Evans: A Begging Example, By Dele Agekameh
Now is a perfect time, with the profile of this case, for the authorities to show that their bite is as potent as their bark. A person can be forgiven for being wary of the Nigeria police dragging their feet in secrecy on a very good case like this. The…
Buhari and the Leadership Deficit, By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
Two years on, we are yet to see the courageous leadership we thought a man of his age, training and experience would bring to governance. We elected him, hoping he will have the courage to break from the norm; we thought he would challenge the status quo; we believed, rather…
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#NotTooYoungToRun: Aiming Higher Than a Ten Percent Representation, By Ibrahim Faruk
The State Houses of Assembly have an opportunity to write their names in gold as true representatives of the voice of tens of millions of Nigeria’s youth by voting in support of the age reduction and independent candidacy clauses (NotTooYoungtoRun) in the constitutional amendment bill. In Nigeria, the eligibility age…
“Of Princes… (and) Paupers”: Falz Does Not Have To Be Like Femi Falana, By Elor Nkereuwem
Dear Tope Fasua, I am compelled to write this response to your essay published by PREMIUM TIMES on October 13, 2017. Whilst I concede that "Of Paupers, Princes and the Terrible Danger of Overshadowing One's Children" is an expression of your personal opinion, I would like to counter that opinion…
World Food Day and the Significance of Feeding the Hungry In Islam, By Murtadha Gusau
On any given day, a staggering 870 million people worldwide do not have enough food to eat, and the religion of Islam works to combat that staggering statistic. Feeding the hungry and helping the poor is an integral part of the Islamic faith - and every year, its followers are…
The Unblemished Truth About Nigeria’s Housing ‘Crisis’, By ‘Tope Fasua
Somehow, the super big men who planned Abuja, and who superintend over our other big cities never gave a thought to where those little men who serve them as drivers, cleaners, cooks, chaperons and so on, should live. They just never cared. Yet the true measure of development is to…
Zahra and Aisha Buhari As Fashionable Aso Rock Clinic Critics, By ‘Fisayo Soyombo
If Buhari cannot fix the Aso Rock clinic, how on earth will Zahra or Aisha convince the people that he can fix the larger health sector, or even the country itself? Their public upbraid of the clinic is self-indictive, unless they can prove that they tried, but failed, to privately…
Corruption In Nigeria, A New Twist In The Tale?, By Uddin Ifeanyi
Between 1988, when Lord Archer published his tale, and today’s Nigeria, “corruption” has evolved. The Swiss’ renunciation of deep levels of banking secrecy means quite a few felons would now quibble at taking their loot to Zurich. And even in the , today’s haven of One of the more colourful…
Agriculture: More than Words, Time for Action, By Taiwo Odukoya
Every government in the past has had one blueprint or the other. What has been lacking is the will. We need champions from the federal government down to the local governments, across branches of government, to rise up and treat the sector with the much needed urgency. We need audacious…
What Does It Mean To Believe In Jesus?, By Femi Aribisala
Miracles don’t lead to belief: belief leads to miracles. We don’t see to believe: we believe to see. The Jews asked Jesus: “What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?” He said to them: “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom…
