The arraignment of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu over the alleged forgery of Senate rules when the 8th National Assembly was proclaimed has understandably provoked some controversy in Nigeria.

THE period of Ramadan is exceptional for a Muslim. It is used for spiritual rejuvenation, atonements and commitments to good deeds. It is a period set aside to burn cholesterol of sin and forge a way forward on how to be a better person in the society. At the end, the sanctimonious period helps in keeping the mind focused on the spiritual .

HEARTLESS people are stealing food items from the weak and vulnerable Internally Displaces Persons, IDPs, living in camps Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states. President Muhammadu Buhari should deal with individuals and organisations that are culpable of this inhumanity. Considering the fact that there are international aids agencies contributing to the funding of the supplies, it […]

WHEN I read in the FORBES recently that ”democracy is delivering impossible results,” I didn’t understand until I met the indefatigable governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El Rufai. Call privitisation czar or Mr. Demolition, El Rufai is ostensibly a sharp departure from the behavioural instincts of some state Governors in Nigeria who have creamed out the finances of their various states.

A FEW days before he was killed, the then Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, (1909-1966), Sardauna of Sokoto incorporated a company called the New Nigeria Development Company.