A moment before he was shot, on July 29, 1966, Nigeria’s first military head of state Major-General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi reportedly...
Judging by his appointments alone, President Buhari has hardly exuded the “change” slogan of his party, for most government agencies are still...
Twenty-three years ago, I used to interview Lagos lawyer Femi Falana and report on the activities of activists like him. At times...
By UMAR SA’AD HASSAN — Prior to his victorious campaign in 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari had contested in three presidential elections and...
Cross River State governor Ben Ayade is broaching an idea I’ve encouraged for three years now. He intends to employ 3, 000...
By ABBA MAHMOOD — The people of Gurguzu village, close to Maguzawa, a suburb of Rigasa area near Kaduna, will never forget...
When I first wrote about a “stomach revolution” as the real threat to Nigeria, I was simply stating the obvious. A little...
Pictures don’t lie. The photos of starving children at the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp at Bama, Borno State, which were taken...
It’s a bitter medicine we’ve been forced to take. The Central Bank of Nigeria and many Nigerians (including me) have been uncomfortable...
When I read that former presidents Obasanjo and Jonathan had travelled to London to meet with President Buhari, in a bid to...