Opinion

For airlines, these are not the best of times as prices of diesels have gone up astronomically, in turn spurning an unprecedented skyrocketing in airfares, making many Nigerians to be caught in catch 22 situation. For a long time road transportation has not been safe as a result of growing insecurity on our high ways…

There is no doubt that Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’ is the programme to beat on the morning belt of Nigeria’s competitive television business today. Of particular delight on the show is the deep erudition, fascinating elocution and sheer oratorical mastery of one of the presenters, Dr Reuben Abati. It is, however, unfortunate that the…

In the aftermath of the ongoing energy crunch in the country that has lasted for weeks brought about by worsening electricity supply from the public mains, the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, in a media briefing, blamed the embarrassing situation on low water level in the nation’s hydro dams. The hitch in energy supply is…

• Choice of Senator Abdullahi by Buhari still a rumour – Kwara, Delta chapters Chairmen of the state chapters of the All Progressives Congress have thrown their weight behind a former governor of Nasarawa State, Adamu Abdullahi, to become the national chairman of the party. Sunday PUNCH learnt that their decision followed the insistence of…

Financial autonomy for local governments – Passed. Administrative autonomy for local governments – Passed. Bill to change the name, Afikpo North and Afikpo South Local Government Areas of Ebonyi State – Passed. Bill to change the name of Kunchi Local Government Area of Kano State – Passed. Bill to change the names of Egbado North…

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Spokesman, Femi Adesina, has been criticised for his statement on the lingering fuel scarcity across Nigeria. Adesina in his latest weekly article titled ‘Knock Knock. Who’s there? “said heavens would not fall over the current fuel scarcity and Nigerians will survive like always. The presidential aide recalled that Nigerians had experienced a…

By Adebayo Obajemu In a layman’s language, ambition is a pursuit of a specific goal, or a feeling or desire to achieve a particular target or own a thing. Every human being whatever their calling, tribe and tongue, has one ambition or another at any point in time; irrespective of status, class ,gender or station…

If I were to write about all the reasons that I am grateful to you all on little pieces of paper, they would fill up an entire room. You are all amazing, and I am so blessed to have you people around my life.This is just a short note to let you all know how…

By Emeka Omeihe How come a police officer on suspension for alleged criminal infractions was still found performing his official functions? Was it to the knowledge of his supervisors or he was just overreaching himself? These were some of the puzzles that trailed last week’s inter agency clash between the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,…

Even though the All Progressives Congress has repeatedly denied zoning the position of Chairman to the North Central, there’s hardly any credible analysis which does not feature candidates from the zone in the first three spots. Days to the party’s first national convention in four years, there is growing public interest in the outcome of…