Issues/Policy

Exactly 100 days since PREMIUM TIMES exposed Nigeria’s communications minister, Adebayo Shittu, for skipping the mandatory one-year national youth service, President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to act on the matter and is still keeping the […]

In times like this, Northerners are having it rough trying to explain their humanity. How come that an area known for its peace and security has suddenly turned into a hellhole of bloodshed? The wars […]

When in November 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari named retired Brig. Gen Mansur Dan Ali as his defence minister I was somewhat at a loss. I was at a loss for two reasons. One was the […]

Simply put, her purpose for visiting the continent was not well-defined nor did she use the purported long time in preparing for the trip to decide what she really wanted to achieve from it. It […]

…this government is also coming up with a grander lie. From the time that Jonathan’s government managed to find 10 million landholding farmers from the population of Nigeria’s mostly 70 million working males, the Buhari […]

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 Syrian War is one in which the Assad forces have emerged clear winners; so by deciding on a speedy withdrawal, all Trump is doing is acknowledging this, and seeking to cut the losses of […]

I congratulate Elnathan John, Stefanie Hirsbrunner, and Karla Kutzner for what I saw in Berlin. ElJO, I told you that the significance of what you have done is lost on you because you have never […]

Physiology of the human mind is frequently driven by husky and largish dreams. It is oft antsy about achieving goals. It pirouettes and rings with ambitions that come in no bantam and miniature measures. The […]

Once a teacher in Zimbabwe, Godfrey Madanhire moved to South Africa 18 years ago with the hope of continuing in the profession, but he says xenophobia served as a barrier between him and that dream. […]

Last week Friday, the vice presidential debate organised by the Nigerian Election Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), took place. The five candidates that participated in the debate were the current […]

The general election in 51 days will be different from previous ones in nearly two decades in many ways. Money is one way. At this time in a “normal” election cycle, politicians would be in […]

As I write this piece, Zamfara (North West) is under security spotlight as deadly armed bandits unleashed attacks on innocent citizens in Magami village, Faru District of Maradun local government area. The Zamfara incident does […]

The middle course in relation to sinners is to regard them as believers despite their iniquities, and not to cast them out of the fold of Islam as renegades. Kufr (disbelief) and nifaaq (hypocrisy) mentioned […]

As the year 2018 enters its closing day, stories of few notable individuals will spill over into the right side of human history. On November 30, 2018, one of the most celebrated statesmen and 41st […]

You do not need empirical evidence backed up by research to accept that ours is the most litigious electoral process in the world. If you doubt me, look into the court dockets and you would […]

The cordial relationship between the late Sardaunan of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello as premier of Northern Nigeria and that of his one-time private secretary, Chief Sunday Bolorunduro Awoniyi was once described as “Superfluous Master and […]