Issues/Policy

I gave a talk at a forum organised recently to address women’s rights issues in Nigeria. After my presentation, a woman walked up to me to thank me for my presentation which she said she […]

The caption of this essay “May our road be rough” is what I wish Nigerians including myself as we go into 2019. The originality of the imprecatory title is not mine. The patent is traceable […]

On September 16, 2015, an online news platform published an exclusive report regarding the domestic transportation of crude oil contract of PPP Fluid Mechanics (PPPFM) and Ocean Marine Solutions (OMS) Limited with the Nigerian National […]

On November 14, 2018, the Saturday Sun led its front page with the bold headline: “The Atiku Dilemma,” with two accompanying riders: 1. We want to prosecute him for graft but no evidence to nail […]

“I wish that General Muhammadu Buhari will one day come back to rule Nigeria again”, I said to my uncle’s wife in 1996 as she regaled and beguiled me with fascinating stories of Buhari’s regime […]

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Grantor of Mercy All praise is for Allah. We praise Him, we seek His aid and we ask for His forgiveness. We seek Allah’s refuge from […]

The biggest controversy over the past couple of weeks has been the appointment of Commissioner Amina Zakari to chair the internal INEC committee in charge of the collation centre. The appointment immediately led to wild […]

The extant Nigerian security and law and order situation can be best described as a crisis, where the government has been unable to effectively secure lives and property. There are daily reports of killings and […]

What politicians have been does not reliably foretell what they may do in office. The need for them to get the votes is one reason. So, what appeals to voters is what they say. How […]

“Voters need to believe the probity of the democratic process itself, and in the long run, all Nigerians win with free and fair elections” –Carl Levan, Op-ed page, New York Times, December 6, 2018. All […]

Another cycle of presidential election debate in Nigeria holds on January 19, 2019, on the home stretch to the February 16, 2019 presidential election. Presidential election debate is an American innovation which was formalised with […]

Each time we run into stormy weathers of life and fall on hard times, it’s natural to look to people around us for succour. If our kith-and-kin can’t offer a bailout, we are out of […]

Though I had some pressing issues that were yet to be resolved, my spirit was high as I drove that October afternoon. This was probably due to the music from the car cassette player and […]

“The parable of those who take protectors other than the Almighty is like that of a spider who builds for itself a dwelling, and surely the weakest of all dwellings is the dwelling of a […]

The tenures of IG Sunday Ehindero and Mike Okiro that were extended by the administrations of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Yar Adua respectively. Obasanjo extended the tenure of Ehindero by one year. Former President […]

Students have been charged to be resolute and consistent in their studies, so as to measure up with the global standards and make informed decision when necessary. A legal practitioner, Mrs. Ariola Awokoya and Senior […]

I met a man at an intersection in one of the towns of Nigeria, as he headed for where he called No man’s land. I didn’t know where the place was. Nor had I heard […]