Issues/Policy

I have taken more than passing interest in the political career of Bello Masari since he emerged on the national scene as Speaker of the House of Representatives in succession to no-nonsense Ghali Umar Na’Abba […]

The need to restructure Nigeria is daily dawning despite the recalcitrance of the free riders in authority. Flowing with the tide and putting the country on strong political footing and path to social progress will […]

There is a crisis of the draft of understanding between the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and our deceitful central government. By the way, NARD harbour the largest number of doctors in our universities’ […]

THE audacious attack by “bandits” on Nigeria’s premier military training institution on Tuesday puts the North-West state of Kaduna in the national and global spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Two questions agitate the minds […]

“I can’t come on air and start mentioning names of people that are presently in government that the boys who were arrested (in 2017) mentioned… Some of them are governors now. Some of them are […]

On Tuesday, the foremost military school, the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna, was attacked by supposed bandits. The media reported that those attackers killed two officers, abducted one, demanded a ransom of N200m for his […]

In the last few weeks some terrorists who claim to have repented are hopping out like twin rabbits from a conjuror’s hat. Some of them are carrying placards that say that they should be forgiven […]

Suddenly the naira shot through to five hundred and twenty five to the dollar at the unencumbered parallel market after the announcement that CBN would no longer sell dollars to Bureau de Changes (BDCs). No […]

YOU claimed during the 2015 election campaign that you do not understand why we are talking about fuel subsidy; today you have been in government for over six years and subsidy cost has escalated under […]

National affability has much to do with what we think of one another; how we talk to one another, and what we call one another. As nugatory as this may appear to be, the content […]

Governors from the 36 states in Nigeria are expected to meet on Wednesday over the ongoing strike by resident doctors, and the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill. Other issues expected to be discussed during the […]

NIGERIA’s multi-ethnic composition no doubt creates room for political competition, especially at the centre. As such, there have been polemics over whether certain tribal groups have been fairly treated and this has brought about agitation […]

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State recently swore in local council chairmen with a parting shot that should not go unexamined. Upon reflection, I think Mr. Sanwo-Olu, who has good intentions for the State, also […]

For the economist Albert Hirschman, democracy thrives not on strong opinions but on doubt and flexibility. The exploration of this theme was triggered by Nigeria’s Twitter ban which is proving costlier than just a regular […]

The passage of the 2021 Electoral Bill presents a historic moment to create electoral reform legacies by the Ninth National Assembly. It is a moment to be counted as a people-centred legislative, legislature, and legislation. […]

That said, how did Dare perform at the Olympics? Having only been in office for about two years, should be take the blame for failures of some past leaders like Dalung? Records in the public […]

There is hunger in the land. Real hunger. Hunger for food. Hunger for truth. Hunger for security. Hunger for reassurance that the Nigerian dream is not going off in a puff. Hunger for heroes, for […]

If you grew up on comics, or followed the television series and movies; from Superman, Batman and Robin, Spiderman and their types, you may believe that all superheroes wear capes. You may also believe, as […]

Every society runs on systems established by law, conventions, traditions and customs. Where the system promotes justice, equity and fairness an automation is created to reward meritocracy, hard work and diligence but where the system […]

The media space, the world over, is currently dominated by the news of the effects of global warming – droughts, wild fires, flooding, mudslides, erosion etc. The effects of these consequences have, once again, brought […]