Opinion

☰ The hypocrite minimises his own flaws and makes allowances for imperfections while homing in on and exaggerating the problems of another. We have an even distribution of hypocrites among all sections of the country. But I think there is a more bubbling joint of whited sepulchres in the south-east. Yes, a host of people…

By Ikechukwu Amaechi To say that the police have for too long been the people’s bête noire is to say the fact. Yet, if there is any issue the #EndSARS protests which rocked the country in October brought to the fore, it is the other fact, which is, Nigerian policemen hold the wrong end of…

Why Can Trump Try To Steal The Election? Blame The Electoral College. This is the third election of the 21st century upended by our archaic and anti-democratic institution. By Paul Blumenthal President Donald Trump is trying, and failing, to steal the 2020 presidential election won by Democratic rival Joe Biden by pressuring Republican state and…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about Operation Warp Speed in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2020. This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. During his failed campaign to win another…

By Abubakar Imam( Late) On a day like this 19 November,1970 exactly 50 years ago we lost a great icon and seasoned administrator, Alhaji Isah Koto, father of HRM The Ohimege Igu of Koton Karfe Kingdom,Alhaji Abdulrasaq Gambo Isah Koto In his memoir,late Dr Abubakar Imam described late Isah Koto as an epitomy of trust…

The second phase of Ghana’s post-colonial history – from 1981 – is intensely controversial, centering on Jerry Rawlings himself. Jerry John Rawlings Facebook Twenty years after he left political office, probably nothing divides Ghanaians more than their opinions regarding Flight-Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings who has died. His lingering political influence on Ghana may be second only…

He never chanted, “Lock him up!” By Amanda Terkel Joe Biden greeted the nation as president-elect for the first time Saturday night, calling for decency, compassion and a fair shot for all.  He offered an olive branch to supporters of President Donald Trump, saying he understood their disappointment.  “But now, let’s give each other a…

I am constrained and surprise at the way the Kogi state chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has decided to keep mute at the permanent 35 or 40% salary payments to teachers and pensioners in the local government segment in the state. For more than four years now, these set of people are marginalized compared…

Courtesies. It gives me joy to once again welcome all of us to yet another Press Week of the Kogi State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) despite the challenges faced by the Council and its members, we are here gathered again to celebrate the end of another Journalistic year. It is the practice…

It’s up to the voters now.  An anxious and divided nation, gripped in the most serious health and economic crises of modern times, finishes voting Tuesday in what both sides describe as the most crucial presidential election in their lifetimes. Partisans for President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden who disagree on almost everything…