Issues/Policy
2019 Elections: Character or Reputation? By Adebayo Raphael
One of the hardest things to be in life is a leader. The fate of a leader is the fate of his people. If he leads a group of people in a society, or a […]
Issues/Policy
Issues/Policy
Vote-Buying And Improving Nigeria’s Electoral Processes By Yakubu Dogara
I am greatly delighted to address you at this Public Hearing on Vote- Buying and Improving the Electoral Processes in Nigeria, organized by the National Assembly Joint Committee on INEC and Political Parties Matters. This […]
Issues/Policy
N-Power and Osinbajo’s Tech-Driven Assertion By Comrade Fred Nwaozor
Many within the shores of Nigeria may still be ignorant, or perhaps claim ignorance, of the term ‘N-Power’. Hence, it’s a youth empowerment scheme sponsored by the Federal Government (FG) as the slogan goes ‘Empowering […]
Issues/Policy
2019: Safeguarding Nigeria’s Electoral Process By Bukola Saraki
I have the pleasure of welcoming you all to this one-day Public Hearing on ‘Vote Buying and Improving Electoral Processes in Nigeria’, organised by the Joint Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The period […]
Issues/Policy
KEDCO: Providing Efficient Power Service By Ibrahim Sani
When purpose, integrity, diligence, trust, and altruism meet with leadership, success becomes inevitable or better yet, a norm that snowballs into a tradition of achievements for others to follow. Success in contemporary times is one […]
Issues/Policy
Why Must It Be Buhari or Atiku? By Donu Kogbara
I’M in London at the moment; and London is awash with chatty, feisty Nigerian guys who drive cabs (taxis) and don’t hesitate to share their opinions with passengers who turn out to be compatriots. Their […]
Issues/Policy
Angry Obaseki and Demonstration Farm Called Discos By Tunji Ajibade
A young man got me into my rare talking mode last November. The issue involved is how Nigeria has tied its own hands regarding electricity supply. Less than 20 hours later, I came across the […]
Issues/Policy
Governance Takeaways From The Upheaval In France By Ayo Olukotun
“If Emmanuel Macron survives this crisis, something good may come out of it. He, along with French and European elites, could draw lessons from the revolt of the Yellow Vests and find a way to […]
Issues/Policy
Who Killed Them? By Fola Ojo
The concrete-slabs highwalls around their homes couldn’t deter hired nightcrawlers from exterminating them. Their bulletproof vehicles made no difference when pellets from AK47s rang through with fire and fury. Hordes of security guards around them […]
Editorial
The Intrigues and Power Play Over 2018 Electoral Amendment Bill, By Jide Ojo
The way forward is two-fold. INEC has decided to plan and conduct the next general election due on February 16 and March 2, 2019 on the extant Electoral Act 2010, as amended in 2015, as […]
Editorial
Is Akwa Ibom About To Erupt In Violence Again? By Dele Sobowale
If any state in Nigeria experiences an orgy of violence as we head to the general elections next year, six people should be held responsible – President Buhari, the Inspector General of Police, IGP, the […]
Editorial
Fundamental Elements For Strategic Planning And Innovation In The Lagos State Public Service By Dr. Benson Oke
The importance and indispensability of strategy, strategic planning, and strategic management has been proved and validated over the years and, in fact, over the centuries. Yet, some organisations are not always readily open to embracing […]
Editorial
Balarabe Musa And Igbo Presidency By William Bozimo
Like an afterthought, the radical and aging former Governor of Kaduna state has come out with a verdict that Hausa and Yoruba are the problems of the country and that Igbo should now be ready […]
Editorial
The High School Reunion By Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
I attended Abeokuta Girls’ Grammar School, Abeokuta for my O’ Levels from 1973-1978. My father and one of my uncles took me to AGGS for the two day entrance examination and interview in June 1973. […]
Editorial
Buhari’s ‘Double’ Is Urhobo By Sunny Awhefeada
Poor Nnamdi Kanu! He goofed when he triggered the kerfuffle about President Muhammadu Buhari having a double in a Sudanese who goes by the name Jubril who now runs Nigeria, a nation of one hundred […]
Issues/Policy
What is Our Democratic Next Level Without The Electoral Amendment Bill? By Olawole Olakunle ‘MKO
Those who have taken out time to read the amendment made to the electoral act would understand that anyone who is opposed to it does so to propel a personal interest as against ensuring we […]
Issues/Policy
FIRS: A Forceful Collector of Taxes In An Era of Poverty (1) By Eric Teniola
The chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler is a man who takes his job seriously. At every opportunity, he tells us of the success of the organisation which he has led since […]
CRIME
Having Sex In Car In Public Is Criminal, Says Lagos Police | Guardian (NG)
Lagos State police boss, Imohimi Edgal has warned Lagosians against having sex in a car in a public space, whether the act is consensual or not. A police spokesman Abayomi Shogunle said on Tuesday that […]
Issues/Policy
Australia To Ban Phones In Schools In 2019 | Punch
The New South Wales State in Australia on Thursday said they would ban mobile phones and smart devices in schools in early 2019 in an attempt to improve student performance. This will also quell the […]
Issues/Policy
Channels TV and The Challenge of Independence – Part 2 By Abiodun Adeniyi
Assessing Channels TV against these shifting variables would be best from the manner in which they have cultivated believability. They have strived to grow trust partly through the apolitical positioning of the chairman and vice-chairman, […]