Op.Ed pieces and columnists
Former governor of Kaduna State and currently a senator representing Kaduna North Senatorial District on the platform of the Peoples Democartic Party, Ahmed Makarfi speaks with LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s SHUAIB SHUAIB. He shared insights into several to...
The chairman, House Of Representatives Committee On Judiciary, Dr. Ali Ahmad in this interview with select newsmen in Ilorin, bares his mind on sundry national issues, including calls for a Sovereign National Conference, how the nation’s pr...
Against the prediction of local political seers, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) trumped the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) by winning the Ahiazu-Ezinihite Federal Constituency. CHIBUZOR UKAIBE examines reasons behind the u...
Honourable Abdurrahman Abba Terab is representing Bama/Ngala/Kalabalge Federal Constituency of Bornu State. In this interview with LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s RUTH CHOJI, the lawmaker states that the crises in Maiduguri have paralyzed social activities a...
In the aftermath of the funeral of Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, one of the issues that will take the centre stage, especially by political analysts, is the fate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), the political party which ...
Recently, some journalists from the People's Republic of China and officials of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria visited the Museums headquarters, Abuja. CHIKA OKEKE highlights the essence of the visit. The seven-man delegation led by Mr. Shu Jianpin...
When Miss Agnes Olasehinde took off from her home and resumed at her duty post as one of the cashiers at First Bank Plc, Alagbaka, Akure on Friday, February 24, 2012, little did she know about the ugly package the day had in store for her. ...
Following the introduction of the new licensing policy by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), motorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been opposed to the policy. The new licensing policy which preceded the controversial removal of ...
Yesterday, a swashbuckling odyssey came to a final end at Nnewi, in Anambra State, when the remains of Dim Emeka Ojukwu, ex leader of defunct Republic of Biafra and erstwhile iconic leader of Ndigbo was in his final resting place - a marbled mausoleum ...
Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Umar Abubakar, says the fund has put in place the necessary framework to provide succor to Nigerian workers. But in this interview with Soni Daniel and Binta Abudulazeez Idris, the MD says t...
HARUN RIAZ and DEBJANI SAHU look into lives of Siddi ethnic groups with African roots in four different states of India. They discover a fascinating story of rich Indo-African history, as well as how Indian authorities are helping the Siddis to improve...
The sanctity of the Church of Christ in Nigeria, COCIN, Jos, was last Sunday desecrated by suicide bombers who rammed into the premises with an explosive-laden vehicle, killing eight worshippers and wounding 40 others. Some of those who witnessed the u...
A week after a security man was murdered at a popular filling station in Idi-Iroko in Ogun State, the family is calling for justice. Solomon Olaleye Ibileru of Ayetoro in Ipoka Local Government Area of Ogun State, was massacred in questionable circumst...
The emerging high technology in virtually every aspect of life, is threatening the once lucrative local business of mortars and pestles making. Our correspondents, Nanna Selkur and Rose Owota Adah examine the threat. Customers go to them with so many t...
Engineer Andrew Ojogbo is the Director of Environmental Management in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, saddled with the task of linking the once neglected region to the national grid. In this interview with CHRISTIANA ESEBONU, he speaks on how the ...