Issues/Policy

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has directed its members to shut down all loading operations by midnight. The association gave the directive in a statement released on Sunday and signed […]

THE Catholic Diocese of Enugu is in a quandary about what to do with their obstreperous priest and spiritual director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka. In January 2016, after […]

Kindness is borne on the wings of respect which again must percolate from the top to the bottom in this pyramidal structure, what with gravity and all. I tell you, it’s a tough world we’re […]

There is…a deeper need for an examination of the persona of the character called Aishat, wife of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Since arriving Aso Villa with her husband, the president, Mrs. […]

Protocols, just so we don’t run afoul of courtesies. The ATIKUlate nation; the twittering hegemony of the swashbuckling hashtag – #Letsgetnigeriaworkingagain; the ubiquitous OBIgatory foot soldiers; the Atiku/Obi Campaign organization whose directorate is in the […]

Obiageli (Oby) Ezekwesili is the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) in the upcoming 2019 election. Mrs Ezekwesili once served as minister of solid minerals and then headed the education ministry […]

On Friday, a little-known civil society group, Zamfara Unity Forum, issued a press statement raising the alarm that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was trying to interfere in the 2019 governorship election in […]

Historically, in the build up to the national elections – as in this case, a couple of months to go – you would see an upsurge in consumer spending power, and in turn, a visible […]

Growing up in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, we had a game called ‘wording.’ ‘Wording’ is basically a game of throwing insults at each other. In the game, all bets are off. You can talk about […]

In November 1973, then U.S. President Richard Nixon made this improbable declaration at a meeting with newspaper editors: “People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I’m not a […]

I criticise Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari a lot because he is guilty of what I have characterised as false advertising: what he is in office is disappointingly different from what he marketed to get in. […]

By Nneka Okumazie Daddy freeze is ensconced in shame. Most of his recent statements against the Church showed desperation – and frustration. He probably believed he could stoke schism in the body of Christ, and […]

BY IDAYAT HASSAN AND OGE ONUBOGU Nigeria’s political parties are in full campaign mode ahead of national and state-level elections early next year, and unfortunately signs are emerging that election-related violence is a real possibility. […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has retrieved more than 700 voter cards from foreigners living in the country. Muhammad Babandede, comptroller-general of NIS, disclosed this on Saturday at the 2018 NIS award presentation […]

On December 9, Nigeria will join 185 other nations to mark International Anti-Corruption Day, the 15th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. It is important to raise awareness about the […]

OBVIOUSLY, one of the greatest problems of politics in Nigeria (and indeed many parts of the world, since after the times of the great philosophers of this world like Aristotle, Socrates and Plato) is that […]