Drug abuse as enabler of cultism
CREATING a dangerous synergy, individuals, communities, and the nation at large face significant threats as drug abuse and cultism often…
Mary Adeola Adeyemo: A life of garlands
When the young Mary Adeola Adeyemo was admitted to study Law in the then relatively young Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti,…
Rejuvenating institutions for sustainable innovation ecosystem in Nigeria
In any country, creating new products and services, as well as ensuring the sustainability of existing ones by restoring their…
Nigeria@63: Politicians’ jumbo pay and impunity must go!
Before they came/our family palm-tree had flourished to full bloom/and her bosoms boasted of oil against the harsh winds of…
Clark’s giant cake for Sheriff
EVERY region has its legendary strongman. Back home, Chief Edwin Clark carries the card. Love him or hate him, the…
Nigerian Elections: Democracy in hands of Judiciary
To run for an election in Nigeria, as you raise the money you need, now in billions of naira, remember…
Seven reasons to celebrate Nigeria’s independence in renewed hope era
As we commemorate Nigeria's 63rd Independence amid the challenges that continue to beset us as a nation, here are five…
2024 Edo governorship race: Agba’s endorsement and matters miscellany
On Saturday, September 23, 2023, some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo North Senatorial zone converged on…
A Nigerian presence in Houston: Why Tinubu must act
Due to sheer coincidence or divine benevolence, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner breezed into town recently at the head of a…
As the CBN gets a new boss
IT is a new dawn at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as the Senate, the upper chamber of the…
Federal ministry of tourism: Age-long battle won
THERE are three objectives for writing this article. The first concerns my previous conduct in respect of writing complaints, features…
The Witch, the Pentecostal, and Jungle Justice
In July 2023, Martina Okey Itagbor was brutally murdered in a gruesome lynching incident. She was dragged out of her…
World Rabies Day 2023: One health for all
RABIES is a zoonotic disease that affects the nervous system of mammals. It is invariably fatal once the clinical signs…
Project continuity: The Oborevwori example
NIGERIA, like most African countries, has its fair share of the problems of governance. However, one of the most troubling…
On Military Coup: Liptako-Gourma Charter and what it portends on the Sahel Foreign Policy
The central idea behind the establishment of the Liptako-Gourma Charter is that Military leaders from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger…
Mohbad: When Love and Light are not enough
I did not want to write about Mohbad until a student of the University of Babcock contacted me, asking me…
The Toyin Falola Interviews: Panel discussion on coups in Africa
It is imperative that we acknowledge the need to shift away from Maradona democracy in Africa. The panels have aptly…
NAFDAC, SON must sit up
IT is worrisome that Nigerian markets are flooded with uncertified, unregistered and harmful products, regularly used by its teeming citizens.…
Reducing migration to towns, cities in Nigeria
ALL over the world, it is estimated that 56 percent of the world’s population live in cities, which is 4.4…
The dangers of studying in fear
THE university environment is a place of study. People attend universities for the purpose of gaining something knowledgeable when they…
