On US’ withdrawal from UNFPA
THIS week, the Donald Trump-led administration in the United States announced that it would part ways with the United Nations…
Nigeria’s great social divide
IT was a strangely surreal sight that I beheld on the Abuja-Kaduna highway on March 22, 2017. An Air Force…
How to harness power of association
THE power of association is real. It might sound strange, but sometimes, the less you associate with some people, the…
JAMB, tackle these registration challenges
FIRST, let me say that the efforts made by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to ensure the commencement…
Tackling cattle rustling in Kano
KANO State has, in recent months, been battling with the problem of cattle rustling. The rustlers have been committing rape…
Replicating Ambode’s rent-to-own housing scheme
It is certainly cheering news that only a month after 100 Lagos residents reportedly took possession of their accommodation under…
On Melaye, Senate and nation’s politics
The office of the Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, under the leadership of Professor Ibrahim Garba,…
Why FG should empower BPE
T HE Federal Government seems to have ignored the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), making it idle. That is not…
Looking inwards on unemployment
Nigeria has always been referred to as the giant of Africa. The country is not only a giant because of…
How to stop kidnapping
Everyone seems to be impressed with the two-kilometre intervals between police outposts along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway. This re-engineered security apparatus…
On the returnees from Libya
Recently, Nigerians living in Libya returned home. According to them, the suffering over there was what necessitated their home coming.…
Nigerians and question of values
THE way things are going in the country, one begins to wonder where our priority lies or what is left…
Of Senator Ladoja and Oyo people
FROM recent political development in the state today, there are ample indications that Chief Rashidi Ladoja, a former governor of…
Aba residents, endure this momentary discomfort
O NE can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs” is a mid 19th century proverb which simply means that it…
The dangers of suicide
March 20 was marked as the World’s Happiness Day, the day set aside by the United Nations to celebrate happiness.…
Gov Ajimobi, bring back this programme
People of Oyo State will be happy to speak with Senator Abiola Ajimobi and ask him different questions bothering their…
Of extortion by microfinance banks
Some microfinance banks are taking advantage of the unemployment situation in Nigeria to exploit their workers. They do so in…
Still on the crisis in Ile-Ife
He who is not ready for war should not beat the war drums. The clash between Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba in…
Ambode’s clean Lagos initiative
I want to commend the Lagos State governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, for signing the Environmental Management and Protection Act passed…
Delta govt, complete Ogwashi Ukwu dam
FOR decades, many projects have been abandoned and mismanaged in Ogwashi Ukwu, Delta State, without any consideration of the inevitable…
