Op.Ed pieces and columnists
Flood hazards are the most common and destructive of all natural disasters. Each year, flood disasters cause tremendous loss of lives and property, thereby causing devastating impact on the socio-economic conditions of the people. In Nigeria, the situa...
As Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, gears up to celebrate its golden jubilee on October 4, 2012, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdullahi Mustapha, in this interview with our AHURAKA ISAH, says that the university has substantially achieved its ob...
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Mni, GCFR (also known as IBB), is a thoroughbred Nigerian; once a career military man who rose to become the first military President of Nigeria (those before him were Heads of State); a tactical politician, who rece...
The Suleja – Minna road is probably one of the worst roads in the country. However, a few months prior to the 2011general elections, the hopes of motorists plying the road were raised when President Goodluck Jonathan announced that the contract f...
Penultimate week, the Presidential Committee on Police Reforms chaired by Parry Osayande submitted its report to the presidency. GABRIEL EWEPu guages the weighty report and its controversial points and sounds out the positions of key stakeholders. The ...
While the practice is not new in the country, the recent adoption of state anthems, flags and coat of arms by Osun and Bayelsa states have generated a furore never before associated with the step. GEORGE OKOJIE, Lagos, SAKIN BABALOLA, Ibadan, SEFIU AYA...
The rising rate of infidelity between couples in Nigeria calls for worry as many marriages have been dissolved as a result of it. CHALYA DUL in this report examines reasons behind this ugly trend with emphasis on women. Infidelity in marriage which is ...
As the new Lagos State Road Traffic Law takes effect, GEORGE OKOJIE writes that Lagosians are divided over the aptness or otherwise of some of its provisions: The Lagos traffic gridlock is like no other in the world for a variety of reasons, chiefly th...
Although it is a community largely made up of peasants, Dan Marke village is not exactly in the middle of nowhere. In fact, it is just a few kilometres away from Gusau, the Zamfara state capital, albeit withinRawayya District of Gusau local government....
Alhaji Musa Mayaki is the acting director-general, Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). In this exclusive interview with EMMA OKEREH and DAVID ADUGE-ANI he proffered reasons for the poor coverage NTA gave the Dana plane crash. He also spoke on his achie...
Alhaji Dokubo-Asari once stalked the mangrove-choked creeks of the Niger Delta, a leaf stuck to his forehead for good luck, as a crew that he ran bled oil from pipelines and sold it to smugglers. “Asari fuel,” they called it. Last year, Nig...
Broadcasting in Nigeria dated back seventy seven year ago during which National Broadcasting Commission of Nigeria NBC was established following deregulation of the sector in 1992 during General Ibrahim Babangida’s administration when Professor S...
The president, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Mr. Ajani Olawale James, in this interview with Ruth Yamta, talks about how he intends to take the body to new heights if re-elected. He also reveals certain challenges facing the group at ...
By John Ainofenokhai The new shape and texture of politics in Edo State have presented a positive challenge which politicians in other states must accept: a challenge of commitment to state interest as amply demonstrated by the leadershi...
On clocking 71 golden years last Friday, soldier-statesman and former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida fielded questions from journalists in Minna, including LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s ABU NMODU. During the interview, General Baban...