Opinion

''What will Osinbajo do now?'' I asked a senior colleague. He blurted: ''He has his role cut out for him already. He is in charge of Tradermoni and condolence visits.'' Really, what is Yemi Osinbajo's detail in the government now,...

We are told that South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa apologised on Saturday for the xenophobic attacks against foreigners living in South Africa, particularly persons involved in business who are seen by the ordinary South African as enemies. He reportedly...

After his emergence as the flag bearer of All Progressives Congress (APC) from the primary poll conducted on August 29, 2019, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State nominated his Chief of Staff, Edward Onoja, as his running mate for...

Violent crimes, such as armed robbery, assault, carjacking, kidnapping, and rape is almost commonplace throughout the country. Most Travel Advisory would ask that one exercise extreme caution throughout the country due to the threat of indiscriminate violence. Terrorists continue...

Democracy is freedom; freedom to exist and to exercise the full catalogue of natural rights. The quality of democracy in an ordered system is assessed by the quantity and level of freedom the citizens enjoy. Any type of government –...

A few weeks ago while looking through the dailies, attention at the Civil Empowerment and Rule of Law Support Initiative, CERLSI, was drawn to a news item indicative that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had at last decided...

Atheism was the focus of a seminar by the Centre for Islamic Civilization and Interfaith Dialogue (CICID) at the Bayero University Kano. The seminar was held on September 12, 2019. Panelists explored the topic: Social Media and the Rise...

The Federal Ministry of Health must take urgent measures to stop roving pastors and clerics from entering hospital wards to openly pray for patients of all faiths and none. The practice is against medical ethics and violates the rights...

The reason people from the richest countries leave and come to Nigeria we hate so much, is because Nigeria is the easiest place in the world to make money; as long as you can hold your nose, they say....

Few days back, I occupied my self with the usual habit of reading through all the editorials of at least the key national newspapers in Nigeria. This was done to read the pulse of the nation given that the primary...