AT the recent presidential retreat for his cabinet members, President Muhammadu Buhari defined the ethos that would undergird the workings of the team, stressing complementarity and synergy among his ministers to realise the core goal of national development. The President’s message was succinctly communicated and I believe, rightly decoded by his audience. The cabinet would operate to serve the interest of an undivided executive under his headship as both head of state and head of government, in line with the theory and praxis of our presidential system of government.

IN the middle of the second World  War  in 1941, the Johannesburg Star published an editorial which accused Hendrik Verwoerd of “falsifying war news in Germany’s favour”. Verwoerd was the editor of Die Transvaler, the mouthpiece of the Broederbond.

At the last count about a week ago, at least 1,460 Nigerians have lost their lives to herdsmen/bandits machetes and bullets in 7 months within the shores of our country. That’s according to media reports credited to the permanent secretary, Special Services in the office of the secretary to the government of the federation., Amina Shamaki.

Contracts: A trend of declining trust has been underway in Nigeria for many years as copious evidence attests, and with the laxity herein, nobody seems to see that, when trust sinks beneath a certain point, many people may come to view the entire spectacle of politics and public life as a sham.

By Okanga Agila A lot has been said about the exploits of the Nigerian Army under Tukur Buratai in the fight against terrorism in Nigeria. While some have questioned its operational effectiveness, some have also praised it to high heavens. In my opinion, those that have had reasons to question the operational efficiency of the […]