The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said last week that the new Board has been cleared by the Nigerian Senate to formally commence work at the Commission. The development brought a whiff of good news because the organisation has endured life for over two years under this administration without a Board, quite in defiance of the Nigerian […]

From last week continues the narrative on the Benue-Plateau crisis and the several means of finding amicable solutions to it. Benue and Plateau states have produced to date, the highest number of military officers, yet, their states have been terrorized by a tiny army of Fulani herdsmen for the past sixty years also. To the […]

“ A snake cannot bite you unless it is close to you.”— African proverb There is something eerily unprecedented about the current circumstances of political parties in Nigeria. In a way, they are the dream of the speculator and a nightmare for politicians looking for firm grounds to stand on as the contests for mandates in 2027 […]

By Dele Sobowale The great Indian leader and liberator made that remark before he was assassinated in 1948 at a time when his country, now divided into at least three nations, suffered from food scarcity worse than Nigeria is experiencing now.  Certainly, it can also be said that there are millions of people in Nigeria today, […]

Oil is sweet. Never mind if it is categorized as sour, sweet or light; oil is always sweet and smoothens the  throats of the rich. Similarly, power is sweet. It is a common saying that people should not be trusted   until they have power and money. So, a combination of oil and power, can intoxicate.  It is […]