The rise of violent Islamic extremism in West Africa over the past decade took everyone by surprise. Terrorist outbreaks in North-Eastern Nigeria from 2009, and in...
Many observers from outside Katsina state now view us with envy for the projects, especially the higher institutions of learning sited in the state by Buhari...
Can national security be guaranteed by an agreement with bandits, marauders and sundry predatory forces operating outside the bounds of rationality and preying upon the state?...
Banditry is on the increase in northern Nigeria. This is a region with many security problems, chief among them is Boko Haram’s insurgency. In the North-Central...
The Yoruba people in Nigeria’s South-West held a conference recently. There they discussed how best to tackle security challenges in the region. This is a national...
Nobody is likely to hold in high esteem any university where cows and human beings compete for learning.
The current fight against insecurity in Nigeria must not be selective. President Buhari should, therefore, hasten to equally launch tangible anti-terrorist measures in the East, as...
Our leaders are not thinking. What they are after is just to win the next election. Anything and everything could be sacrificed in order to get...
Once re-elected, Buhari quickly explored a strategy of ‘divide and conquer’ through the Western Region. But the Yoruba intelligentsia refused to buy the strident gambit. Instead,...
The herdsmen nuisance got to the point that Adesina told Benue people to yield their land to their killers or continue to lose their lives.
He would take Abraham to the land being occupied by very powerful, unconquerable nations and tell him to look and...
While external military intervention is often considered vital during crises, achieving lasting peace requires a comprehensive approach that extends far...
I write this with no allegiance to any sect or Islamic school of thought. I am writing because Nigeria may...
Psychologically, this reform carries profound meaning. For decades, many civil servants have relied on office chapels and mosques as emotional...
So, is Nigeria economically broke? The uncomfortable truth is that Nigeria is not yet bankrupt but it is dangerously close....
Nigeria’s debt challenge is not merely a financial problem but a national test of leadership, accountability, and vision. The country...
In large parts of the country, especially the northern and middle belt regions, violence from armed groups, bandits, and insurgents...
Nigeria’s 2025 CGT reform is a commendable step toward a more equitable and efficient tax system. Aligning CGT with CIT,...
President Bola Tinubu urges the Super Eagles to put their World Cup playoff loss to DR Congo behind them and...
Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle alleges DR Congo used “voodoo” during the penalty shoot-out in the 2026 World Cup qualifying...
Operating under the "One Country, Two Systems" framework, where Hong Kong and Macao maintain separate legal systems and customs territories,...
CAF has revealed the final shortlist for the 2025 Women’s Player of the Year award featuring Rasheedat Ajibade and two...