Opinion & Interviews

In any democratic government, the law-making chamber is to the democratic order what the heart is to the human body. If the chamber is malfunctional, democracy will also experience collapse. To ensure that our democracy does not suddenly…

“There is no way you will talk about him without reference to his deep love for God, his immeasurable humility, simplicity and meekness.” – Biodun Ladokun

The All Progressives Congress Northern Progressives for Asiwaju, a group that was hardly visible during the countdown to the February 25 presidential election, must have thought it was showing its love for President Bola Tinubu and the APC…

The media is somewhat awash with reports about broadening the government’s income base. It is commonsensical to grow inflow, flowing from the extant, age-old, and probably weather-beaten desire to diversify the nation’s revenue source from…

A security vote is a discretionary fund allocated to government officials, particularly governors, for the purpose of addressing security concerns within their respective jurisdictions. This fund is typically not subject to the same level…

Aliyu Sadiq, who graduated from the university in 2019, is the founder of Ecocykle, a youth-led start up, focused on providing solutions to the problem of waste, climate change and environmental pollution. He spoke with THE WHISTLER about…

The appearance of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr Mele Kyari at the two Chambers of the National Assembly, and the assurances given by the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio;…

Without meaning to engage in macabre equivalence, it is expedient, however, to situate the current security challenges within the national space for a better understanding that Cross River State is faring better than other states in the…

Barrister Henry Tawo Ebu is the Executive Director of the Trustees of Prisons and Civil Rights Development Foundation. The NGO was set up to help prison inmates get freedom, and empower them with skills so that they can go on with their…

In the last six months since the Bola Tinubu administration took over the leadership of the country, no organization in this country and its officials have come under attack more than the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited…