Issues/Policy

Victory is sweet; no one wants to be associated with defeat in a culture that makes people avoid defeat like a plague. Not wanting to be classified as “failures” after their “hero” last the presidential […]

On July 05, 2015, Greece’s economic future will be determined through a referendum. The choice is simple, or so it seems: Yes or No to stay in the Euro. A ‘yes’ vote comes with the […]

  On Saturday, America celebrated 239 years since its hard-won independence from Britain. Beyond the fireworks and parades and lofty tributes, I think there’s an important lesson for us in Nigeria: that our diversity and […]

Though the immediate past Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala may have left office, controversy continues to trail her performance while in office. The recent one is the accusation […]

There was a hit song in the 80s that had a refrain which went something like this: ‘Now that we’ve found love what are we going to do with it?’ This song came to my […]

Aliko Dangote warns on the biggest mistake a businessman can make   Media men had a piece of Aliko Dangote last weekend. And when they were done many appreciated why he is one of the […]

A few days ago, news broke out from a popular online news platform suggesting that Nigeria’s Senate President, Sen. Dr. Bukola Saraki is not a citizen of Nigeria by virtue of his holding dual citizenship […]

The alarming thing about Radio Biafra is that it is fast gathering the support of less educated Igbos, such as commercial motorcyclists, bus drivers and conductors, as well as local market men and women, who […]

There is disquiet in the once-peaceful house of the All Progressives Congress (APC). To put it more lightly, all does not appear to be well. After the March 28 presidential election, most people(including this writer) […]

WHEN former President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari emerged as the presidential candidates of the two major political parties – the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) respectively, it was […]

A MAJOR challenge that change faces is the attitude of Nigerians who believe the only government in Nigeria is the federal government. We have at least 812 governments in Nigeria – the Federal Government, 36 […]

On 26 June, 2015 the world watched with horror, shock and disdain the unprovoked terrorist attacks claiming the lives of about 50 people and leaving many others injured in three countries-France, Kuwait and Tunisia. This […]

Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) is a Constitutional Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). In this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, DAILY INDEPENDENT he speaks on the leadership crisis in the National Assembly, bail-out for governors, […]

I find it extremely hilarious that Nigerians, again, are in haste. They have become impatient with President Buhari; he is too slow for some, others are satisfied with the approaching results, while the majority are […]

What is truly going through the mind of President Buhari at the present moment has become a task for fortune tellers and tea leaves readers. In these early days of his presidency, he reminds me […]

A close friend sent a short piece to me through the social media last week. It is so beautiful and inspiring that I feel compelled to share. Even if you had come across it before—these […]

Sometime ago, I listened to Ms Grace Zemaye Egbagbe, lawyer and television personality, on Metrofile, Channels Television. Her hostess asked her the secret of her youthful looks. She responded that two reasons make women age […]

  Further to the realignment of the duties of the DSS at Aso Rock, I elected to dig deep to ascertain if any extant laws have been broken by the handlers of the President so […]

As the leadership crisis in the National Assembly deepens, the presidency, on Thursday, said President Muhammadu Buhari, despite being leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), would not intervene in the impasse until APC […]