WHAT played out at the APC national policy summit a fortnight ago can safely be described as a theatre of…
Browsing: Zainab Okino Column
I WAS pleasantly surprised to learn the other day that the National Orientation Agency (NOA) was involved in uncovering some…
AT the public presentation of Sule Lamido’s autobiography “BEING TRUE TO MYSELF” penultimate week, one could mistake the gathering for…
AFTER failing to unite and in the process, handing over victory to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on a platter of…
WHEN the Director-General of the Department of State Security (DSS), Adeola Ajayi advocated for self-help and communal approach to insecurity…
ON March 20, 2025, I and three other media personalities from Nigeria embarked on a trip to Beijing, China to…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set forth an ambitious vision for Nigeria’s economic transformation—a $1 trillion economy by 2026, with…
A LEADER may not have all the answers, but their thoughtful approach and composed response to criticisms, cries of marginalisation…
THROUGHOUT Nigeria’s recent history, security agencies have faced persistent criticisms for their apparent inability to share intelligence effectively among themselves.…
SOMETHING quite remarkable and sublime, yet a powerful testament, capable of setting the tone for a discourse on national cohesion…
BEYOND their playful rivalries over jollof rice and football supremacy, Ghana and Nigeria share profound historical, cultural, and political trajectories…
IN the face of unimaginable adversity, Alice Loksha and Ganiyat Popoola’s unbroken spirits shine like beacons of hope. Alice was…
WHEN the Supreme Court delivered its landmark judgment on financial autonomy for the 774 Local Governments (LGs) in July 2024,…
IF the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Ex-Governor Yahaya Bello tango were a contest, the latter would have…
WHETHER we accept it or not, all is not well with the engine room of Nigeria’s economy. The petroleum industry…
ON July 18, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) held its 2024 policy meeting to determine modalities for admissions…
UK Labour Vs Nigerian LP A DAY after the UK election, results were announced, and the Labour Party gained the…
WHETHER the national workforce is 720,000 at the federal level and about 90,000 at sub-national level, the number of public…
AS PART of activities to mark (not celebrate) the one-year anniversary of the Bola Tinubu administration, the Minister of Information…
AS soon as their four-convoy cars arrived the premises, residents started trickling out from their make-shift abodes called homes. In…