Category: Opinion

By Ray Ekpu The story is growing wings in the public space and as all such stories go, there is likely to be ample embellishment. But even without anyone adding onions, crayfish and pepper to the story, it is a story fit for the eggheads at Nollywood to turn into a box office sensation. I am […]

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa It is not just that the President is unjustifiably advocating and defending an outdated open grazing policy, he is equally amassing all arsenals of state power, in aid of this sinister agenda, that blows ill wind everywhere. His aides, especially his media aides, are daily falling over themselves to attack, abuse and insult […]

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa Very recently, President Muhammadu Buhari shocked many people with his multiple interviews, his many official outings and his addresses to the nation. However, it would seem that the President would have done better by maintaining his preferred silence than the seeming disaster of these outings, especially the media engagements. In retrospect, the whole […]

By Mustapha Baba Today is International Widows Day. Observed on June 23 of every year, it was established by the Loomba Foundation and ratified by the United Nations General Assembly. The day is set aside to raise public awareness about cumbersome challenges of widowhood and to spur the humanity to lend those heartbroken women a […]

By Olukorede Yishau Haile Selassie, the Ethiopian emperor, goes on exile at a point in the battle with Italy. His army chief Kidane feels horrified about this development. He, however, devises a way to make the enemy and the Ethiopians believe the emperor has returned by creating a shadow emperor in a man whose name […]

But beyond over-due salary increase, the police need a complete makeover The presidential directive to the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, to upwardly review the salaries and benefits of men and officers of the Nigeria Police, should warm not a few souls. “I have directed the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission to carry […]

By Luke Onyekakeyah President Muhammadu Buhari’s reported rejection of the nationwide clamour for restructuring the polity gives the impression that the president has the final say on the issue of restructuring. It gives the wrong impression that the buck stops on the president’s table as far as this critical national issue is concerned. It is like […]

By Martins Oloja I was considering a suspension of this column at the weekend when I got a message from a ‘still small voice’ that I should not give up yet. I wanted to suspend this column because it has become clear that the society we write for, the authorities and duty bearers we monitor, hold […]

Warning by the Federal Government that practitioners of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) would henceforth face trial and may be imprisoned for four years and/or fined N500,000.00 cannot be more timely and appropriate, considering the very harmful effects of the practice on hapless girls and women. Genital mutilation is considered to be one of the most […]

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde (left) and Chairman, State Advisory Council, Hosea Agboola, at the Asigangan Palace during a visit to Igangan in Ibarapa North Local Council of the state, following attacks on the town by arsonists The people of Oyo State, particularly those in and around Igangan would very much like to believe Governor […]