Issues/Policy

NIGERIA, the beautiful land richly blessed and endowed with human and material resources, will survive. But right now, the country is in the hands of her wicked children who are determined to take from her […]

It was with dismay that I watched the Federal Executive Council alongside the Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Melami SAN signed an MOU with the British government on the repatriation of the looted fund […]

gregodogwu@yahoo.com, 08063601665 With the fight the Nigerian military is putting up to ensure that the fabric of the nation remains intact, it becomes germane to give a thought to the vital role the Nigerian Navy […]

I want to tell you a story.This is the story of Professor Gbogboǹṣe, a.k.a. Awogbaàrùn. Since I no longer live in Nigeria, I am no longer privy to what the situation is like now in […]

By Oladapo Olatunde Public procurement refers to the acquisition by governments and state-owned organisations of goods, works and services, using public funds. It also deals with the disposal of used assets of the government, acquired […]

aadelakun@punchng.com On Monday, former Vice President, Namadi Sambo, met Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) at State House, Abuja to be debriefed on his assignment as ECOWAS’ Head of Mission on the election in […]

Optics from Monday’s meeting between Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa and workers of the commission aren’t exactly complimentary. Although they are most likely the very opposite of what the chairman […]

Not many Nigerian parents would like to have a daughter-in-law like Meghan Markle. Yet in the few years since she had married to the royal family of England, she has proved her worth as a […]

Before Nigeria’s independence, our security problems were focused on internal security. The main thrust was to suppress the Nigerian people. This focus of national security has continued to characterize the Nigerian security architecture even long […]

The present tension in Nigeria following the murderous activities of the Fulani herdsmen in the last few years and the forced reactions of the frustrated victims of their atrocities in the South necessitates the need […]

There are words that have been given different meanings in Nigeria. Sometimes, the meaning given to these words is even the opposite of their original meaning. Let us look at 10 of these words. fatal […]

The childish attempt by a conglomerate of Northern Nigerian elements to blockade the transport of foodstuffs and cattle to the South-Western region of Nigeria especially is inappropriate and in bad taste. What seems to have […]

“A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions – all day, every day. We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. […]

I analysed in the last installment the “Wuhan inquiry” and its outcome. In this part, I will further the discussion on the quest to unravel the origin of the virus. Also, I will foreground the […]

On 10th February, 2021 a bill titled “Chartered Institute of Forensic Investigative Professionals of Nigeria (Est) Bill, 2021 (SB.615) sponsored by Senate Leader, Yahiya Abdullahi came up for first reading on the floor of the […]

It was the end of an era Tuesday when Bunny Wailer, the last of the original Wailing Wailers passed away, aged 73. Bunny (original name Neville O’Rilley Livingston) completed the trio that formed the reggae […]

As the US President Joe Biden seeks a review of the Taiwan policy, he is being advised by a top American think tank to ensure that in case of China deciding to use force to […]

Watching the anger of Dr Reuben Abati, former Presidential Spokesperson in the days of the PDP, was a new take. Though prolific when armed with the pen, I have always seen Dr. Abati as a […]

The recently released 2020 Corruption Perception Index (CPI), in which Nigeria scored 25 over 100 points and thereby moved down to 149 rank out of 180 countries shows that the war against corruption is not […]

Since I haven’t had the courage to sink my feet into the shark-infested, murky waters of Nigerian politics, I always admire my professional colleagues who are able to do so. I think of such men […]