Power supply improving in Ibadan
I don’t know if this is the case in other parts of the country, but electricity supply in Ibadan, the…
Kudos to Olympic Eagles
NIGERIANS must commend the Under 23 Olympic football team for winning the only medal for the country in the just-concluded…
How to score zero at Olympics
IF the watching of foreign football matches can be made into an Olympics event, I am sure Nigeria would have…
Judiciary, save Nigeria’s democracy
LAST week, a court in Abuja stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention, which was scheduled to hold in Port…
Economy: Let’s focus less on oil
IT is a good thing that Lagos State has finally been recognised as the 13th oil-producing state in the country.…
Still on the restructuring of Nigeria
ONE thing the Federal Government must know is that the demand for the restructuring of Nigeria does not mean that…
FG, swap Boko Haram fighters for Chibok girls
THE Boko Haram video of the Chibo girls that emerged last week reveals that quite a number of the girls…
PDP crisis not good for democracy
WE may not like the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but the truth is that it is better for democracy in…
Militants attack: Kudos to military
I want to commend the Nigerian military for the good job it is doing towards tackling the activities of militants…
Lessons of love from the Olympics
The spate of terrorism, mass killings, growing crisis, and humanitarian situation across the globe definitely requires a state of emergency…
Online fraud: Bank customers, beware
FOR some time now, internet fraudsters have been on the rise, targeting bank customers through email and short messages, telling…
Grass importation for cattle: What a contradiction!
WHAT came to mind on hearing about the decision or plan to import grass for feeding of cattle in Nigeria…
Primary education: Appeal to Oyo govt
FIRST, I want to commend the Oyo State government for its efforts towards repositioning education in the state. However, I…
Kudos to Buhari, but…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is doing a good job in his bid towards repositioning the country, particularly in the area of…
Creating jobs for Nigerians
DESPITE the lack of jobs in the country, it is always a thing of joy for me when I see…
Of Nigeria’s 20 ‘unsafe’ states
Just recently, the United States warned its citizens to avoid visiting 20 Nigerian states. This will not be the first…
The need for peace in Nigeria
THE National Orientation Agency (NOA), a parastatal under the Ministry of Information and Culture, has a lot to do if…
Saving the naira against foreign currencies
NO matter the financial policies the Federal Government takes towards stabilising the naira against other world currencies, the local currency…
Still on IS, Shekau’s misunderstanding
IT is shocking that the Islamic State (IS) can publicly pronounce a leader for Nigeria’s terror group, Boko Haram. This…
South Africa’s return as Africa’s biggest economy
AFTER losing out to Nigeria the title of Africa’s biggest economy, South Africa, in just two years, has regained the…


