Issues/Policy

WHEN the news of Chief Oluyemisi Falae’s abduction broke, a feeling of incredulity pervaded the land. But it took no time for the reality to hit us all as his abductors demanded N100m ransom, which […]

Many Nigerians are puzzled by President Buhari and wonder what his #Change agenda really is. Someone has even gone as far as to say that “Most people are feeling conned, and it’s only morning yet.”  […]

Civil servants in Ondo State began a two-day warning strike on Wednesday to press home their demand for the payment of their two-month salary arrears. When our correspondent visited some government offices in Akure, the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari revealed during an exclusive in-person interview with SaharaTV his feelings about Senate President Bukola Saraki and his ongoing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal for false declaration of assets. President Buhari, […]

From a part-time lecturer at the University of Lagos to the Professor of Law at the University of Calabar, the sad involvement of intellectuals in moral debauchery of sex exploitation of female students has further […]

I think we deserve some respect from our brothers from different religious and cultural backgrounds in order to live in harmony. I made this argument about a year ago when the rumour of Emir Muhammadu […]

Members of President Buhari’s delegation to the United nations General Assembly have accused Prof. Joy Ogwu, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, of sabotaging President Muhammadu Buhari’s participation, citing glaring missteps that have embarrassed the […]

For as long as we have and perpetually seek to maintain a dysfunctional society, crime and criminals will abide and continue to thrive with us. Though no reason should be advanced in defense of acts […]

ABUJA—Strong indications emerged, yesterday, that the Senate will receive the ministerial list from President Muhammadu Buhari tomorrow or Wednesday. Ahead of the submission of the Ministerial list by President Buhari, National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that 32 million active bank accounts have yet to be enrolled on the Biometric Verification Number (BVN). In a statement in Abuja weekend, Alhaji Mu’azu Ibrahim, CBN […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday in New York restated his determination to fully sanitize Nigeria’s oil industry and make it totally free of corruption and shady deals. Speaking at a meeting with President Xi Jinping on […]

“Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.”— Maya Angelou Pope Francis is on a six day visit to America and his visit is very poignant and […]

Alufa n’sonra, ijo n’ru [While the priest grows fat, the congregants grow lean and emaciated with hunger] A popular Yoruba wisecrack against priestly pursuit of riches It is Wednesday, September 23, 2015. I have just watched […]

• Appeal court judge, Taraba Amirul Hajj and 2 wives also • Nigerian dead now 40, overall toll hits 769 The death toll in this year’s Hajj stampede has risen to 769 with Nigeria losing […]

Although one of the cardinal beliefs in Islam is to accept all things as destined by Allah (Qadr), a close observation of the tragedies showed that they were all avoidable. The Saudis have been commended […]

If there is one thing that Burkina Faso has proved, it is that the country has an almost unlimited capacity to confound the predictions of even the most seasoned observers. When citizens protested against then […]

Let all things be done decently and in order. (1 Corinthians 14:40) The importance of building institutions, particularly in developing nations, is a subject that has been widely discussed by scholars and development experts through […]

No fewer than 717 pilgrims were killed on Thursday, while 863 were injured during a stampede which occurred at an Islamic event held in the city of Mina, about two miles from Mecca, Saudi Arabia. […]