Adamu Ciroma, a man of character
MALLAM Adamu Ciroma, who died last Thursday was a statesman of uncommon gifts and outstanding ability and accomplishments. His versatility…
Why Saraki may leave APC
WITH his emergence as the President of the Senate in June 2018, Senator Bukola Saraki stirred up a hornets’ nest…
Lessons from Saraki’s CCT case
The Supreme Court, on Friday, discharged Senate President Bukola Saraki of the remaining three-count charges of false assets declaration and…
Oyo: Restoring the pacesetter’s glory
BY the time the tenure of the present administration of Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Governor of Oyo State draws to a…
Security crisis: The Senate’s 20-point intervention
IT is obvious that, just as in 2015, one of the key issues that will determine the outcome of the…
Managing crises: The Lagos example
AN oil truck explosion of apocalyptic magnitude occurs in Lagos, fatally charring a frightening number of lives and maiming several…
Nigeria: A Federal Republic of I-don’t-care people
The growing fear of insecurity and the consequent worthlessness of lives of Nigerians have been further affirmed by the deaths…
Lt General Tukur Yusufu Buratai: The giant strides of Nigerian Army chief
Since the beginning of the war on Terror of the Boko Haram kind in Nigeria effectively in year 2011/2012, never…
Group hails DTCA boss, says Buhari needs to sustain the directorate momentum of the last 9 months
The League of Civil Society Groups has hailed the boss of Directorate for Technical Cooperation in Africa for reviving the…
Should states provide land for ranching?
Due to the incessant killings in many parts of the country and the recent statement by the presidency that giving…
Champions Television at 5: Propagating God’s glory to the whole world
Living true to its name, Champions Television, a Christian evangelism network founded by the General Overseer of Champions Royal Assembly,…
Of protests, legislature and democracy
WHEN I stumbled upon the report of Tuesday’s protest at the National Assembly on Twitter, at first I felt less…
Stop these herders’ killings
DOOCHIMA was only ten when her entire family was killed in a brutal attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen in a…
Macron’s indirect message to Nigerian youths
It is no longer news that the French President and the second youngest leader in the world after Austrian 31-year-old…
Tech education and nation at developmental crossroads
THE rising concerns among stakeholders on the quality of graduates being churned out by Nigeria’s Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) makes…
Of child brides, sustainable development goals
NOURA Hussein Hammad was forced to experience the misery of child marriage at the age of 15. Despite her refusal,…
Is plastic-free environment a tall order?
We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment” - Margaret Mead (1901-1978) American Anthropologist. Sooner or later, we…
Of national conversations, presidential debates, big ideas
THE late business mogul, philanthropist and winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, put…
EFCC’S 603 inconsequential convictions
The convictions of two former state governors - JollyNyame of Taraba and Joshua Dariye of Plateau – represents a visible…
Promoting food security
A Nigerian research chemist based in the United States, Prof. Kayode Fakinlede, in his book titled ‘Wealth of the Yoruba…
