Issues/Policy

There is this saying from early ages that goes thus, “ if the owner of the farm tarries unnecessarily in identifying a thief, the thief will conveniently label the owner of the farm as the […]

MANY monuments have been built in honour of the man Bola Tinubu.  He is acclaimed as the political genius of our times who not only engineered the taming of the PDP juggernaut, he caged it […]

There comes a time in the life of a man when he must be a man and stand up and speak the truth, even when others are too timid and intimidated to do so. By […]

There is the N5.2billion ($25m)  cash paid by an Indian firm for an oil block nine years ago? This is the puzzle security and anti-graft agencies have been trying to unravel since the Indian High […]

Following a request by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, for information on the spending of recovered asset stolen by late General Sani Abacha, the World Bank has said that it needed “additional time […]

Throughout the lifespan of the Jonathan administration where Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke held sway as the Minister of Petroleum Resources, she never thought it was worthy of her time to address the public on the numerous […]

As a social commenter and writer on a brazenly corrupt society  like Nigeria, it’s hard not to be viewed as a doomsday prophet like the biblical Jeremiah. This is because any predictions made for a […]

The federal government is currently probing the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigeria Port Authority (NPA), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and some other agencies for fraudulent acts. Ben Ayade, governor of Cross […]

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to prosecute the Yobe State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Abu Zarma, for allegedly receiving N15 million as bribe to influence the Yobe State governorship election. […]

ABUJA—Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday in Abuja stated that the government of President Mohammadu Buhari will not spare any corrupt person in the fight against corruption. The Vice President spoke at Day Two of the […]

ABUJA – A group known as North East Solidarity Forum condemned the recent secession threat made by some Yoruba groups, describing it as a treasonable felony. Listing the groups as the Yoruba Council of Elders […]

It was a question of power, and the answer provided by former Power Minister Prof. Chinedu Nebo lacked the power of believability. On October 10, Nebo and his wife were decorated with honorary chieftaincy titles […]

The United Kingdom has pledged to assist Nigeria in resolving its power supply crisis, saying that it is committed to the nation’s stability and development by sharing her skills, knowledge and expertise. The UK said […]

THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will begin to issue certificates of national service with the passport photographs of corps members as key features from Thursday. NYSC’s Director-General Brig.-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, who said this in […]

•Lawmakers order reinstatement, payment HOUSE of representatives’ members were stunned yesterday to hear that former  President Goodluck Jonathan’s order for employment of 176 victims and families of the 2014 Nigerian Immigration Service’s recruitment tragedy was […]

•Farmer’s body taken to village for burial Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose has suspended work in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. This followed a meeting with land owners and farmers at Jibowu Hall of the Government […]