By Aare Afe Babalola NIGERIAN indigenous culture and philanthropy: Nigeria as a country consists of different ethnic groups spread across the six major geo-political areas of the country. The Yorubas of the South-West can boast of a culture that recognises and has encouraged philanthropy in several forms. For one, the extended family system in which […]

By Dakuku Peterside THE gubernatorial and state houses of assembly elections have come and gone in most states. Unfortunately in some states it was characterised by drama, unnecessary tension, flawed process, violence and broad daylight electoral robbery. The victors are celebrating, and the losers must be feeling bad. We all hope that this election, flawed […]

By Eric Teniola This is the continuation of the narrative which last week informed that there were a total of 21 banks with 487 branches across the country when the Okigbo Committee on the Review of Nigerian Financial System was set up in 1977 BY the end of March 1991 the number of  banks had […]

By Chidi Odinkalu This week, the opening salvo will be fired to signal the onset of the final round of voting in Nigeria’s electoral marathon. This is not a reference to the state-level ballots that occurred around the country on Saturday, March 18. I refer instead to something far more consequential. Democracy may be about […]

By Owei Lakemfa Nigerians have the next 70 days to survive a regime that has chastised them with whips and is promising to further chastise them with scorpions. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, last week not only renewed the Buhari regime’s threat to increase Nigerians heavy burden by piling far […]

By Obi Nwakanma Yesterday’s governorship election was shaping up to be a battle royale between the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) and Labour Party (LP). If the result of the presidential election of February 25 in Lagos was to be the key indicator, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu was in trouble, and Gbadebo Patrick Chinedu Rhodes-Vivour […]

By Tonnie Iredia Between Saturday, February 25, 2023 when the presidential and national assembly elections were held in Nigeria and today, the mass media have been replete with calls for the next president to compose a government of national unity (GNU). The argument is that such a strategy could calm frayed nerves and create some […]

By Dele Sobowale “Fish rots from the head.” If you want to know how good or bad a country is, just take a look at the top politicians. It is now becoming an axiom of political science, that it is almost impossible to have a great country with absolutely atrocious leaders in charge. It all […]

By Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi I have just returned from this year’s United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. CSW is an annual gathering at the UN where Member States and civil society organisations review progress made on implementing the 1995 UN Beijing Platform for Action. I started attending CSW in 1993, […]

By Femi Aribisala Are you saved from life or death? Would you like to be saved from happiness? Would you like to be saved from riches? Would you like to be saved from the pride of life? Have you ever seen a man who was saved from happiness before? Men are usually saved from adversity. […]

By Funmi Komolafe Brethren, whatever is the result of our election, let’s give thanks to God for peace in our nation. By the grace of God, we shall overcome any challenge we are currently coping with as individuals and a nation. You are an overcomer, have faith in God. Brethren, these are trying time for […]

By Emmanuel Aziken Nigerians go to the polls today to elect governors in 28 states of the federation. The eight states not conducting governorship elections, however, will join the other states in electing brand new state legislative houses. Given the constitutional powers of the state legislative houses in determining the fate of governors, it is […]

By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo The last time Mr Festus Okoye was on television, he looked constipated. Okoye, who used to be the face of INEC, was the man that did most of the gospelising. Gifted with the soul-winning voice and mannerisms of an evangelist, Okoye had bragged about INEC’s preparedness for D-day and boasted about […]

By Emeka Obasi Lagos is too sophisticated for any group of individuals to divide along ethnic lines. Politicians are also tricksters, so the drums of war will not achieve anything at the end. The uninformed should learn from the experience of Dr.Nnamdi Azikiwe. Zik was the first President of Nigeria. Born in Zungeru in the […]

By Muyiwa Adetiba It was about an hour past midnight and I had just entered the next phase of sleep when I heard the sound. It was the unmistakable hum of a mosquito. Somehow, and not for the first time, a lone mosquito had invaded the privacy of my room. I ignored it, more in […]