Issues/Policy

Some things happen that make you wonder if you are still in Nigeria or in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, where it is said that some animals are more equal than others. All those suspected to […]

We have heard what happened at Prof Soludo’s inauguration ceremony Thursday. We cannot remain silent and pretend it is okay to engage in a behaviour that is unspeakable and intolerable in any civilized society and […]

The Federal Government has concluded plans to announce approved concessionaires for the quadruple of Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano airports next week. The Guardian learnt that the flagship Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) will […]

In 2021 Burna Boy took home a Grammy for his album Twice as Tall and was featured on tracks by the likes of Sia, Justin Bieber, and John Legend. That’s to say nothing of the […]

It was Nigerian, Chinua Achebe, that exquisite of writers that sounded a note of caution on the proclivities of the human person for uncommon and misplaced displays of courage. He was never bereft in the […]

This is the twilight zone of the Buhari administration. And this is the time for the president to engage in mopping up operations to see that the mess he promised to clean up in 2015 […]

There has been so much talk about the fuel souvenir paradox. Even as I write this, there are fresh comments on the issue, calling for the arrest of the celebrant and attendees. However, the more […]

On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, The Federal High Court (coram Inyang Ekwo J.) sacked the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, along with 15 lawmakers in the state over their defection from […]

Movement is essential to life and in a country like Nigeria where individuals are largely responsible for their transportation, it is a given that transport cost takes a large chunk of the disposable income of […]

“War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason” – James Madison The merchants of blood are smiling all the way to the bank, […]

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, the other day, sacked Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and his 17 co-travellers, as reprisal for dumping the party on whose ticket they were elected […]

My maiguard was looking downcast. I asked him what the matter was and he replied with the obligatory “I am fine sir”. I was not convinced. I probed further and he finally opened up: his […]

The intensity of the conversation around and about the 2023 general elections as it is usual about elections in Nigeria always drift away from core issues relating to the fundamentals of the process. From Nigerians, […]

Justice Inyang Ekwo of an Abuja Federal High Court, defrocked David Umahi and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe, as Ebonyi State Governor and Deputy Governor respectively. He also invalidated the legal right of 17 members of […]

The university must be the guardian of reason, inquiry, and philosophical openness, offering rational and timely criticism in areas of public policy, social and economic life. The purpose of the university must go beyond awarding […]

We have read about Chidinma winning a laurel while in the custody of the Nigerian prisons. She was even decorated and honoured by the Nigerian Prisons putting her in a special place among suspected criminals. […]

On 9th March 2022, I issued a Statement unequivocally condemning the reaction of H.E. Engr. Dave Umahi, the Governor of Ebonyi State to the Judgment of the FHC Abuja which ordered him and his Deputy […]

The first point to make about the gruesome murder of Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwola and the mystery surrounding it is to caution Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu about his responses on this issue. On Tuesday, the […]

The assertion that Nigeria is a blessed nation is a truism of monumental dimensions. And in spite of the disparaging acts of a few charlatans across the disciplines in the geo-polity, there still abound in […]

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader but […]