Thursday Column

Thursday Column

The Resurfacing of the Hate Speech Bill

Many Nigerians were taken aback on Tuesday, November 12 2019, when news filtered that the Hate Speech Bill, first introduced in March last year under

Buhari, Onitsha Fire Incident and the Power of Empathy

The recent Ochanja fire incident in Onitsha, in which a petrol laden tanker exploded into balls of fire after ramming into buildings in the Upper Iwek

Osinbajo: The Travails of a Vice President

This is not the best of times for the Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo. Since the beginning of Buhari’s second term in office, there has been sp

Issues in Buhari’s Economic Advisory Council

President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent replacement of the Economic Management Team (EMT) headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with an Economic Advisory

Who is Playing Politics with Security?

It is very common for politicians to admonish their opponents not to play politics with an issue, even when that admonition is itself loaded with poli