By Charles Kumolu, Deputy Sunday Editor SUAVE and smart, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa may have spent over three decades in politics, but he hardly appears like the average Nigerian politician. It is correct to say this for a variety of reasons. First, his demeanour exudes a certain kind of restraint that many political leaders, especially in […]

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor OUR Regulator of the year, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, can easily be described as a model to other African regulators. A respectable scholar and responsible academic, Danbatta has a lion’s mien in discharging regulatory functions. He is […]

*Attending girls come to school with nylon bags, tattered uniforms By Ebunoluwa Sessou The story of out of school children in Nigeria is alarming. From the six geo-political zones of Nigeria, the stories are different. Despite efforts put in place by international organizations, government and individuals to educate the girl child, the percentage of out […]

A month before Nigeria’s presidential election, top candidates have been exchanging a colourful tirade of insults and accusations over their pasts, the state of their health and even calls for each other’s arrest. With barbs such as “wobbly, wonky” to describe a candidate, a reference to another’s “empire of fraud” and a likening to the […]

By Adedutan Lawal In about 41 days from today, Nigerians will file out to cast their votes for who, in the next four years, becomes their next President. At the last count, the number of political parties contesting the election is in the region of 18. But within this number (going by geographical spread, governorship […]