Incoming president should prioritise education
THE current situation of Nigerian students trapped in Sudan as a result of the battle for hegemony between two leaders…
What nexus between government, corruption and public universities?
By Andrew. A. Erakhrumen A well-known bitter exposition that many, including most political office holders that love deceiving themselves at…
Virtual voting means goodbye to electoral banditry
As I set about writing this piece about another ‘ambitiously utopian’ idea of my ideals of a new Nigeria, I…
The president-elect, Ekiti and the coming cabinet
LEADERSHIP positions come with the challenges of taking the most rightful decision in the interest of the people in the…
How oil ministry came under the presidency
OF all the appointments to be made by the president elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, none will define his presidency…
Open letter to Tinubu on Oyo people’s support
President-Elect Sir, our dear Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I am writing you this open letter because today, in Oyo State,…
Saving Nigeria’s health sector from total collapse
IT is a well known fact that in Nigeria, there has been a drain of the best hands in the…
GSM: Starting well, finishing strong
If any current political office holder in Nigeria understands the dynamics of breasting tapes and finishing strong in Athletics, that…
Making a case for Buhari as leader in 10th National Assembly
Solomon Arogundade Intrigues, power play and high-tech politics are presently being deployed by interested individuals as the search…
Peter Pan – His Daily Times odyssey
He was Peter Enahoro, arguably the most influential newspaper columnist in Africa. He had three personalities lodged in one body…
As the GLO King turns 70
He’s the son of a schoolteacher who made good. He’s the billionaire recluse who prefers not to be heard or…
Enahoro: Encounters with a media wizard
He was no digital native. That was the self-deprecating joke he often cracked — to lament a certain alienation from…
The significance of fasting in six days of Shawwal
ABU Ayyub Al-Ansari relates that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) says: “Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and then…
Somersaults at the temple of justice
THE recent judgment of the appellate court on the Osun State gubernatorial election has further exposes the trends of somersaults…
Senate presidency: Izunaso is best man for the job
WITH the successful conclusion of the 2023 general election, the 10th National Assembly is poised for its inauguration in June…
Oby Ezekwesili at 60: An Attestation
By Olusegun Obasanjo OBIAGELI (Oby) Ezekwesili is like a daughter to me. Even when she was a minister, I…
Adelani Ogunrinade: From Iragberi to the world
PROFESSOR Adelani Ogunrinade was here. The aroma of his presence still lingers…. in International Journals of Veterinary Parasitology and Helminthology,…
Addressing sustainability issues in Africa
IF living and business operations continue ‘as usual’ in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, the available resources will be overstretched. This…
The Danger of Identity Politics ― Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour
From a global perspective, one of the dangers of identity politics is that it can exacerbate social divisions and undermine…
NUC’s CCMAS loopholes and the business of govts
THIS piece makes intervention on two critical issues of national development. First is the recent curriculum review undertaken by the…
