Issues/Policy

In early 1979, the British Labour Government lost a motion of vote of no confidence at the House of Commons forcing it to call an election. The election saw the Margaret Thatcher-led Conservative Party securing […]

It’s no longer news that Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is the certified flag-bearer for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the coming gubernatorial election in Lagos State. And to further assuage thoughts on any irreconcilable differences […]

I have gotten to the point where any kind of mention of Nigeria, politics, or elections immediately gives me acid re-flux, migraine and rage, all at once. I gave up writing commentaries for a while […]

There are just a few people in this country wey no know sey I pitch my tent for the underdogs. It is common Knowledge, my guy. Who no know about some of my fights for […]

It is important to correct the erroneous impression that may be created in some quarters that the alleged opposition to Peter Obi’s pick as Atiku Abubakar’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vice presidential running mate in […]

The genius in adapting a written work—in most popular forms, a novel—to screen is the unquestionable ability to bring the same creative intentions and emotional pulls to fore in the minds of viewers as contained […]

When the organised labour suspended its strike action over declaration of negotiation of minimum wage on Sunday, 30th September 2018, it was believed that a new minimum wage would soon be announced. But another announcement […]

drtayooke@gmail.com On March 29, 2019, the United Kingdom will cease to be a member of the most successful trade bloc in the world namely; the European Union. It will no longer be a voice to […]

Caught the last few minutes of the altercation between the spokesmen of Atiku Abubakar and Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign organizations, Segun Sowumi and Festus Keyamo on ChannelsTV this morning. In dismissing the debt cancellation feat of […]

Last week’s election of former vice president Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has been generating excitement in Nigeria. This is because, among the 12 people who vied for […]

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, is by far the most talked about politician in Nigeria today. He is the foremost politician in the South-West, if not in the […]

Politics is one interesting game in which one’s allegiance shifts along with one’s interests. Hence, it is said that in politics there are no permanent enemies only permanent interests. It is also in a similar […]

The week which ended on Sunday, September 9th, 2018 when I left Nigeria on vacation to the United States was one that I twice faced the horrors of mindless traffic gridlock on Nigerian roads leaving […]

It would be recalled that sometimes in 2017, there was an exchange between the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. This altercation served to […]

Last week, all the political parties were expected to round up on their choices of candidates for next year’s general elections. At the expiration of the deadline, October 7, it was a potpourri of the […]

The business license of erstwhile Skye Bank Plc was summarily revoked last month (September 2018) by Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor. The revocation came about two years after the financial Regulator sacked the Management in […]

In kicking out the current national leadership, we may not get the vote right next year (as we obviously failed to do in 2015). But Nigeria deserves a healthier, more knowledgeable, and more inclusive leader […]

Though it is tragic that the presidential equation would bring Nigerians to this sorry juncture where the choicelessness between the duo of Buhari and Atiku would stare them in the face, other considerations may well […]