Op.Ed pieces and columnists
Once again, the House of Representatives are in the storm of another bribery scandal, coming two months after the suspension of the Committee on Capital Markets, led by Herman Hembe. In the latest scandal, the Chairman of the ad-hoc committee on Fuel S...
Whenever there is an air disaster, there are many unanswered questions as to why it happened. The first thing however, that comes to mind after a plane crash is the ‘black box’ which is expected to reveal what went wrong. RALIAT...
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Eugene Juwah, has been addressing the controversy the SIM card registration exercise is generating. In this interview with CHRISTIAN OCHIAMA, ...
The Boko Haram sect, once a small outfit pledged only on bringing strict Islamic law to northern Nigeria, has in recent months, shown an increasingly militant agenda with the killing of innocent Nigerians. Such wanton killings have continued to attract...
A key driver of the nation’s democratic journey, the National Assembly’s expectation to deepen and stabilise governance has often suffered surprising setbacks. The latest is the alleged involvement of Honourable Lawan Farouk in a bribery sc...
Today, June 17, 2012, is a historical day observed all over the world as Father’s Day. The celebration is a reflection of what fathers have contributed to the development of the family and individual members of the family, especially the children...
Following the recent constitution of a new National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, several cracks emerged that threatened to morph into more serious challenges. But the top echelon of the party has moved to resol...
Ngozi Okoye hails from Nsuka in Enugu state. Iron lady as she is popularly known by neighbours and friends has built a fearsome reputation for herself as she is always engaging neighbours in one fight or the other. the single mother of one finally land...
Alh. Idris Danbazau is the Kano State Commissioner for Special Duties. In this interview with CHIBUNMA UKWU, he explains how the state government has developed a coordinated effort to help millions of youth secure employment, be it in the military, Fed...
Sen. George Akume was the former governor of Benue State and in this interview with selected journalists, the Minority Leader of the Senate has described the Supreme Court judgement in favour of PDP in Benue State as horrifying. He also spoke on other ...
Honorable Zakariya Shamaki, Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Kaduna state is a former Member Federal House of Representatives in 1992 ,a former local government chairman, former Senior Special Assistant on NGOs and Student Matt...
‘Different strokes for different folks’ you may say when it comes to choices we make on various issues of life. But when it comes to one’s health, a second thought need be given as whatever decision we make has the potential to either...
Two churches in Bauchi Metropolis were hit by a suicide bomber and many worshippers killed penultimate Sunday. The unfortunate incident has left many families mourning for their dead and wounded. NAJIB SANI spoke with some of the survivors of the attac...
In the past few months, I have been following with keen interest the new and novel approach towards a solution not only for the crisis of education in the North of Nigeria but of the Almajiri problem, a problem peculiar to Northern Nigeria.
First, let ...
Omajafor Steve Omojafor, one of the founding fathers of advertising in Nigeria, is one of the troika that founded Rosabel Advertising Agency out of their zeal to create a model advertising outfit to give professional value to customers’ needs. Wi...