Opinion

Recently a pastor died. A Cameroonian faith healer, Prophet Frankline Ndifor died a week after battling with the coronavirus. Ndifor's death is linked to a violation of COVID19 guidelines. He was laying hands on those with confirmed cases of...

The primacy of the media in any society is indubitable. The media is the iron curtain between tyranny and democracy. It is the bastion of the ethos, truth and spirit of a people. And it serves no interest but...

To avert community spread of the coronavirus, on March 29, president Muhammadu Buhari locked down the FCT, Lagos and Ogun states for 14 days. On Monday, April 27th, the President announced the extension of the shut down by another two...

My views about the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) changed after I bumped into, and read, an article published on an online platform www.statesman.ng titled 'ASUU is the problem of education in Nigeria'. The title attracted me and...

Over the years Almajirinci is an Islamic educational system commonly practiced in Northern part of Nigeria. Almajiri is an Hausa word derived from the Arabic word Almuhajirun, meaning migrants. In Northern Nigeria, it refers to persons who travel far...

The leakage of multiple intelligence of plot to kill the Madagascan President, Andry Rajoelina over his controversial herbal cure for Covid-19 is very worrisome. Information I am getting from sources among leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ in...

"Global solidarity with Africa is an imperative" As COVID-19 spreads across the continent, Africa has responded swiftly to the pandemic, and as of now reported cases are lower than feared. Even so, much hangs in the balance. In recent years Africans...

"A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing". - William Shakespeare. This describes a campaign of calumny in the form of an old article in the 12th July, 2008, issue of The Sun newspaper...

Some Muslims have asked the police to prosecute Nigerian Humanist, Mubarak Bala for making some posts on Facebook. They claim that his posts insulted the prophet of Islam. And for that reason, they want Mr. Bala penalized. Others are...

Within the diplomatic and political circle, 'Sanctions' has existed for years.’ According to Nigeli Gould Davies, an associate fellow of Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, it has effectively been used by the global body to compel...