Rape and child abuse: A focus on young girls
IT appears that rape continues to be a reoccurring charge and child abuse, a factor analysis, as it leaves a…
Nigeria: Still crawling at 61
AS Nigerians marked the 61st independence anniversary of their beloved country last Friday, few will disagree that, amidst the myriad…
(COMMENTARY): Of Change and Choices in 2023: The Challenge Before Youths, Women and the Elites
The State of Things Saturday, July 24, 2021 was instructive. I left my house armed with my voter’s card, my…
In memory of a very good friend, Chief Olalekan Ogundimu
I write on behalf of the highly esteemed chiefs and good people of Oke-Ona Egba, my family and I, to…
2021 World Teachers’ Day: Legacies for the future
RECOVERY from a breakdown, setback, illness, heartbreak, or any form of life’s challenges may not come easy and quick because…
Of change, choices in 2023: The challenge before the youth, women and the elite
SATURDAY, July 24, 2021 was instructive. I left my house armed with my voter’s card, my breakfast of hot pap…
Before parking that car …
WHAT we usually see everywhere we go, whether offices, hospitals, churches, mosques, cinemas, and banks, among others, is the inscription…
‘I doesn’t like to dance’
I am sure my readers would have thought the editors didn’t do their work by allowing such a grammatical error…
Why the North Dominates the South
THE plethora of arguments centering on the unjust structuring of the Nigerian federation by the British Colonial masters, which has…
2023: For Hakeem Baba-Ahmed: A rejoinder
“You may know what to say, but you may not know what will be said to you in return”—Hausa Proverb…
A response to NEF’s Hakeem Baba-Ahmed
I read the rejoinder of Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed to an article written by Dr Lasisi Olagunju, titled: 2023: For Hakeem…
Nigeria: A divided or an indivisible entity?
Bravo… the country Nigeria deserves a lot of credit for its six decades plus a year existence. The country has…
Of state-and-school-sponsored examination malpractice
When I was young, mind you; I am still a young man, examination malpractice was self-sponsored and/or parent-sponsored. However, this…
On Nigerian soldiers and the khakistocracy of violence
ONLY God knows from which law Nigerian soldiers derive their effrontery and fondness for beating Nigerian citizens. It is certainly…
Reflections on 61 years of US-Nigeria engagement
AS Nigeria celebrates its national day, we celebrate our enduring bilateral partnership with the continent’s regional, political, and economic powerhouse.…
Still on COVID-19 vaccines
Without a doubt, the word, ‘COVID-19’ is familiar to everyone except infants. The pandemic unarguably shook the world and humbled…
Government College Ibadan: Charting a future to glory
IT is a fact that the education sector in Nigeria is going through some challenges. That the country has the…
Who still cares to respect Nigeria?
THE incident that happened over a month ago in Indonesia, where a viral video in which a Nigerian diplomat in…
Improving education infrastructure: The Lagos example
THE administration of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu clearly understands the key role education can play in transforming the society. This explains…
Nigeria at 61: The vision undefeated
SIXTY-ONE years ago, our founding fathers laid out a vision, that the many nations and ethnicities, North and South of…
