Why won’t government act on what the people are saying?
Effective communication is two-way traffic. Those who govern need to communicate their activities and the reasons for them to the…
Dele Alake: The dilemma of a minister
FEEDBACK I used to think that it happens (only) in Igbo land where those holding federal ministerial appointments forget the…
Eleka: Fortuitous deputy governor to Fayose
AS promised last week, I narrate today how Professor Kolapo Olubunmi Olusola Eleka became deputy governor to former Gov. Peter…
Oloyede’s exit from JAMB: End of an era!
Since the Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Said Ahmad, announced at the last stakeholders’ meeting of the Joint…
FMC Owo: Hope fulfilled or hope betrayed?
IT still looks like yesterday when, in 1971, the outgoing military governor of the then Western State, Brigadier Robert Adeyinka…
Ekiti 2026: Election or coronation?
I read somewhere that the PDP candidate in the forthcoming Ekiti State governorship election, Oluwole Oluyede, warned that the election,…
Full digitisation of accreditation under Electoral Act 2026: An informed commentary
EXCEPT one takes time out to carefully peruse the 2026 amendments to the Electoral Act, its critics will run away,…
Dele Alake: The dilemma of a minister
A few days ago, I came across the piece you will soon read here now and was attracted to it…
Journalism has changed; don’t you think?
Comment is free, but facts are sacred Charles Prestwich Scott LET me state from this starting point that I am…
Jos killings: Between President Tinubu and Governor Mutfwang…
I am proud of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…” “Which senate are you talking about - our…
Nasir el-Rufai mother’s burial: Matters arising
I don tire for this country o! In fact, I am really, really fed up! Was it not Emilokan that…
2027: Two, three or four-horse race?
IT’S looking like many horses will run in the 2027 presidential race” “And who are the horses?” “The incumbent is…
Tinubu’s London state visit glory and ambassadorial list reproach
DO you think President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will revisit his ambassadorial-nominee list, seeing the avalanche of criticisms that have trailed…
After everyone has become APC, what next?
"What gives you the impression that all of us can ever become APC?” “When all the people that matter become…
Tolulope Arotile: Six years after…
Our people have so many sayings that are meant to serve as a caution in case you think you or…
The making of an Inspector-General of Police
THE Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has quit the office; an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has been nominated…
Sunday Igboho, Nnamdi Kanu: Comparing oranges with apples…
I watched the video of a traditional ruler from Igboland, Eze Ogbunechendo of Ezema Kingdom, HRM Igwe Lawrence Okolie Agbuzu…
Adieu, Comrade BJ!
Unlike Comrade Dipo Fashina (aka Jingo) and Comrade Segun Osoba, Comrade (Professor) Biodun Jeyifo never taught me at the University…
Will the FG-ASUU agreement end strikes in our universities (2)
IN the first instalment last week, the response to the question whether the new FG-ASUU agreement will end strikes in…
Will the FG-ASUU agreement end strikes in our universities? (I)
YOU can’t believe this, but it is the truth, uncomfortable and damning as it is: Since the return to civilian…
