The English philosopher and psychologist, Herbert Spencer, coined the phrase “survival of the fittest” (1820-1903). He is famous for his doctrine of social Darwinism, which asserts that the principles of evolution, including natural selection, apply to human societies, social classes

The quest by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records over reforms initiated by him since assumption of office is a misplaced venture, says former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, in reaction to the Nigerian president’s comment in that regard while…

By proposing to enact a bill to amend the enabling law of the Central Bank of Nigeria, so as to insulate the office of the CBN governor and its deputy governor from politics, the Senate most probably has in mind the distortions and uncertainties that prevailed in the financial sector before and after the 2023…

Ohanaeze Ndigbo has advised Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to retire from active politics and embrace the role of a statesman. In a statement in Abakaliki, yesterday, Secretary General of the Chidi Ibeh-led faction of Ohanaeze, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, advised the former Vice President to support Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso as fresh faces…

There is the need to assess current election campaigns of Nigerian politicians. This comes against the assumption that the politicans’ argumentative and persuasive propositions are often laced with barefaced invalidity and incorrectness aimed at deceiving the voters. This was even more noticed in the last (2023) general elections than it had ever been before in…

Experts have called for increased participation of women in politics and governance, saying their inputs and efforts are critical to Nigeria’s growth and development.

An enduring characteristic of our national politics is its fluidity. It has much to do with the endless instability in our political parties and the lack of committed principles that drive national development through the instrumentality of political parties. But our politicians love it.

Chief Obafemi Awolowo while delivering a lecture at the Ahmadu Bello Univerity, Zaria in 1978 under the auspices of the institution’s Student’s Union relevantly quoted a student’s query.

It is infinitely educative to observe that during the period 1970-2010 the world witnessed outstanding political change manifesting in democracies and market-oriented economies becoming the norm and spreading like wildfire to virtually all parts of the world except for the Arab Middle East.

Kenya's trade minister is at the centre of a firestorm over a series of derogatory remarks against a leading media outlet, including calling its journalists "prostitutes".