Return of toll gates
Some cynics have derided President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘next level’ second term administration as one that will tax citizens out of their pockets. Yes, since starting his second term on May 29, 2019, President Buhari has approved one form of tax after another. First were new bank charges on individual and corporate deposits and withdrawals, followed More...
Let Buhari salvage the situation
President Muhammadu Buhari The joint panel that investigated the August 6 killing of three police officers and two civilians by soldiers at a checkpoint near Wukari, Taraba state, turned in a report slightly over More...
Simply unsatisfactory
Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin – Chief of Defence Staff. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. The joint panel that investigated the August 6 killing of three police officers and two civilians by soldiers at a More...
Labour’s strike call
Talks with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its allies that the government called Sunday in an attempt to head off a nationwide strike planned for tomorrow were inconclusive. They were rescheduled for 2pm today. More...
Sexual violence in our universities
President Muhammadu Buhari has added his influential voice to calls for tougher sanctions against sexual violence, not only on university campuses but any where it occurs. He spoke on Friday after a documentary More...
Xenophobic attacks and Buhari’s surprise visit
President Muhammadu’s Oct. 2-4 state visit to South Africa must have surprised many Nigerians. The reason is that the visit, though scheduled since 2018, came after days of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and More...
Nigeria’s long, tortuous journey
Nigeria, today, marks her 59th independence anniversary, also known as the National Day. Incurable cynics would say there is nothing to celebrate but true optimists and patriots would think differently, even if More...
Return of toll gates
Reintroduction of toll fees and other stories Some cynics have derided President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘next level’ second term administration as one that will tax citizens out of their pockets. Yes, since starting More...
A UN double for Nigeria
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was the fifth world leader, Tuesday, Sept. 24, to address the 74th United Nations General Assembly’s General Debate. His address came after those of the presidents of Brazil, More...
Nigeria’s border closures
It has been over a month now since Nigeria ordered her land and maritime borders closed. In August, while attending the Seventh Tokyo International Conference for African Development in Yokohoma, Japan, President More...