Opinion

An educationist, Dr Elechi Owhoeke, has described calls for the scrapping or suspension of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as unnecessary, saying the scheme remains a vital tool for …

Olu Allen On Tuesday, the Federal High Court in Lokoja did something that has left many lawyers and constitutional observers deeply unsettled: it set aside its own substantive judgment delivered …

Rekpene Bassey Nigeria’s security crisis is no longer confined to battlefields in the northeast or crime-ridden highways in the northwest and northcentral. It is unfolding in forests. Forests everywhere.  Across …

THERE are governors, there are kingmakers, there are political godfathers, and then there are those rare figures who seem determined to occupy all three positions at once. In contemporary Nigerian …

Shariff Aminu Ahlan Modern politics is more than a contest for power. It tests strategy, loyalty, competence, and performance. That test is playing out in Kano State, as Commissioner for …

Olu Allen This morning, I listened to British Prime Minister announce his resignation. Whether you agree with his politics is beside the point. What caught my attention was something much …

Tijjani Sarki Recent calls for the reappointment of Hon. Muhammad Garba as Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs has sparked debate in Kano State. His supporters point to his eight …

This article was first published on 11th April 2022. Last week, we revisited the first part because its message remains as relevant today as it was when it was published. …

Shariff Aminu Ahlan Politics has always been a battlefield where success attracts admiration from supporters and resentment from adversaries. However, there comes a time when criticism ceases to be constructive …

Rekpene Bassey For weeks, Amina, the wife of Rabe Abubakar, existed between hope and mourning. The beloved husband of her youth, a retired Major General of the Nigerian Army and …