Opinion

BY AISHA ABBA-KYARI On 17th April, 2020, my world came crashing down and my heart shattered into a billion pieces. Upon receiving the news of my father’s passing, I immediately felt the most excruciating pain – a pain I would not…

Against the backdrop of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic , All Progressives Congress(APC) stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, pushes for low interest rates and the need for the Central Bank of Nigeria to boost the economy Time to …

Ralph Fiennes is one of the most fearless individuals on Earth, having embarked on incredibly dangerous expeditions. But then, even Fiennes has his fears. He is…

My brother, Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, once observed that those who believe do not need further explanation,…

“In spite of our age difference, he encouraged me to call him by his first name Abba, but I always preferred Mallam Abba. Forget what anyone might tell you, Mallam Abba was a…

If there is any lesson we have learnt from the past five weeks, it is how difficult it is to enforce a meaningful lockdown or social distancing in Nigeria. All over the country,…

You have possibly watched the 1998 action-thriller film with the above title, starring Will Smith. It was the box office hit story about a group of people plotting to kill an…

I have known Kelvin for over three decades. A tall, sturdy and gangling personality, he is brave and daring. We attended same higher institution and I can readily attest to…

It is no longer news in Nigeria that the use of face masks has been made compulsory in many states in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and in preparation for expanded economic activities.…

THERE are so many things weighing on President Muhammadu Buhari’s mind at the moment. As the leader of the most populous nation in Africa, he carries an enormous task on his…

Federal offices nationwide can open from May 4 for workers to resume work, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said. The resumption will be based on…

Perhaps the biggest COVID-19 debate in Nigeria today is: should the lockdown be lifted? Residents of Lagos state and the federal capital territory (FCT) have been under a lockdown since March 30. The aim is to slow…

Barely days to the end of a four-week lockdown declared by President Muhammadu Buhari to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease in Nigeria, I’ve seen a few number of “pots and pan…

Millions of Nigerians hold a wrong perception about the relationship that existed between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the late Mallam Abba Kyari up to the extent that many still…

It is not every king who wears a crown and kingship is not limited to those chosen by culture and tradition to sit on thrones. Some people become kings because of their…

I do not intend to scare you but by the time President Muhammadu Buhari speaks to us again to either end the lockdown or extend it, many of us will receive sad news: salaries…

BY MAMMAN DAURA Coronavirus is a law, yet lawless unto itself. As of yesterday it has claimed 183,424 lives worldwide and 28 Nigerians. One of those lives lost was Malam Abba Kyari’s,…

These are the days of great unravelling. A new empire is rising as the old fumbles its way down a dark, uncertain alley. Elements of the much-celebrated global village have become separated…

HOW did Chief Richard Osuolale Akinjide (SAN), who died on Tuesday, come about the nickname 12 2/3? It all happened in 1979 during the legal battle over that year’s presidential…

Several complimentary commentaries have been shared with regard to the recently deceased Chief of Staff to the president, Abba Kyari. These included glowing tributes from a…

I was seriously hit by the news of the death of the Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. I sent a message to my contact in his office, Hajiya Amina, on Friday, 17th April 2020 at 7.56pm enquiring after his health with a prayer that he…

Insults mean nothing to me. They only fuel my resolve and strengthen my determination. They are like water off a duck’s back and neither can they deter me from speaking my mind on any pressing or burning issue no matter how…

Sir: Unless we understand the sociology of interconnected livelihoods, we cannot understand the turn of event as the worst hit class react to the strains of COVID-19 through…

By Andreas Kluth The most misleading cliche about the coronavirus is that it treats us all the same. It doesn’t, neither medically nor economically, socially or psychologically. In…