Issues/Policy

Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka yesterday vowed to “draw blood” with his latest book, InterInventions. The book, he said, would be his “vengeance” against “unprovoked assault of public lies” directed against him. The popular playwright […]

Rivers State Elections Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, nullified the April 11 election that brought Governor Nyesom Wike to power. The three-man tribunal, headed by Justice Suleiman Ambrosa, upheld the petition filed against the […]

DISTURBED by the increasing clashes and misgivings between traditional rulers and Eze Ndigbo in the South-West states of the country, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has set up a committee to mediate in […]

The president of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has emphasised the importance of agriculture and food security to the growth and development of Africa. Speaking at a high level conference on agricultural transformation […]

We are the fools trolling cyberspace, using our meagre near inexistent funds to buy data so we can lie or wail dependent on our leanings. We are the humanoids typing frenziedly away on our device […]

Every government in a federation, it must be emphasized, is equal in status to and independent in its sphere of its activities from the other governments in the federation including the federal government. Each government […]

Some weeks ago it was reported that a committee of civil servants was set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to look into the mode of setting up a new airline. One of the ostensible reasons […]

WERE the law of comparative advantage to be fully operational, Nigeria would have benefited tremendously from an arrangement where its criminal cases would have been firmed out to Britain and America. There could be no […]

The code of conduct bureau and the code of conduct tribunal are both military inventions. They are part of the military legacy imposed on this nation by four military regimes-Murtala Muhammed, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida and […]

In 1988, as an 18 year old studying accountancy in a higher institution (polytechnic) in Nigeria, I was one of the privileged persons who had gone through a sound educational background having attending public schools […]

Ibadan—The Ministry of Works has said that the contractor handling Section II of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction and expansion project, Reynolds Construction Company, RCC, was facing challenges of finance, adverse weather and impatience of motorists. […]

The management of DAAR Communications, owners of Africa independent Television (AIT), has denied allegations that it exhibited bias against the presidential campaign of Muhammadu Buhari, ahead of the March 28, 2015, election. Reacting claims by […]

The code of conduct bureau and the code of conduct tribunal are both military inventions. They are part of the military legacy imposed on this nation by four military regimes-Murtala Muhammed, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida […]

There is something I have heard you (and many commentators) say a number of times that I need you to think of critically. About 2 years ago, I wrote an article entitled: The Harm MASSOB […]

When Muhammadu Buhari swept to power in the March elections in Nigeria, he promised change. Almost five months after his inauguration, Nigerians have mixed feelings as to whether his administration is delivering. The biggest gripe […]

Lagos is easily the most important city in Nigeria. There is this continuous attraction and migration to the metropolis because the city is generally regarded as the ‘honey pot’ of the country. In recent times, […]

•How Perm Secs used anti-Diezani’s sentiments to conspire against HoS There was tension yesterday following the “sudden” decision of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr. Danladi Kifasi to proceed on retirement. […]

It is not about Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. That will be a mistake. It is about leadership, versus the aroma of it and scent that is often mistaken for purpose. Former Presidential Spokesperson Reuben Abati […]