Issues/Policy

As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God […]

Over 8,000 ghost workers have been discovered on the payroll of the 23 local government councils of Benue State in the ongoing e-payment of local government staff. Special Adviser to Governor Samuel Ortom on Local […]

More than 1,000 pilgrims are still confined to a number of hospitals in Makkah for treatment of various ailments, Health Ministry’s spokesman Faisal Al-Zahrani said. He said the patients include some pilgrims who were injured in […]

  The Civil Society Network against Corruption (CSNAC), a coalition of over 150 anti-corruption organisations, has urged the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding […]

If the current gale of kidnapping around Nigeria is anything to by, then it is far from a hyperbole to state that we are back to the days of the jackals. Whereas some two decades […]

It was the humble submission of this column last week that if slavery, through which Africa was first integrated into the world economy succeeded in its set objectives of ‘controlling  life, liberty and fortunes’ of […]

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 […]