Issues/Policy

By Abdulganiyu Alabi You could feel his pains in his face. He was all agony. As he spoke, tears dripped from his eyes. He had sold many of his property, postponed his wedding and now, […]

Primary education is the foundation for human capital development and national progress. After public primary and secondary schools had been deleted from the list of education service delivery avenues, after millions of school age children […]

By Folu Olamiti A lot has been said and written about the late elder statesman Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, popularly known as LKJ, who passed on to the world beyond and was laid to rest […]

By Dan Aibangbe In recent times, the media has been awash with the story surrounding the ‘smoking gun’ found in the cool of the centrally air-conditioned high offices of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. […]

By Abayomi Ajayi When Anna missed her period a few weeks after she got married to John, she truly believed that she was pregnant. Anna, who was 27 at the time, was quite ecstatic and […]

“Great achievements are usually borne out of great sacrifice, and never the result of SELFISHNESS.” “Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune or temporary defeat.” “Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak, carries with […]

By Kazeem Ugbodaga When Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho first hit the limelight in January 2021, many hailed his cause of action after he ordered herdsmen in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area […]

By Niran Adedokun When I read the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed’s reaction to the Grammy honours clinched by Afrobeats stars, Damini Ogulu (better known as Burna Boy) and Ayodeji Balogun (Wizkid) on […]

By Fola Ojo Someone once asked: “What’s better than money?” Money! Money is sweet. Money is honey. Money is sweeter than honey. Money is the resolver of many problems. The handy helpmeet you need in […]

By Ayo Olukotun “Police and military personnel stood guard around the college on the outskirt of Kaduna city on Friday afternoon as anxious families and parents waited for the news. A fighter jet flew overhead.” […]

By Greg Odogwu if everything works out well, and the project goes as planned, Nigeria may become the centre of renewable energy innovation in the world. This is because a Nigerian scientist, Ejikeme P. Nwosu, […]

By Tunji Ajibade A ruling party chieftain in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, had a meeting with people of Igbo extraction in the state recently. It was in the process of mobilising residents to register as […]

Of the 36 states in the country, we have 19 successor states to the Northern Region. That, if you do have some problems with simple arithmetic, translates into 19 state governors, also known as their […]

By Taiwo Adebulu The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says the Kwara government should be held responsible for the hijab crisis rocking the state. In a statement, Joseph Daramola, CAN general secretary, said the swift […]

By Njadvara Musa, Maiduguri The debate and calls for a restructured Nigeria have had no let or hindrance, validating the point that nothing can stop an idea whose time has come. But to add a […]

One of the nation’s biggest crime thrillers is unfolding in the Northwestern state of Zamfara, but nobody seems to be paying attention. The plot is not only dangerous, but it is at the root of […]