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OPINION: APC WARD CONGRESSES:  A CRISIS FORETOLD

The nationwide ward congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC), held on Saturday, May 5 2015 was largely marred by crises, violence and accusations and counter -accusations of attempts to illicitly influence its outcome. Apart from a few states like...

OPINION: THAT SUMMON BY THE SENATE TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE

In the past few weeks, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria had summoned the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris on three different occasions - April 25, 2018; May 2, 2018 and May 9, 2018. The...

OPINION: HOW BUHARI MAKES ATIKU HIS SUCCESSOR

President Herbert Hoover did not cause the Great Depression. But his sin was that rather than his policies bringing it to an end — or at least bringing it under control — his policies indeed worsened the whole situation....

OPINION: RUNNING THE GAUNTLET IN SENATE

Suspended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central) might have won his case against the Senate at the Federal High Court, but the victory is essentially not his alone. The victory is a common patrimony of the silent minority in...

Malaysia’s Mahathir Announces Top Cabinet Picks, Bars Former PM From Leaving

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced his top cabinet picks on Saturday and barred his predecessor, Najib Razak, from going overseas, saying there was enough evidence to investigate his links to a multi-billion-dollar scandal. Immigration authorities announced a travel ban...

19 Injured As Windstorm Destroys IDP Camp In Borno

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11, (THEWILL) - Nineteen persons were injured and over 300 tents destroyed when windstorm hit Arabic International School Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp at Gamboru-Nagala, Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. An eyewitness, who spoke with The...

OPINION: BY RIVER OSIN, I SAT DOWN AND WEPT

The Osin River or more well-known as (Odo Osin) occupies a unique position in Igbomina history. Legend has it that a pretty woman angrily turned into the river after she had to endure long societal insults for barrenness. Osin...

OPINION: IS THERE ANY HOPE FOR NIGERIA?

Introduction Hope—that was the campaign slogan of late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola in the 1993 general elections. It is no longer news that Nigerians despite their ethnicity, tribe and religion bought into this vision and overwhelmingly voted for late...

OPINION: LET’S SHUT DOWN THE SENATE! 

The Nigerian senate, a pivot in the tripod of democracy, has become comfortably ineffectual and grossly spineless. What we have now is just an institutional skeleton, without blood or muscle. So, why should we still keep it? That the senate...

Mandela Fellowship: U.S Embassy To Train 60 Young Nigerians

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10, (THEWILL) - U.S. Mission to Nigeria is to send 60 young Nigerians to participate in the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship programme for six weeks from June 18 to August 2. The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria said...

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