How desirable is 5% excise duty on telecom services, Ibrahim Dan-Halilu?
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has thrown Nigeria into another controversy amidst plans to launch the 5G network, which […]
Column/Opinion
An agenda for national rebirth (3), by Hassan Gimba
I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion – Alexander […]
Ndigbo and 2023, by Dan Agbese
It should be possible for the rest of us to understand the frustrations of Ndigbo in the hands of their two big brother tribes, Hausa/Fulani […]
Nigeria and presidential democracy: Any Better alternative? (1), by Hassan Gimba
First published on September 23, 2019 Since man became aware of himself and realised that whether by mutual arrangement or contrived by nature, there are […]
The trouble with our political parties, by Nick Dazang
Nigeria’s eighteen political parties are the pre-eminent and foremost stakeholder in the electoral process. They are the chief beneficiary of elections in that they field […]
An agenda for national rebirth (2), by Hassan Gimba
In the same “Change Must Begin with the Leader” written on 06/07/2020, we observed: “In Nigeria, they promised us ‘change’ and we fought to bring […]
Terrorism war: Thumbs up for NAF, by Nick Dazang
Shortly after the President, Muhammadu Buhari, finally gave what his administration referred to as “full freedom” to deal with terrorists who have since gone haywire, […]
Take the war to the terrorists, by Nick Dazang
By dint of the legion of dastardly and wicked attacks by terrorists of all hues over the past seven years across the country, leaving in […]
An agenda for national rebirth (1), by Hassan Gimba
“The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonourably, foolishly, viciously.” ― Julian Barnes, Flaubert’s Parrot Till the rivers run dry […]
Mrs Maryamu Lami Dimka (née Gowon): Death of an amazon
Mrs Maryamu Lami Dimka, elder sister to General Yakubu Gowon, died 3rd August 2022. Wife to the Late Commissioner of Police, Mr SK Dimka, she […]
Vote buying as clear and present danger, by Nick Dazang
Shortly after Professor Attahiru Jega assumed office as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) in June 2010, his first major outing was a […]
Abdullahi Adamu: Beckoned to save, by Dan Agbese
The redoubtable Adams Oshiomhole, two-time governor of Edo State, was elected national chairman of APC in 2018. In my column welcoming him to the hot […]
Save the country, by Dan Agbese
Since the conclusion of the party primaries, the politicians have engaged themselves in the unproductive labour of throwing brickbats. Allegations, accusations, and denunciations are part […]
Reflection on Osun governorship election, by Nick Dazang
The Osun State governorship election of Saturday, 16th July 2022 was presaged by a welter of huge expectations by stakeholders. As the last in the […]
Pork marks on the face of our democracy, by Dan Agbese
Bickering is a permanent feature of our national politics. You cannot blame those who bicker. They do so because they feel cheated by the moguls […]