Issues/Policy

If the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, forgot to complete the statutory Code of Conduct forms, then he should not have the responsibility to administer the judicial arm of government, which interprets […]

By mid-2013, every person living in or travelling through the Yobe State capital knew that things were never as they used to be. It was a time of monstrous security challenges and diffused adversity. Boko […]

It is easier to make deals with China than with democrats.Donald Trump The Champion of the World, USA, is facing distress; and Donald Trump, the President, is expressing it in all manners. The fact remains […]

A peaceful and credible election in Nigeria is a good recipe for Africa. This is because, it will among other things open economic windows and make the continent richer and respected in the comity of […]

In the past one year, he has spent a great deal of time criss-crossing Nigeria, bringing hope to the despondent; presenting ideas as weapons; educating our future. Barack Obama was just a first-term senator from […]

Obiageli Ezekwesili (Oby for short), former World Bank Vice-President, former Minister of Education and co-founder of the ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ (BBOG) is popular in Nigeria for her activism. She cuts the figure of one […]

In the democracy that Nigeria enjoys today, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka’s contribution has been huge and unambiguously massive. If the weight of contribution were coterminous with reward, Soyinka should have been awarded the presidency […]

When we point to the failure of government here…the difficulty with explaining an alternative to bad policy choices lies in this failure of the artisanal mind. How can a people who cannot properly count their […]

Was anyone worried last week when reality television show Big Brother Naija kicked off the auditions for its 2019 edition? In each of the eight audition centres —Edo, Enugu, Lagos, Rivers, Oyo, Delta and Cross […]

The best outcome for Venezuela, in the troubling circumstances of Caracas this weekend, is for the tens of thousands of protesters who swarmed the streets to be granted their wish. If the end were nigh […]

Economic Renaissance by Henry Boyo lesleba@lesleba.com 08052201997 the Chairman of the Special Presidential Panel for Recovery of Public Property, Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, noted in a News Agency of Nigeria report, on September 7, 2018, in […]

Corruption is one of the most widely discussed issues in Nigeria. It is topical, on the lips of the president, lawmakers, the judiciary and the citizen on the street. The religious talk about it very […]

If Nigeria had a surname, Disaster would’ve been a fitting fit. She would’ve come to be known as Nigeria Disaster – a befitting reflection of who she truly is. Just like the US is called […]

Sadly, one deficiency in our contemporary culture is that we hardly own up to our misdeeds. We always think of what lies could be concocted in order to sabotage the justice system or whatever is […]

Before I give a historical perspective on the veracity of Nnamdi Kanu’s claim that Atiku Abubakar is “originally from Cameroon”, I must say this about this disturbed personality. Kanu is a disadvantaged character who does […]

One of the most interesting in the 2019 elections, will be the race to occupy the Oyo State Government House, Agodi. In another political theater, there is an unfolding drama, in the courts and within […]

Being a woman in a patriarchal society like ours is a tall order let alone being a widow. Knowledge monopolists owe us an explanation as to why this is. Whenever the cold hands of death […]