Biodun Kumuyi: Ten Years After, By Banji Ojewale
...to be sure Sister Biodun Kumuyi did not seek man's approbation. There's no record she did. Nor is there any that she lamented the lack of popular applause. She couldn’t have, being fully conscious of her Creator’s more enduring commendation reserved for her hereafter. How time flies! It’s been ten…
How To Prepare For Ramadan, By Murtadha Gusau
I Begin With The Name Of Allah, The Most Merciful, The One Who Bestows Mercy Alhamdulillah! Indeed, all praise is due to Allah. We praise Him and seek His Help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from our soul’s evils and our wrong doings. He whom Allah guides, no…
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Can Nigeria End the Politics of Godfatherism?, By Jibrin Ibrahim
...Nigerians are on the march and godfathers can be fought and defeated. The franchise has long since been granted to citizens by the Constitution but it has taken two decades to learn how to fight to truly own this constitutional right. The verdict is that Nigeria can end the politics…
Folorunsho Abdulrazaq: Reclaiming His Glory In Kwara, By Eric Teniola
It was at the Constitutional Drafting Committee that I first met Alhaji Ganiyu Abdulrazaq. He is a very simple individual. A gentleman to the core with high intellect, he lives in the world of ideas. I met him at the time he was losing grip on the politics of Kwara…
Buhari Must Stop NNPC Digging Our Grave, By Azu Ishiekwene
When NEITI said crude oil swaps between 2005 and 2012 led to losses of $ billion, for example, this is what it means: the more you look into the refined products management account, the less you see. It was here that Diezani made her kill; it’s here that those who…
Death Row In Saudi Arabia: Why Government Should Intervene Urgently!, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
With the groundswell of evidence of conspiracy back home, I thought it should not be too difficult for the Nigeria government to consult its Saudi Arabian counterparts to fish out those guilty and release the innocent ones. No, our officials are probably still consulting and constituting a committee to look…
The Danger In Buhari’s Totalitarian Patronage Model, By SKC Ogbonnia
The fact is that Buhari’s discriminatory patronage model is a serious threat to the fabric of the vitally essential Nigerian diversity, as well as the opposition. This portends a troubling future. Other fears apart, the president ought to realise that the primary victims of a weak opposition state are the…
Long Term Insulin Injections Worsen Type 2 Diabetes, By Mukaila Kareem
With chronic physical inactivity and excessive feeding, the muscle cells have inherent ability to “resist” the action of insulin and shut off glucose entrance, leaving excessive amounts of both insulin and glucose in the blood stream - a condition called insulin resistance. So, the road to diabetes starts with the…
A Season of ‘Banditry’, By Dele Agekameh
Our authorities have displayed a serious lack of foresight in dealing with security challenges, and the lack of local, pro-active and multi-institutional collaborative effort is at the root of the problem. For nearly a decade, the intensity of the Boko Haram insurgency has surged and waned in North-East Nigeria, between…
Premium Times, Anti-Press Laws and the Nigerian Constitution, By Femi Falana
It is pertinent to point out that the current trend in democratic countries is to repeal anti-press laws. For instance, in January 2010, the British Parliament abolished the offences of sedition and seditious libel, defamatory libel and obscene libel. Since we always weep more than the bereaved, we have retained…
