Defying the odds: Girl-child education in Zamfara
By Sani Abdulrahman
It’s a particularly humid April morning at the Government Girls Day Secondary School in Gusau, Zamfara State, where Mariam and her 63...
10 reasons Buhari’s no-show in Ogoniland is bad PR
By Kennedy Emetulu
President Muhammadu Buhari failed to visit Ogoniland for the flag-off of the implementation of the UNEP Report on the cleaning up of...
The herdsmen conundrum: Before we witness reprisals
By Fred Nwaozor
The popular warning for men to ‘make hay while the sun shines’ would only be considered reasonable and rational when there’s still...
Tree planting and extreme heat wave
By Tayo Ogunbiyi
Of late, the heat wave being experienced from across the country is becoming quite unbearable. Coupled with the unstable nature of power...
Ridding Lagos of Okada nuisance
By Adenike Ademola
Being a rising African mega city, access to a highly organised public transportation system remains one of the major challenges of Lagos...
Between Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen
By Tayo Ogunbiyi
These, indeed, are strange times for our beloved nation. Harsh economic realities occasioned by sharp decline in global price of oil, coupled...
Ambode and Lagos’ wheel of justice
By Tayo Ogunbiyi
A democracy consists of three vital organs of government – the executive, legislature and the judiciary. The legislative arm formulates policy and...
Are FCT officials above the law in land matters?
By Johnson Nwanuforo
Despite a court ruling that the plots of land at Lugbe Extension 1, along Airport Road, now known as Kyami District, Abuja,...
Lekki building collapse and audacity of impunity
By Samuel Omojoye
As at the last count, death toll in the recent collapse of a five-storey building under construction in Lekki, Lagos, was 34,...
Rising Chinese Yuan and Nigeria’s $6 billion deal
By Emeka Chiakwelu
Guess what Chinese government officials probably did once they concluded the deal with Nigeria: they may have joyfully popped their champagnes and...
