By Dapo Williams In the word of the former apartheid leader and former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, he said, “Thus shall we live, because we will have created a society which recognises that all people are born equal, with each entitled in equal measure to life, liberty, prosperity, human rights and good governance.” […]

By Kenechukwu Obiezu Sated and tired of scapegoats bred in Nigeria, the country is visiting its neighbours searching for foreign-bred scapegoats. There is always the danger of misdirection when a road is not traced from the beginning. When there is no obeisance to provenance, the chances of getting lost are infinitely higher. It is why history […]

By NWITE JOHN Man, right from the Adamic era, has been struggling for freedom. Societies, the world over, try at every point in time to create homogeneous communities for easy understanding of their traditional/ cultural, economic, political and social beliefs.  Politically, on October 1, 1996, the late military head of state, General Sani Abacha created […]

By Oyesiji Oyewusi My journey from Lagos State University (LASU) to the United States is one I never imagined would happen. It’s a story of resilience, faith, and the boundless opportunities that relocation and international education can offer. I began my academic journey at LASU’s School of Communication, where I studied Broadcast and Communication Technology. […]

BY BADERINWA OLUBI Ace comedian, Bright Okpocha AKA Basketmouth, who recently became a filmmaker, made his name by making people laugh. But last week, some of those who had found him funny, notably within Nollywood, had their mood ruined by an interview he granted to Arise TV. The interview followed a rumour-presented as news-that Netflix, the […]

By Mariam Mohammed In a clime where the helmsmen of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, are profiled in notoriety, the 14th indigenous Comptroller General of the Service, Adewale Bashir Adeniyi, is progressively different and winning even the most trenchant critic. Though, it has not all been rosy and fragrant, the CG has demonstrated a knack to […]

By Femi Salako “The strength of a nation lies in its ability to adapt, improve, and secure its citizens,” said an ancient thinker, and in Nigeria today, this ethos finds a fitting embodiment in the Ministry of Interior under the leadership of Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. The year 2024 has been a remarkable chapter of reform and […]

By Umo Robinson “Dreams are not illegal, so we let others aspire to be like us…!”  The self-promotional jingle which many a listener to the Radio Service of Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation, AKBC,  will find themselves inundated with at the briefest hangout with the station. Ever bother to evaluate the strength of this self-assessment? If you […]

By Patrick Wemambu  Debatably, the last may not have been heard about the controversial four-pronged Executive Bill transmitted to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since September following recommendations of the Taiwo Oyedele-led Presidential Committee on Fiscal and Tax Reforms.  The proposed Revenue Reform Bills 2024 seek to amend/enact the Nigerian Tax Administration Bill, […]

The partnership between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), under the umbrella of the Bankers’ Committee, could not have been more effective