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COP28 Nigeria delegates list: Separating facts from fiction By TEMITOPE AJAYI
The number of delegates from Nigeria attending the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai otherwise called COP28 has generated a lot of […]
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Ahmed Aliyu: Tackling insecurity with new approaches By MOHAMMED NASIRU
On assumption of office on May 29, 2023, the governor of Sokoto State, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, set a 9- point agenda for his […]
Portrait of a desired aim: The educational journal of High Chief Dennis Otuaro (PhD) By ASIAYEI ENAIBO
Berthed by the creek philosophies with a paddle and canoe, fearlessly, the child navigates his ways in the deep creeks, estuaries, and brooks […]
Unlocked: Profiles of the Force Behind NDDC’s Governing Board (2)
Alabo (Hon.) Boma Iyaye, Esq, DSSRS: Advocate for Youthful Growth In the sprawling Niger Delta landscape of the Niger Delta, an inspiring figure of steadfast […]
Naira exchange rate stability and the Irrelevancy theory of the Bureau de Change By JONA N. EZIKPE
1. Introduction. There has been clamor by the Bureau De Change (BDC) operators for their readmission into the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window, […]
Poverty as impediment to contraceptives use among women, By ABIEMWENSE MORU
According to the UNPFA access to safe voluntary family planning is a human right. Family planning is central to gender equality and women’s empowerment, and […]
Wike: Beyond the bulldozers and focus on city centre
At a news conference shortly after he was sworn in, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, promised to restore the Abuja […]
Ģàbon coup: Ali Bongo had it coming By UMAR ARDO, Ph.D
The coup in Gabon 🇬🇦, unlike the one in Niger 🇳🇪, to me could be seen coming long before it occurred. Other than the […]
Remembering Abba Kyari By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
Abba Kyari, CFR, OON! Remember him? Kyari was the Chief of Staff (CoS) to former President Muhammadu Buhari. Born on September 23, 1952, he served […]
Can women be allowed breathing space in Nigerian politics? By EMMANUEL OLONIRUHA
Women have continued to play leading roles in the history and economic life of Nigeria since the pre-colonial period till today. They have been contributing […]
ECOWAS: A house divided against itself? By TEMITOPE PONLE
Is the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) the proverbial house divided against itself? On July 26, the military in Niger Republic staged a […]
Can Tinubu administration tame job racketeering in MDAs? By FEMI OGUNSHOLA
Nigeria has one of the highest unemployment rates in Africa. According to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s unemployment rate stood at 33.3 per cent […]
Sagging breast and breastfeeding: The myths, realities By JUSTINA AUTA
Mrs Mercy Abu, 26 year-old mother of three and an Abuja resident said none of her babies was breastfed because she feared her breast would […]
Tenure elongation crisis rocks Federal Road Safety Corps
By ABDUL JELIL ADEBAYO – With last week pronouncement by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan on the revised […]
Tribunal: Blackmail is a tool, not law By KASSIM AFEGBUA
After the 25 February 2023 Presidential election, I flashed back to the shape of things to come; remembering how politicians usually behave when their marabouts […]
Niger coup and geopolitics in ECOWAS region By PAUL EJIME
A major decision of the 30 July emergency Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is the seven-day ultimatum, which the regional […]
Tinubu’s cabinet and agenda for incoming health minister
Last week, President Bola Tinubu submitted the list of his ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. Although the number of nominees, 28, falls short […]
How did Buhari swing it? By HASSAN GIMBA
“Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never […]
Tinubu’s subsidy removal and the albatross hunting Nigerians, By RAYYAN ALHASSAN
Fuel subsidy removal by the present administration of President Bola Tinubu has come with a thunderous alarm. Although the intention may be good, pure and […]
Re – Making sense of Governor Adeleke’s governance model By OLAWALE RASHEED
In Africa, losing elections can cause depression and psychological disorders. Such sense of loss arising from rejection by the people at times transforms otherwise cultured […]