Time to maintain fiscal responsibility
NIGERIA as a country has crossed the red line when it comes to the management of public resources. In the…
The scuttled quest for Igbo presidency
THE quest for Igbo presidency is a legitimate demand. Suffice it to say that other regions are morally bound to…
The African communications industry needs an overhaul
IN the last decade, advertising has taken several unprecedented turns. The disruptions caused by digitalisation, technology, and unnatural incidents on…
Is suicide becoming new normal in Nigeria?
What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation – Glenn Close, American Actress RECENTLY, there has…
Banning okada, tricycles from S/West roads
Lagos State is unarguably the commercial and economic nerve centre of Nigeria. The state is home to top international and…
On OPL 245, Adoke and FG
IN what is quickly becoming a consistent pattern in the Federal Government’s serial attempts to ‘nail’ the immediate past Attorney-…
2023 election: Nigeria’s time for paradigm shift
THE clock is ticking loudly and counting down towards a new dawn for Nigeria as we head into the 2023…
Of lying politicians and their media handlers
THIS season, we will be treated to lies by politicians and paid their agents in the electronic, print and social…
The era of lame ducks is here
(Continued from yesterday) IT was clearly stated that he had nominated Dr. Peter Odili as his running mate for the…
No zone left behind: How Oyo State Government is fostering infrastructural development
Recently, the Oyo State Government’s decision to construct the 76.67km Ogbomoso-Fapote-Iseyin road connecting Ogbomoso and Oke-Ogun Zones came under criticism…
Why Tinubu will choose a Muslim running mate
THERE is probably no other politician in Nigeria today who recognises the imperative of choosing a Muslim from the North…
(OPINION): Why Tinubu will choose a Muslim running mate
There is probably no other politician in Nigeria today who recognizes the imperative of choosing a Muslim from the north…
The era of lame ducks is here
WITH the selection of the presidential flag bearers by the various political parties for next year’s election, the era of…
Democracy Day: Have we crossed the rubicon?
AS an active participant in Nigerian politics, a public affairs analyst and media practitioner, I believe that a day like…
Between democratic leadership and elite nationalism, which is Nigeria’s problem?
IT is often said that a large part of problem-solving is achieving an acute understanding of what the problem is.…
Democracy Day, e-governance and better Nigeria
Democracy Day is observed to commemorate the country’s return to democracy in 1999, and it has become an annual event…
Who wins Osun governorship election?
In 2018, I wrote a piece on the then governorship candidates of the leading political parties in Osun State. In…
Thabo Mbeki: Celebrating 80 years of impactful living
I was honoured to deliver the 12th Thabo Mbeki Africa Day Lecture on "The Africa Union at 20" a couple…
World peace: Europe and Russia must fasten the cleft
WHILE the world basks in the euphoria of relative recovery from the scourge of Covid-19 pandemics, it faces yet another…
Presidency: El-Rufai’s politics of consistent nationalism
What is left when honor is lost?— Publilius Syrus THE general impression about Nasir El-Rufai of being a “perpetual…
