Opinion

Dr Mahmud Tukur who died recently in Abuja held many prominent offices of state but no post defined him like his spirit of nationalism and patriotism. In his adult life, he was Principal Secretary Northern Nigeria…

Here we go again: in 2023, whose turn? In Nigeria, nothing excites us like politics. If you want to get our attention, don’t waste…

Profiling. Targeting. Scapegoating. In Nigeria, you are more likely to effectuate wry remarks and suspicious stares if you are the prototypical Muslim with full-bred beard, a ‘’decimal point’’ on your forehead –…

By Simbo Olorunfemi Yesterday, my attention was drawn to the report by CNN on location of Twitter Office in Ghana. I would not have bothered to go beyond the headline, seeing that what is actually a next…

It is the bounden duty of every citizen to hold the government to account. In fact, citizenship is a call to duty – for the state. And there is no compelling duty which supersedes citizens subjecting their employees – the…

In today’s increasingly digital world, ensuring equal access to technology for everyone is essential. As technology permeates every aspect of our lives whether in work, entertainment, healthcare, or education the need for digital…

With the United States (U.S.) Department of States report stating that there is no verifiable evidence on the reported killings of #EndSARS…

One historic tragedy.  One victim.  Two utterances.  Lost ironies. That was the situation on April 11, at an Abeokuta Club function referencing June 12: that watershed…

A book in honour of First Lady Aisha Buhari was launched in Abuja last week. ‘Aisha Buhari: Being different,’ was authored by Hajo Sani, a…

IJEBU-IGBO, the headquarters of Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State, was agog recently as loyalists of the late Senator Buruji Kashamu dumped…

The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rted), has proven to be the new sheriff in town. Nigeria is witnessing the rise of a new National Drug Law…

The death of Innocent Chukwuma hit the airwaves early on Easter Sunday, 4th April 2021. Coming after the sudden death of another illustrious activist, Yinka Odumakin…

Abracadabra is now commonly used as an incantation in the performance of magic. Literally it is used as the more you look, the less you know or see. Abracadabra is the best word to describe what is going on in Port…

Sentiments apart, Nigerians are going through hard times in the same way governments across the country are trying to make life livable for the people. When recently, the Federal Executive Council (FEC), approved $1.5…

“You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him.” – Robert C. Savage Ab initio, it is instructive to state succinctly and saliently that the opinion…

Dissonance. Is that the right word to describe the contradiction between word and action? Like the man putting up a “No Smoking” sign while a slowly burning stick of cigarette is trapped between his lips? There are too…

Cultism is one of the social ills that have bedeviled our society for quite some time.  It has become so bad that primary schools’ pupils are reportedly getting…

Following Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s last week speechmaking trip to Kano State, two significant matters could have dominated social media…

My phone vibrated. The number was unfamiliar. I picked, all the same, and the caller introduced himself as Mohammed Bello Adoke, “former attorney-general of the federation”. It was in March 2017, nearly two years after…

“The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.”—Charles de Gaule(1890-1970). It is not by human power but by the grace of…

By Umair Haque Today, we’re witnessing something remarkable in the world. A nation simply wilfully self-destructing. Economically, which leads to socially and culturally. What…

New things are happening at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and suddenly, there’s a throwback to the 1996-1999 Lagos State, when the then Colonel Mohammed Buba Marwa was military administrator. Marwa took a…

I hear he had to run for kilometres to save his life from marauding killers. There has been so many stories around this incident trying to obfuscate the issue and politize it with the hope that its significance would…

In December 25, 2020, there was a report with the title “Makinde, insecurity is getting messier in Oyo State.” The piece piece was an adumbration…