Opinion

The ‘spoil system’ is part and parcel of Nigeria’s presidential democracy. It is anchored on the quirky winners-take-all principle with the furtherance of the political leadership’s selfish agenda as its primary motivation. Firmly accommodated in this scheme of political...

The mention of Ore town will send chills down the spines of so many persons who either witnessed or participated in the battle that took place there during the Nigerian Civil War. Ore is a gateway of sorts to...

Viewed in isolation, statistics on the Nigerian economy paint a bleak picture. Having emerged from the 2017 recession, Nigeria is growing at an anemic 1.5 to 1.9 percent per year—against population growth of 2.6 percent. Nigeria is one of...

It would have been okay to dismiss reported happenings around the Buhari Presidency as part of political blackmail and negative agenda setting of partisan press but for the publicly manifested interplay of the antics of the gods and demons...

This topic does not rank in anyone's top ten favorite topics for pleasant discussion with friends or family. It's not an easy lift. It gets even heavier when you are personally or even remotely affected. The best we can...

After 27years struggle, great history was recorded when the National Assembly ratified June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria. For 27years we struggled, we spoke, we appealed, we begged, we asked and called the attention of the powers that...

Abuja, the Nigeria's Federal capital territory is remarkably beautiful. Aesthetically, it can rank as one of the most glamourous cities in Africa. The city is rated as one of the best planned settlements in West Africa. The idea of creating a new...

After more than a decade in limbo, beef farmers are back in business Zimbabwe’s famed beef industry, which collapsed in the 2000s following outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, is now rebounding. The Southern African country’s global beef exports resumed in 2017, 10...

Innovative projects tackle entrenched gender inequality As ride-hailing apps proliferate across the globe, the year-old An Nisa Taxi in Kenya is one of the standouts in Africa. Developed by 33-year-old Mehnaz Sarwar, An Nisa is run by women and serves female...

African women’s restricted access to quality education, knowledge and resources is preventing them from gaining leadership positions on the continent, says Togolese politician, Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson, a veteran West African women’s rights activist. Another problem is that women—especially rural women—are...