The love story of the century (Part 2)
During the royal coronation at Westminster Abbey in November 1947, Prince Philip knelt down before his wife and vowed to…
The love story of the century (I)
Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh and husband to Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, passed away on Friday 9th…
The John Pombe Magufuli I knew
Today we have a Guest Columnist in the person of my friend, H. E. The Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga, of…
The future of technocracy in France
Technocracy refers to rule by experts. Technocrats are highly qualified specialists driven primarily by a desire to solve problems through…
Magufuli as a servant leader
NOBODY will live forever. There is a time and a season for everything under the sun, says the Preacher. A…
Awolowo and the Immortals
SATURDAY 6th March 2021 was the birthday of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo GCFR. Emeka Ojukwu famously described him as…
Men in Dark Times (II)
THE American diplomat John Campbell observes that Nigeria is always “dancing on the brink”. Constantly tempting fate may be a…
Men in Dark Times (I)
THE Voice of Reason (V.O.R.) Lecture Series are dedicated to the memory of the late Goke Omisore, businessman and scion…
Aviation and destiny
For millennia, the dream of flying like the birds in the sky dominated the imagination of visionaries, inventors, shamans, madmen…
What’s the big deal about cryptocurrency?
A new CBN directive, dated 5th February 2021, has ordered all deposit money banks (DMBs), non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) and…
Angela’s ashes
I have always been an admirer of German culture and civilisation. I have visited Deutschland more times than I can…
Next Year in Jerusalem
The German Kaiser once asked his Chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck:“Can you prove the existence of God?”Bismarck was supposed to have…
Israel as the start-up nation
Israel is a small country of 9 million, with a landmass of 20,22,145 km2 – about the size of Cross…
How Zamfara State is spearheading a renaissance in the North
Today, we welcome a Guest Columnist in the person of Sesugh Akume, a public policy analyst and businessman, who is…
The Perils of being an economist
The year 2020 was a rather tumultuous one for the world economy. The spread of the novel coronavirus from the…
The Year of the Scorched Yams
When some of us were young, our country had the promise of greatness. We entertained the vision of a New…
How to kill, skin and bury a country
NOTHING lasts forever. Except true love as rhapsodised by the poets. Life has taught me that whatever you have to…
Remittances, diaspora and development
Early in the month, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeira (CBN), Godwin Emefiele announced a new directive on Diaspora…
The man on horseback and the better angels of our nature
Chief of Army Staff Lt.-General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, ably represented by Lt.-General Lamidi Adeosun; all protocols duly observed. I feel…
Did Gowon loot the Central Bank?
I love Nigeria. But there is a part of me, to echo the poet Rupert Brooke, that is forever England.…
