With his second return to the APC, Femi Fani-Kayode’s fluctuating disposition makes him quite a puzzling character for critical examination. His recent move unravels an unstable character, and the depth of hypocrisy […]
Despite persistent efforts by the West to discourage Nigeria and other African countries from close economic partnership with China, relations between China and Nigeria has continued to grow, opening new vistas of […]
The use of the Electronic Voting Machines during the last local government elections in Kaduna State has been commended by many stakeholders. One cannot discountenance Governor El-Rufai’s courage in this regard. It […]
Each time China coughs, America gets the flu and her allies fall into a state of frenzy. Why is Chinaphobia becoming a dominant public malady in the West today? **** The United […]
The outright demand by the Southern Governors Forum to produce the next President of Nigeria has ruffled a lot of feathers in the north. Can the belligerent posturing by the Southern Governors […]
Compliance with IPOB’s sit-at-home order has had dire consequences for people and state governments in the southeast. For politics and economy, it seems that the governors of the region are just beginning […]
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has attained the ignoble status of a long-standing unresolved national mystery which has continued to defy conventional and unconventional interventions geared towards making it function as […]
In the last two months, several court orders and counter-orders had been issued against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), particularly as it relates to the November 6 governorship election in Anambra […]
Kidnapping is a victim crime or a crime of violence that affects the physical nature of a captured population, their lives or even leads to their death. This represents a sharp contrast […]
The Federal and State governments of Nigeria have been engulfed by a twin-hybrid issue of value added tax (VAT) and open grazing and there appears to be no end in sight as […]
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has often been described as a federation only by name, as the components that make up the country operate more like feeder-states instead of federating units. The […]
When we mention Gross Domestic Product (GDP), we talk about the total market value of all goods and services produced in a country’s economy during a specified period (usually a year). It […]
The phenomenon of digital currencies has assumed a wider dimension globally over the last decade with its attendant impact on commerce and the economy often dividing opinions on the subject. The growth […]
Nigeria’s healthcare system has over the years suffered from inadequate funding, neglected clinics and hospitals, and poorly paid and overworked healthcare workers who frequently move abroad for better employment. Nigeria’s medical brain […]
The extended war against Boko Haram has drawn in various state reactions to end the bloodletting. Both counterterrorism and counterinsurgency measures utilized by Nigeria and her neighboring countries (Chad, Niger, and Cameroon […]
The world just witnessed the takeover of Afghanistan’s political control by the Taliban and critical conversations have been emerging with regards to the future prospects of the new regime with regards to […]
Statements from certain individuals, cultural organisations, socio-economic groups, and other interest-based stakeholders in Nigeria appear to be strengthening and escalating separatist movements across the country. Some of these prominent persons and groups have […]
Foremost Ijaw Leader, former Federal Commissioner of Information and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, declared unequivocally that the South-South region of the country is not part […]
In a landmark move, President Muhammadu Buhari recently signed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law after it was transmitted to him from the National Assembly for executive assent. Some of the […]
Nigeria’s inflation dropped by 0.37% to 17.38% in July 2021, from the 17.75% recorded in June 2021. This is according to the latest report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According […]
