Opinion

Arguably, the most criticized institution since the emergence of the Buhari administration has been the National Assembly, specifically, the Senate, its upper chamber. A group, Citizens United for Peace and Stability (CUPS), has called on Nigerians to #OccupyNASS. Some more...

Alhaji Olayiwola (Lai) Muhammed, the current Minister for Information and Orientation, seems to be going the way of his ‘ancestors’ who manned the ministry over the years. There is no difference between Alhaji Lai and the Walter Ofornagoros, Uche...

What is the worth of a Nigerian life? This is a vital question that the Nigerian army and government will have to answer in view of the mass murder of Nigerians, who are supporters and members of the Ibrahim...

Zika virus was discovered in Zika Forest of Uganda in 1947 during monitoring of rhesus monkeys for yellow fever in a field study. It was subsequently identified in humans in 1952 in Uganda and   Tanzania. Outbreaks of Zika virus...

I was disturbed by a report in last Sunday’s edition of The Punch newspaper. It read, “Buhari orders military to crush new Niger Delta militant group”. It’s meet to quote the report at length: “President Muhammadu Buhari has given a...

Kenya: A trove of green opportunities Bamboo, nicknamed the wonder plant, is the strongest and fastest-growing woody plant on earth, and supplies a global trade worth an estimated US$2 billion per year. The lion’s share is earned by Asian countries,...

“Your subscription to The Guardian monthly has been renewed successfully and 150.00 deducted from your account. Your service will be renewed on 2016-05-31. To cancel, text NO TGM to 4900. Thank you!” That was one of the frequent and obtrusive...

Another corruption summit will again take place in London. This time around the chief organizer and town crier is David Cameron’s Great Britain. The last one about two years ago was initiated by G8 and we are still waiting...

Just after the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, commenced the trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki on allegations that he did not declare his assets fully, two things happened. One was the camaraderie shown to him by senators...

After four months and two weeks of senators advertising their foolishness, the budget was finally passed and signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Nigerian budget process mirrors the core of Nigeria's political dysfunction. The Senate has always display...