Society

“Every important mistake I made in my life, I made when I was tired” –Bill Clinton The opening quote, sourced from a former United States President, Bill Clinton, signposts one of the central messages of […]

Every creature of God often gets rattled and swarmed by life’s unexpected and unwanted troubles. Sometimes, the troubles are architected by men close to us in one form or fashion.  When this becomes my personal […]

Nigeria has been a failing state for decades. And we’ve become accustomed to philosophically coping with its myriad problems and disappointing leaders. But things are particularly bad at the moment and Nigerians are extremely angry. […]

Dignitaries who on Thursday attended the public presentation of a book written by the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, deliberately refused to make their donations public. It was not clear whether their decision was […]

As you read this piece, the Wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, unveils her new book, “The Essentials of Beauty Therapy: A complete Guide for Beauty Specialists” at […]

Anniversaries are important dates celebrated to mark significant events. Couples celebrate their wedding anniversaries. Children mark the death anniversaries of their parents. Monarchs celebrate their coronation anniversaries. Companies, schools and related businesses celebrate the anniversaries of […]

The neighbourhood rang with a noiseless eerie echo; a deep throbbing silence haunting the shadows and the stars, a provocative mutedness intruding upon that big blanket of darkness with numbing portents. There was a certain […]

The talk doing the rounds on the streets is that the water used in moulding the building blocks of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government was drawn from the river of apologia. That he, and many of […]

Nigeria is a 55-year-old country in the body of a yet unborn nation. Half a century after Independence, the closest we can say we have formed as a nation is the inchoate stage. Even that […]

IT’S nearly half a century since the Nigerian Civil War ended, but it won’t be exaggerating to say that Nigerians have since lived their lives in the trenches and under the enervating threat of yet […]

At J-School Temple University, we were taught that journalism take different forms. Straight news and feature articles, in which reporters seek out and present different points of view so readers can weigh the evidence and […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has promised to investigate government officials and prominent Nigerians who are named as having secret foreign accounts or foreign firms that allow them to escape paying tax as contained […]

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, says the new Mile 12 Market will be ready in six months. The governor, who on Tuesday went on an inspection of the Imota and Agbowa areas of Lagos, […]

The Lagos State Government on Monday broke the gates of some streets in the state for violating the state’s directive, saying the exercise was continuous. The action followed the expiration of the ultimatum given to […]

The former head of Britain’s Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Trevor Phillips, has admitted he “got almost everything wrong” regarding immigration in a new report, claiming Muslims are creating “nations within nations” in the […]

The rule of law cannot operate as stark and naked. It must be clothed by a people’s culture and belief system With the latest global scandals dubbed the Panama Papers, two contrasting reactions, to allegations […]

Last week, the world was treated to the leak of what has come to be termed as ‘the Panama Papers.’ It was the story of a systematic money laundering service involving public officials and politicians […]

Her age mates were outside in the sun soaking in the Easter fun. But Faith Andrews was lying on the bed, battling for her life at the Gwagwalada Teaching Hospital, Abuja. Faith is 14 years […]

Early in February this year, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, told the nation that the federal government had yanked off 23,000 “ghosts” from its wage bill. A month later, his Ministry […]

THOUGH separated from Nigeria by some 1,640 kilometres, I never really felt away from home for as long as my tour of duty of Ghana lasted. Apart from coming for briefing whenever occasion demanded, I […]