]

…successful elections in Nigeria can provide a more solid footing for building political harmony and stability. It is true that the elections have been very divisive due to the extremely negative campaigns that were conducted. […]

…though the child that was born on February 23rd is indeed a child of many fathers, while the result of the paternity test might not be out, an off-hand inquisition leads to an inference of […]

Dear Esteemed Fellow Nigerians, On Saturday March 9, 2019, we will once again exercise our civic rights and responsibilities as citizens to elect our governors and members of the State Houses of Assembly. Despite some […]

The codification of the universal declarations of human rights (UDHR) became imperative prior to its writing in 1948 when humanity suffered some of the worst cases of mass killings and wars that led to the […]

“What a man can do, a woman can do better” is a popular cliché which seeks to juxtapose the two genders. Often times, it is raised when one, usually the female, is favoured above the […]

In this piece, Kande Ibrahim highlights the factors that will make Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje win a second term on March 9.If you have been anywhere near Kano State in recent weeks, you would […]

Access today in many places in Nigeria to quality education is still a major problem for the girl-child. Women still cry of marginalization. Their cries can’t be ignored. Women sacrifice a lot for Nigeria despite […]

willieojo@yahoo.com Permit me to start off this week’s treatise with a heartfelt Godly appeal. I ask that you do not bunch me up in the league of noisy religious rattlers who often spin into empty […]

Friday Musings with Ayo Olukotun ayo_olukotun@yahoo.com 07055841236 “There is overabundant leadership quality locked up in the nation, and it is a collective shortcoming that the political space has not been sufficiently opened up to let […]

The opportunity to serve in my current capacity at the Independent National Electoral Commission has opened my eyes to many underlying factors that shape the conduct of elections in a way I would never have […]

’Tunji Ajibade; tunjioa@yahoo.com 08036683657 I did not see the postponement of the elections initially scheduled for February 16 coming. I had retired the previous night without attaching any importance to the emergency meeting the Independent […]

The Englishman says experience is the best teacher, and this goes to say that after nearly four years as a democratically elected leader, President Muhammadu Buhari must have learnt some lessons about the fundamentals of […]

Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood. And a third of the living creatures in […]