The latest round of crisis in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reportedly led to the Inspector-General of Police,…
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In matters that concern Religion and Philosophy, scholars have always leaned on the timeless remarks of John Mbiti’s African Religions and Philosophy (1969:1)…
The Nigerian government is still pressing ahead with its N13 billion pest control deal across 12 states in the North…
There a few more spiteful things in political life than a security establishment attempting to punish a leaker or whistleblower…
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from…
So when there is no shooting inside the Presidential Villa, involving the aides of the First Lady, (an office itself…
In this report, ODIMEGWU ONWUMERE writes that youths seem to prefer informal politics to formal politics upon global reformation for their involvement…
Researchers at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have come out with findings that will help Nigeria to continue…
The second Niger bridge project being pursued by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has landed a construction giant, Julius Berger,…
The herders-farmers conflict in Nigeria remains a thorny issue. The death, destruction and displacement arising from the conflict have been…
I goofed, but may be just a little because this is not how the story ends. In January, I predicted…
I was impressed with the first few paragraphs of Buhari’s Democracy Day speech. I thought they were quite good, unifying…
In one of my columns “Labels as Instruments of War”: A Post-COVID-19 Consideration,” I made reference to Prof. Ali Mazrui’s…
“Those whose palm-kernels were cracked for them by a benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble” -Chinua Achebe This…
The spike in COVID-19 positive cases in Nigeria is becoming a major source of worry for the Nigeria Centre for…
The announcement of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Nigeria’s nominated candidate for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade…
Until a few months back, the thought that kidnapping, banditry and Boko Haram, on the other hand, had become intractable…
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is alarmed by the news of seeming unprofessional conduct…
The water between us remembers, so we wear our history on our skin, long for a sea-bath and hope the…
Around two million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the volatile North-East axis of Nigeria are currently facing risks to their…
Pierre Nkurunziza’s unforeseen death is as baffling as the recent politics of the country he led for the last 15…
A new idea is currently emerging from international humanitarian agencies that seek to empower communities in Nigeria to tackle their…
A few days ago, Madagascar fired its education minister, Rijasoa Andriamanana, for attempted embezzlement. The minister had indicated plans to…
It is gratifying that despite opposition from the United States, the Buhari government not only remained resolute in its support…
Northern Nigeria has been living in the shadows of the past. To cast our minds back, the region was Islamised…
Be wary of what you protest about. The modern moral constabulary are out, and they are assisted by their Silicon…
The rot in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) appears to be worse than the anti-graft agencies could ever imagine.…
“There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all…
Corruption appears to be fighting back mercilessly at the bruised Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Some political deep pockets that…
“I’ve been saying for the last several years … American policing is at a crossroads.” Mike Cutone, former Massachusetts officer,…