Issues/Policy

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 […]

With a landmass of 3,577 square kilometres, about half the size of Abuja, Lagos is Nigeria’s smallest state. Still, it has a whopping 24.5 million inhabitants, the highest urban population in Nigeria. Putting these two […]

In Nigeria, corruption is worse than any killer disease one can ever think of. From independence till date, corruption has been bad news for our dear country. It was recently estimated that over $300bn have […]

Each group of politicians who have ruled Nigeria from 1914 have always urged those who succeeded them to do what they did NOT do! And like good copycats, each government that came after the other […]

Even as we lament the state of political anomie in the land today, it is still relevant to remember somebody’s dream, which came through 43 years ago. Although some researchers have been claiming that the […]

You are merely not what people see outwardly but who you are inwardly with your mindfulness – Yahaya Balogun “Man is not what you think he is, he is what he hide” – Andre Malraux […]

tingles@punchng.com 08139149577 (SMS only) Don’t visit the sins of another on others… It’s a sin against humanity to let the offence of someone work against others…with you. Learn to deal with people on their individual […]

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Africa is insisting that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will win the February 16 presidential election. On Friday, EIU Africa said the margin of […]

Rometty wants to see the development of a new education and career model: new collar, not blue or white collar. This means investing in skills development and responding without delays to the changing skills terrain. […]