By ONOGWU MUHAMMED WHEN national, state, or local governments make a concerted effort to solicit input from citizens and provide services to all of their constituents equally, they sow the seeds of stability and growth. When this is done within a framework of political and legal accountability, citizens increasingly trust state institutions to support and […]

By Charles Onunaiju SINCE the recent upsurge in the nefarious activities of insurgents, bandits, kidnappers and other assorted range of anti-social felons, the call for more arms and ammunition, including the latest military weaponry, have grabbed vintage headlines. It is generally assumed that obsolete and inappropriate weapons have been the major reasons why the Boko […]

By Ayodele Okunfolami I DIDN’T have that sense of entitlement with the news that the Super Eagles would be returning to Lagos. I had argued previously that time had changed from Lagos being the seat of power and Nigeria having only a handful of stadiums of international standard. Political capital has moved to Abuja and since […]

By Ladesope Ladelokun AS Easter beckons, Christian faithful across the world are, once again, celebrating the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Except a miracle happens, it may be another Easter without Leah Sharibu – the Christian school girl kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists alongside 109 others in Dapchi, Yobe State, in 2018. What then has […]

By Pakribo Telema-Daregoe It is not a common happenstance for me to write a tribute in honour of somebody. I am usually compelled to do so when I am fully involved either by consanguinity or a long-standing friendship. In my travail in life, fate has been fair to me to some extent, I have encountered […]