Opinion

The Northern Youth Forum (NYF) has withdrawn from the planned August 1 protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration, opting instead to support the government’s efforts to address the region’s challenges. After careful consideration, the group concluded that protesting would only exacerbate the situation and hinder progress. According to a statement...

By Obafemi Bajomo In the complex world of aviation, where regulatory oversight is crucial to ensuring safety and legality, one name has emerged as a beacon of reform: Festus Keyamo SAN CON, FCIArb (UK), the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development. His recent efforts to address the rampant issue...

By Samson Oche Zamfara state is in the news again. Accusations are flying around, and fingers are pointing in different directions with regard to the immediate and remote causes of banditry that almost crippled the state. Undoubtedly, the state government is pointing accusing fingers at the immediate past governor of...

By Usman Garuba Every individual is a thread in the tapestry of creation, yet some unique individuals stand outside of the weave, directing the thread and painting pictures that become reality. Professor Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, fits into this rare illustration. A former commissioner of...

By Pascha Udo Zamfara state is in the news again. Accusations are flying around, and fingers are pointing in different directions with regard to the immediate and remote causes of banditry that almost crippled the state. Undoubtedly, the state government is pointing accusing fingers at the immediate past governor of...

By John Peters The affirmative impacts of the water value chain on the entire universe and global communities cannot be overstressed. Many logicians support the aphorism “water is life” because human existence in every ramification relies on the availability of the water value chain. The entire universe cannot function for...

By Macbun Osborne We were taught in Primary school mathematics, that one plus one would equal two. But, in some cases, the same calculation could equal to three,four,seven, ten or even zero depending on which side of the divide one finds himself. For every concerted effort at getting the correct...

By Dele Farotimi A shameless old fart, who doesn’t respect his age. As said, fools grow old too. And this old buffoon did grow old. He goes about fueling ethnic tensions. In the days of yore, utterances as his would have been accompanied by a visit from the DSS, and...

I am compelled to do this incisive effort which is apparently targeted at putting the records straight ditto the decision of Organized Labour to settle for a 134% increase in Minimum Wage thus taking the minimum wage from 30k to 70k rather than insisting on the 250k which was the...

By Husseini A Aloko As the 2024 Kogi State Local Government election approaches, the debate over zoning of the chairmanship ticket among the various wards in Dekina Local Government has taken center stage. The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and other major political parties must consider the historical context and...