Issues/Policy

The witch-hunting that may herald the new order in Nigeria may have begun. Diezani Allison-Madueke, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, may be the first victim. She appears to have been programmed for an ignominious exit […]

A meeting of Niger Delta stakeholders took place at Hotel Presidential, Port Harcourt on 27th April 2015. Ann-Kio Briggs addressed the “Lower Niger Congress” in a video posted by Sahara Reporters. Ms Briggs was quoted […]

The much anticipated report of the forensic audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, operations on the missing $20 billion oil money may not amount to much after all, with PricewaterhouseCoopers, the audit firm […]

I have allowed a decent interval between the two articles to get some feedback from the supporters and the critics of Part 1. The feedback I got from those who like the Part 1 have […]

Dear Jimi, I read with indignation and pity the article under reference and published in your blog of 28 April 2015. The venom,the hate and the innuendo inherent in this article are unbelievable. It is […]

“Extremism in the defence of your heritage is no vice. And moderation in the defence of your civilization is no virtue.” – An adaptation of Barry Goldwater’s quote by the author. I had just finished […]

One of the myths about the 2015 presidential election is that it was a vote against corruption. Buhari and the APC did a good job of singing the anti-corruption mantra all over the country, and […]

The whole issue of fuel subsidy has come to be perceived as one huge scam the government is not coming clean on. The skewed policy moved the country to near fiscal collapse between 2011 and […]

The new lease of life promised Nigerians by the incoming Mohammadu Buhari administration may start on a rough note as feelers from the 2015 Appropriation Act passed by the National Assembly last week indicate that […]

There is a saying in Yoruba which literary translated, means you do not ask for the cause of death of a forebear until you have the hilt of the sword firmly in your hands. The […]

Barring any last-minute change,  former militants and self determination groups will today begin the execution of the N9.3b waterways and oil pipelines contracts. A memo from the Presidency directed the ex-militants, led by Government Ekpemupolo […]

How do one dub Gani Adam’s visit to the Nigerian Embassy in Xenophobic infested country of South Africa and the ‘warm’ reception given the OPC National coordinator by the Nigeria Ambassador to South Africa? Could […]

Human beings are first migrants. Then they become settlers, and settlers become citizens. In every clime, it is not so much your status, but your contributions. Kenneth Kaunda was synonymous with Zambia. He pronounced prophetically […]

Besides being an admirer of a Christian group, Promise Keepers, I hate it whenev­er I fail to keep a promise. In the heat of the run-up to the gubernatorial election, my name was caught in […]

APART from the three stormy years — 2007 to 2010 — that the defunct HiTV controlled the “almighty” English Premier League (EPL) rights, South African firm, Digital Satellite Television Company (DStv) has enjoyed near total […]

About 12, 15 years ago, when the issue of who is really a Lagosian was nothing more than a stimulating debate among friends, I had asked a friend to write an article on it for […]

Being excerpts from a letter by  Olisa Agbakoba to the President Elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) on the need for the setting up of a framework to address broad issues concerning the nation. NATIONAL order […]

The Senator-elect of Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, has expressed shock at Bola Tinubu’s “unwarranted attacks” against his person. Mr. Kashamu, in a statement Tuesday, said Mr. Tinubu’s reaction to his innocuous congratulatory message […]

Jiti Ogunye is a Constitutional lawyer, rights activist and public commentator. In this interview with Senior CorrespondentTUNDE OPESEITAN, DAILY INDEPENDENT, Ogunye spoke on number of issues including the Supreme Court judgment upholding the election of […]

Despite the continuous outcry by Nigerians in South Africa that they have been subjected to xenophobic attacks meted out by the citizens, the heinous act has continued to thrive, writes Martins Ifijeh  One thing common […]