By Yemi Adebowale The entire Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State is still in tears; tears for the 74 people killed by bandits who attacked Garki, Dan Aduwa, Kuzari and Katuma communities in…
By Frederick Forsyth A million children starved to death. I’m haunted by the images I saw there – and by the complicity of the Wilson government. It is a good thing to be proud of…
Nigerians Blast Bashir Ahmad Over Comments To Influence Ese Oruru’s Judgment By Kayode Oyero Nigerians have expressed dismay over the comments of Bashir Ahmad, Personal Assistant on New Media to the President, Maj-Gen Muhammadu Buhari…
By Okechukwu Chukwuebuka Nigeria is a great place to visit, and has plenty of off the radar attractions that would make for fun adventures. Wildlife reserves are probably the most popular attraction in the country….
Punch Editorial The recent arrest of some Chinese and other foreign nationals for their involvement in illegal mining in the country has once again exposed the soft underbelly of the Nigerian security set-up, which easily…
By Eniola Akinkuotu and Nike Popoola (Punch) Lagos State has retained its place as Nigeria’s economic capital, generating N398.7bn in 2019 alone. The sum is the equivalent of the combined internally generated revenues by 26…
By Jesusegun Alagbe (Punch) If someone had told Kadade Abdullahi that his blood brother would be the mastermind of his death, he wouldn’t believe. But that was exactly what happened to him around 11.30pm on…
By Akin Osuntokun “Jonathan built 125 Almajiri schools, with boarding facilities, libraries, sports arenas, free tuition, free school uniforms and casual wears. This was simply to give life meaning to these kids deliberately neglected by…
Jesusegun Alagbe (Punch) When she graduated from one of the universities in the South-West in 2010 after studying agricultural economics, Oyenike Ojo hoped that she would get a lucrative job immediately after undergoing the one-year…
By Martins Oloja (Guardian Nigeria) The report of the 2012 Presidential Committee on Restructuring and Rationalisation of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies also known as the Oronsaye Panel Report, is a significant public document,…
