Issues/Policy

What is the most scary thing you have ever read in a book? In the course of reading two books recently, I came across the most scary narrative that I have ever read. The two […]

Buhari’s Anti-Corruption Fight and The Rule of Law By Kolawole Olaniyan

President Muhammadu Buhari was elected in 2015 after emphasising his track record of tackling corruption, and his pledge to stop public officials from looting the country’s treasury, after he rightly declared: if we don’t kill […]

The Power Elite Who Signed Away June 12 By Martins Oloja

The Federal Government, which was last week basking in the glory of its boldness in recognizing the June 12, 1993 election winner, Chief MKO Abiola spoke in tongues about the power elite who conspired against […]

Of Illegal Arms In Circulation | Guardian (NG)

No doubt, the proliferation of arms and ammunitions in Nigeria is real and it is a scourge that the Federal Government must fight to pull the country from the precipice of danger. It is good […]

Of June 12 Saints’ And ‘Sinners’… By Simon Kolawole

I have been feeling very uneasy at the re-opened debate over the June 12, 1993 presidential election impasse after President Muhammadu Buhari decided to honour the presumed winner, Chief MKO Abiola, and his running mate, […]

When the American Fox and the Korean Tortoise Met In Singapore, By Owei Lakemfa

If peace were to return, the immediate winners would be the two Koreas, who will spend less on arms, work towards reconciliation and if possible, unite… the talks are not irreversible, especially if they are […]

PremiumTimes SPECIAL REPORT: How Nigeria Loses Trillions of Naira To Deep offshore Oil Explorations

The failure of the Nigerian government to review its fiscal policies governing the exploration of oil in deep, offshore waters has caused the country a loss in oil revenue amounting to trillions of Naira, PREMIUM […]

If Obasanjo is Arrested, Who Will Cry? By Fola Ojo

Fola Ojo ( @folaojotweet) My hunch may be effete, and my intuition may be asthenic. The submission I make in this treatise is not a whammy whisper from God into my hearing ears. If what […]

Parents, Your Girls Are ‘High’ On Boyfriends! (ii) By Temilolu Okeowo

Dear Aunty Temilolu, Many thanks for all the mind-blowing messages you always post on Facebook. They build, encourage and make us stand tall to see farther. I wish to see you someday so I can […]

June 12: Did Buhari Present US A Greek Gift? By Muyiwa Adetiba

My recent trip down June 12 memory lane, started with an article Sam Omatseye wrote on Kunle Ajibade. It was on the latter’s 60th birthday. Kunle, a journalist, is one of those who symbolised the […]

Oshiomhole’s Fraud, EFCC Blindness And Buhari’s Endowment Of Corruption By Bishop (Dr) Osadolor Ochei

A human rights activist and Anti-Corruption crusader based in Benin City Bishop (Dr) Osadolor Ochei JP, today dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to a Federal high court sitting in Abuja. The case […]

Why A Social Contract Is Inevitable For The Common Man By Adebayo Raphael

Fellow Nigerians, There is a saying in Nigeria that when you have a behemoth ahead of you, you fight it; when the behemoth is behind you, you face it and fight it, too; but when […]

A Minister and His Indiscretions | Guardian (NG)

The Senate, the House of Representatives, Taraba, Ekiti and Benue state governments justifiably rose against the Minister of Defence, Musur Dan-Ali (rtd) the other day for calling on state governments to suspend their anti-open grazing […]

For Femi Falana and Kunle Ajibade: Sixty Hurrahs to Courage and Conviction, By Ogaga Ifowodo

These two tribunes of truth and justice recently marked their sixtieth anniversary in a beautiful land made almost unliveable on any proper index of healthy living… They can’t hear me, but I am shouting sixty […]

Innoson Vs GTbank: Appeal Court Reserves Ruling On Key Applications | PremiumTimes

The Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday reserved ruling on key applications brought by Innoson Motors and GTBank in an ongoing dispute over bank transaction charges. The GTBank sought to amend its […]

Gains from the Obasanjo/Buhari ‘Roforofo’ Fight, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

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It is therefore erroneous to assume that criticising Buhari is tantamount to wanting him to lose election and even more disingenuous to think the worse of Obasanjo or IBB for taking Buhari to the cleaners. […]

Not Too Young To Run Act: Beyond Lip Service | Vanguard

WE need to look beyond the euphoria and politics that have followed the signing into law of the Not Too Young To Run Act, NTYTRA, by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, June 1, 2018. A […]

Abiola Deserves Apology, Not Humour By Afam Nkemdiche

When I first heard about President Muhammadu Buhari’s surprise posthumous honour to Chief M. K. O. Abiola, the widely acknowledged winner of the 1993 presidential election, my instinctive thought was, “My God! How could he […]

Nigeria Can’t Afford Another Bank Distress | Punch

THE possibility of yet another round of systemic failure in the banking industry, raised recently by the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, calls for quick, concerted pre-emptive action. The revelation by Umaru Ibrahim, managing director of […]

I Remember June 12 | Punch