Teachers as professionals
Teachers are made and not created. This is the stand of Ademola Adeoye who claims that undergoing training in any…
Ending food importation
Prior to the discovery of crude oil in commercial quantity in a village called Oloibiri in present-day Bayelsa State, Nigeria…
Forensic audit of the NDDC
It was a painful revelation when the acting managing director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, stated that…
Malapropisms on COVID-19
Suspected carriers of COVID-19 are kept in “isolation centres.” (2) Suspected carriers of COVID-19 are in “quarantined centres.” (3) Nigerians…
Nigeria’s dwindling economy
Nigeria’s economy, like many others in the world, has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The country had to declare…
Not speaking ill of the dead
Taking a holistic assessment of the life and times of the dead in this part of the world without attracting…
The second scramble for Africa
Greatness starts from the mind and not from without. It cannot be taught. Many African leaders find it hard to…
Children’s Day: A clarion call
THIS year’s Children’s Day event is without certainty. It coincides or strikes a narrow gap with COVID-19’s onslaught all over…
Lessons from Eid-el-Fitr festival
All Muslims across the globe are still in the joyful mood of the Eid - el - Fitr annual festival…
Communication during a pandemic
Communication is probably the most essential aspect of our lives today, and it has always been. The mode of communication…
The future of Odu’a
The Odu’a conglomerate is one of the legacies bequeathed to the Yoruba people by the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo when…
Kehinde Ayoola: Too soon
A major character in the celebrated work of Williams Shakespeare, Tragedy of Julius Caesar, asserted that “when beggars die, there…
Gambari: Why Buhari made a right choice
It is heartwarming to have such a quintessential gentleman on board, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, offering his services to Nigeria in…
Making the best out of an impossible situation
COVID-19 has thundered through the world. We will speak of the pandemic for centuries to come. When children have their…
Osun and the ranking by NBS
For the government and people of Osun, the May 4, 2020 ranking of the state as the third among the…
Agriculture: The future is always here
In Nigeria, there are three major sectors that contribute to the country’s economy, which are petroleum/oil, manufacturing and agriculture. The…
Boosting ICT in education
For long, many schools in Nigeria, especially publicly owned learning facilities, were particularly not in tandem with the deployment of…
Coronavirus: Stopping the falsehoods
The Nigerian church has been struck like never before, surprisingly not of persecutions, religious scandals, prophetic failures or the threatening…
Addressing mental health crisis
The United Nations’ health experts have warned of a looming global health crisis as millions of people worldwide are surrounded…
Fighting insecurity in Adamawa
The increasing number of crimes in Adamawa State: gangsterism, theft, kidnapping, robbery, and drug abuse is in one way or…
