Issues/Policy

So much has been said and written about the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine on 24th February 2022. But unfortunately, the narratives have been largely monolithic and unbalanced, lacking in editorial rigour, investigative journalism and […]

Nigeria’s response to the onset of murderous mass violence has evolved through phases of co-optation, brutal reprisal, appeasement, and state incapacity. The two options that have never quite been attempted with conviction are effective accountability […]

Eavesdropper couldn’t imagine that after almost seven in the saddle, presido said he had seen the mess to be cleaned up in the country. After seven years, you mean he is just discovering, and if […]

When will this mindless bloodletting stop? When will the mindless expansionist dreamers end their foolish dreams? When will the curse of the Berlin Conference of 1884/85 leave Africans to live their lives? When will the […]

THE campaign that states should look inwards to improve their revenue intake seems to be yielding fruits going by the recent announcement by Kano to establish a Mineral Development Agency that will enable the state […]

I attended an event at a close friend’s place. The last time I was in that house was probably “some years” ago. Their house was our favourite “converging place” as kids, thanks to the ambience. […]

This headline is, of course, a reference to the multitude of candidates vying to become Nigeria’s president come 2023. If you interpret it as tongue-in-cheek — even sarcasm — you would be in good company. […]

Exactly how does one describe a moment such as this in the life of a nation? A moment when that nation is exhibiting all the traits of collapse but there is no credible rebuttal by […]

After watching the Green Eagles transform in the late 80s to become the Super Eagles at its glorious best in the 90s, its teetering performances as it entered the millennium made me become dispassionate about […]

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State purchased Cadillac 2019 series for 260 Emirs and other traditional chiefs in his very poor state that’s under daily bombardment of terrorists with the death of hundreds of poor […]

Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has claimed the government confirmed that 80 per cent of Nigeria’s oil production is lost to theft. Speaking on Sunday while delivering a […]

A piece titled ‘May Lagos never happen to you’ by Dauda Busari and published in The PUNCH of Tuesday, March 29, 2022 (page 37) made interesting reading. It made allusion to supposed deficiencies in public […]

Deji Adeyanju, activist and convener of Concerned Nigerians, Abuja: As a preliminary point, please accept my commendation for your leadership role in the recently concluded All Progressives Congress primaries. Considering the almost Siamese relationship between […]

Living things need communication. It is an intrinsic part of human interaction, engagement, connection and progress. Real people communicate and so do real brands. Communication is equally important for businesses. This is not surprising as […]

THE Nigerian security situation deteriorated in the last week with the government proving helpless and raising its arms in the air. The deterioration can be aptly called the ‘Kaduna Statement.’ The statement is about the […]

AROLE Oduduwa, my second mental image of you left me in pure dazzlement of your unfolding personality, which I thought was a perfect fit for the big shoes left behind by the departed Ooni Okunade […]

Since 2009, ASUU has abandoned staff welfare issues to concentrate on funding public universities in order to provide quality research and teaching. Ranking in Webometric is not based on physical structures in universities but on […]

NIGERIANS should be proud of how much progressive politics has helped in tackling our challenges of development in seven years. It all started when Buhari’s CPC, Tinubu’s ACN and Oyegun’s ANPP as well as others […]

DESPITE political independence from Great Britain on October 1, 1960 and its rich, abundant human and material resources, Nigeria has been struggling to become a force to be reckoned with among the comity of nations. […]

THE war in Ukraine is a threat to international peace and security. It is instructive that before the ongoing war in Ukraine due to the invasion by Russia there were wars that had led to […]