Issues/Policy

February 24, 2023 marked exactly one year since the Russian invasion of its south western neighbour, Ukraine, with proactive Belarusian support. The Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, characterised it as a “special military operation” with the […]

I had two spells as a student at the University of Ilorin, abbreviated by us as ‘Unilorin’. True, our university started as a college under the University of Ibadan, (UI). We were in a hurry, […]

In the last instalment, I proposed to discuss the present-day arguments for the domiciliation of power in the north as well as the outcome of the February 25 elections. As I write the results of […]

A father-of-three has accused YouTube of gathering data on the viewing habits of up to five million British children under the age of 13. Duncan McCann, Head of Accountability at the 5Rights Foundation, says this […]

The less you say, the less risk you run of saying something foolish, even dangerous. In 1825 a new czar, Nicholas I, ascended the throne of Russia. A rebellion immediately broke out, led by liberals […]

The proper management of Tech products plays a vital role in advancing emerging economies. Countries in these economies are often characterized by rapid industrialization and upcoming infrastructures, and more often than not they are in […]

The cashless policy coupled with the change in the naira note has presented a humongous challenge for individuals and businesses. People are trying to withdraw the new naira notes but being offered the old notes […]

Speaking strictly legally, all policies and programmes of government should be tailored towards the provisions of section 14 (2) (b) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 which state that the security […]

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has issued a traffic advisory to ease the pressure of traffic gridlock in the state ahead of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign rally scheduled to hold […]

In a last-ditch effort to resolve the lingering cash crisis that has thrown the entire country into turmoil, governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday met with the party leadership […]

A survey conducted by researchers on 800 randomly selected young people in the country indicated that 95 per cent of the respondents believed that Nigeria does not value its youth. 87.9 per cent agreed that […]

Is the thematic concern of countless literary classics written by renowned writers not love? The legendary love relationships, which historical figures had, were the afflatus that impelled dramatists, poets, and novelists to produce works that […]

Election and Government of National Unity (GNU) are features of the third wave of democratisation in Africa. The third wave is a global wave that began in the 1974 in Portugal with the overthrow of […]

An early memory of recently deceased Brazilian football superstar Pelé (who succumbed to cancer at the age of 82), was my mother telling me of how she had watched him play live for Santos against […]

Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, is the classic definition of insanity. Nigerians, definitely, do not want to be referred to as insane. So, why should we do the […]

It is heart warming that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has been tackling feverishly what he sees as the potential impediments to conducting free, fair and credible elections […]

The primary limitation of judicial review in its wider context, lies within the concept of judicial activism. At the same time, it is becoming ever more apparent that when the courts over-reach without good intention, […]

In June 2020, Malawians took to the streets and the judges joined to resist the attempt by President Peter Mutharika to fire Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda in order to enable him to rig a presidential […]