Stifling funding for terrorism
I have watched with concern how Nigeria’s National Assembly could not come up with a bill on how to investigate…
Lekki Shootings and the Resurrection of the Massacred
These are indeed interesting times in the country. I am scared as well as concerned for the future of our…
INEC job and the risk element
AS expected the tenure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu (58) as chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission ends on Monday November…
Reforming police for sustainable productivity
NIGERIA’s democracy has scored a notable point vis-à-vis the mantra, “power belongs to the people.” Following intensive protests by youths,…
Which way Nigeria?
WE are living witnesses to the anger, despondency and hopelessness pervading the country. With the recent protests happening simultaneously and…
The hordes of horror on the streets
SHOW me a President who loves his country, has the safety of his people at heart, cares about the physical,…
Statistical literacy, national planning and effective forecast
CONGRATULATIONS to Nigeria as it joins the rest of the world to mark today, 20th October, as the World Statistics…
[OPINION] Exercise Crocodile Smile: Before We Crucify Lt. Gen TY Buratai
Exercise Crocodile Smile VI commenced yesterday , the 20th of October 2020, and is scheduled to last to the 31st…
The police system and Nigerian youths
NIGERIA is home to a thriving contradiction. Here is a country that celebrates its aspirations to greatness, economic success, food…
[OPINION] #EndSARS agitations and the experimentation of citizens’ power: Just before we join fellow compatriots at the barricade
When a government derives pleasure in suppressing and exploiting its people, it gets to a point when the people become…
(COMMENTARY): Water Resources Bill 2020 contravenes existing laws, by Adedamola Adejokun
In 2017, the National Water Resource Bill was sent to the National Assembly with a request that it be passed…
T.B. Joshua: Of #ENDSARS protests and South Sudan
The road leading to the recent but growing discontent across Nigeria was long and bendy. Youth restiveness and a general…
2023: Why a damaged INEC cannot deliver credible transition
Classical believers in democracy hold that its basic fundaments rest upon three ideal pillars: equality among all people, liberty and…
Dotun Sanusi @ 52: Beyond his philanthropy
FOR past couple of years, the name ‘Dotun Sanusi’ has constantly reverberated in Oyo State. The man, who clocks 52…
T.B. Joshua: Of #EndSARS protests and South Sudan
The road leading to the recent but growing discontent across Nigeria was long and bendy. Youth restiveness and a general…
[OPINION] My advice to the #EndSARS protesters
Our dear gallant youths, you have done well and virtually the whole nation is proud of you. You have accomplished…
Boosting food security through agric development
THE WORLD FOOD DAY is a day set aside by United Nations Organization (UNO) through one of its agencies, Food…
Nigeria and Mali at 60: Reflections on lust for power
On this occasion of the diamond Independence anniversary, there is the need to review the sharp vicissitudes of Nigeria with…
SARS and the Nigerian youth: Odors from a decaying system
Nigeria is home to a thriving contradiction. Here is a country that celebrates its aspirations to greatness—economic success, food security,…
Our food heroes: The average Nigerian smallholder farmer
When Northern farmers chorus “BaWasa” – a Hausa phrase which means no jokes to the call “AFEX”, you can feel…
