Issues/Policy

There is a plan to turn Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, into a university. The question I asked as soon as I became aware was, “For what reason?” On TV, the lawmaker pushing it is […]

There is a theory known as framing in the field of mass communication. One of those communication theories with sociological and psychological roots, framing speaks to how the media packages and presents information within a […]

For the second time within a month, Bishop David Oyedepo preached against COVID-19 vaccines in his church. He said he would not take the vaccine, and he warned people against taking it too. On Sunday, […]

Even with his compromised eyesight, a blind man can see all the cyclonic cataclysm that is presently befalling Nigeria. With his shortchanged hearing capability, a deaf man also is able to pick up the staccato […]

Experts don’t know yet how long COVID-19 vaccination will be effective. Studies of two prominent COVID-19 vaccines suggest they remain effective for at least six months. The chief executive of one vaccine maker said immunity […]

The collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around the office of the President of a state or nation is what is known as The Presidency. It is thus a configuration of members of staff, […]

The noise from gas furnaces burning across the Niger Delta makes it impossible for parents to whisper to their children. Whispering may sound conspiratorial, but parents cannot even speak normally to their children – a […]

The labyrinth of accusations and counter-accusations surrounding the uproar over the hitherto sympathetic gesture of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami for Al-Qaeda is another classic example of how objectivity always […]

Turning seventy-five is more than coming of age. Eddie, as he is fondly called by friends and comrades deserves to be celebrated not only for the blessings of longevity in this age and time that […]

The gods of Africa are angry. Kenyan intellectual, Ali Mazrui, enunciated the concept of Pax Africana in 1967, arguing that Africans must create, cultivate, and keep peace on their own continent. His related principle of […]

Among all Nigerian civilian presidents and military heads of state, there is something incomprehensible and inexplicable about the current President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Other presidents seemed to be doing something about turning Nigeria […]

If some public affairs commentators and their partisan associates have their way, the next head to be placed in the hangman’s noose is that of Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, who is better known as […]

May 3 this year was marked last week as it is done every year as World Press Freedom Day. The theme for this year’s celebration was “Information as a public good.” Journalists and other stakeholders […]

As a nation of over 250 million people, Nigeria is a breeding ground for gifted radicals who are unique in their own ways. The country is a fertile ground for eccentrics who constantly create electric […]

Remembering to read news notifications nowadays makes one’s heart to skip. Reason being that it will not end until reports from across the federation hits the pages or one’s screens of not a few people […]

Haramain Sharifain, an Islamic agency in Saudi Arabia, has declared that fasting in the month of Ramadan continues on Wednesday while eid-il-fitr will be held on Thursday. Since April 13, Muslims across world have abstained […]

May 1981. I was pretty much young. Radio stations were playing Bob Marley non-stop. One Love. Redemption Song. No Woman No Cry. Rastaman Vibration. On and on and on. I overheard my older cousin, now […]

It is no more news that a former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha was recently arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on alleged misappropriation of government assets. Yet, it whets my […]

The Act (the Harmful Waste (Special Criminal Positions etc), Act 1988 only focuses on the commission of any action or omission by persons without lawful authority. Thus, where an organization has a licence to store […]