Opinion

Dear Mr. Godwin Emefiele I congratulate you on your re-appointment as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for a second term.  This appointment, I believe, is divinely orchestrated to ensure consistency in economic policies and, to afford you...

The story of the emergence of former Speaker Yakubu Dogara and his successor, Femi Gbajabiamila, will be incomplete without adequate mention of the exploits of Abdulmumuni Jibrin, an influential member of the House of Representatives from Kano State. Jibrin has...

The raids on nightclubs in Abuja and the subsequent arrest, prosecution, and conviction of only female attendees for prostitution have constantly agitated my mind, compelling me to confront the notion of prostitution. In an attempt to legitimize this illegality,...

"It will take the next two months before ministers can come on board. Bringing them in now may disrupt the clean-up going on. So, Nigerians just have to be patient." This was Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, speaking to Reuters on...

When President Muhammadu Buhari accepted the mantle of leadership of Nigeria in 2015, it was with a mindset focused on transforming Nigeria and uniting all her people for positive national building action. Prior to that, Nigeria was broken and...

In 2005, I visited China and spent weeks on the bills of that communist state which sponsored spontaneously selected African journalists to visit certain places of significance in that Asian tiger and the number two strongest economy in the...

The West was and still is the greatest enemy of Africa and Africans. It accomplished this feat by 3-pronged choke hold on the continent, a choke hold it has not yet relinquished. The choke is physical-economic, cultural-spiritual and military....

It was close to midnight a few weeks ago and we just landed Lagos. I was scheduled to be in Ilesha for a workshop on security the next morning. My driver had been in wait at the airport since...

President Muhammadu Buhari's second tenure began with a low-key inauguration at the Eagle Square in Abuja, a scenario that decidedly flowed from the President's persona of prudence. His kitchen cabinet's counsel must have also been contributory. The observance of...

Kidnapping for ransom with impunity and ethnic suzerainty has divided brothers and sisters into different hamlets and villages turning their Chiefs, Emir or Igwe into President of nations. People are calling for regional police to check incessant deadly assaults...