Issues/Policy

“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 […]

It was not with any form of exultation or ululation that patriots read about the fall of DCP Abba Kyari from national grace to international disgrace. Perhaps his ‘enemies’ celebrated this national tragedy, this man […]

Exactly ten days after the world marked this year’s Saint Valentine’s Day, a day set aside for lovers to mark their solidarity and friendship, the world was thrown into a warfare that is beginning to […]

One would not wish the fate of Grigori Rasputin on a living being. Suspecting that he was working for a separate peace with the Germans, they assassinated him. He did not die easily. Vladimir Putin […]

On behalf of the entire Oshodi-Tapa Family of the Lagos Island, we start by applauding your great strides sir, in attracting more glory to the traditional rulership institution, not only in Lagos State but in […]

Logically speaking the idea of Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) is misleading because it creates the false impression that there are unearned allowances. Surely every allowance must be earned or else it should not have been […]

Nigeria is experiencing a wave of emigration to developed nations. Each day, you hear your neighbour, friend, or colleague has left with their families. Many of these movements are increasingly towards Canada as their immigration […]

Colonial rule in Nigeria was conducted through Indirect Rule. It was a system of “native administration” patented in Northern Nigeria, which became the model exported by the British across their colonies. For all practical purposes, […]

On Saturday, March 5, 2022, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo would mark his official 85th birthday. Despite his age, Obasanjo is not about to slow down. Since he returned to public life after he joined politics in […]