GSM in 24 months: Tracking the intangibles
For the everyday politician, political activities must start from the items that shout his name to the rooftops - the broken…
Rebuilding Lagos after #EndSARS violence
THE 2020 #EndSARS protest which led to the wanton destruction of properties in Lagos State, creating a huge loss for…
The mistake of 1914
I have just finished reading a book, What Britain Did To Nigeria, by Max Siollun, who is an authority on…
Buhari, Dot-Nation and poverty alleviation
INDEED, the Democracy Day 2021 came with striking episodes. Prior to the day, tensions grew high in the society. Some…
On the rights of children
The idea behind the global Children’s Day celebration is alien to African history and tradition. It is not that African…
Virtual learning, Nigerian students and a faulty system
OLU, a first-year student of a university in the South-West, was a few minutes away from classes on a Monday…
Preventing spread of fake news in today’s internet age
THE internet is a powerful tool for sharing news and information around the world at anytime but unfortunately it…
Social protection: Veritable means of bridging inequality
AS the world changes with unprecedented speed, only a society that can address the socioeconomic challenges of protecting poor and…
Beyond digital economy and oil decline
THE insatiable needs of man have made him continually interact with his environment. Through his ingenuity and imagination, he has…
This crooked structure must be refurbished
AT the recent launching of the Kudirat Abiola Sabon Gari Peace Foundation in Zaria, Kaduna State, President Muhamadu Buhari, via…
Oyo’s season of infrastructural engineering
Driving past Challenge, Ibadan, has a different feel these days. No longer can errant okada riders, impatient motorists and tricycle…
8th NASS and repeated, false narrative
Last Monday, Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan dug up and waved the old defensive narrative about the performance of the…
Seyi Makinde: Between the end and the means
For Oluwaseyi Abiodun Makinde, his pedigree spoke volumes about his message. But for the ‘Before people decide what they think…
Using history to tackle insecurity in Oyo State
There is a reason why historians and folklorists say civil disorder is the disease of Ibadan. Recent criminal events in…
Relocating the destitute from the streets
“THE thinking man must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo.…
Sanwo-Olu: Celebrating a kind-hearted achiever at 56
IT is common in our clime for praise singers and vuvuzela blowers to be at their best performances, increasing the…
Ajimobi… a year like yesterday
How time flies. Today, Friday, June 25, 2021 makes it exactly a year that my boss, the first and only…
The tasks before the police in Lagos
RECENT media reports affirmed that the Lagos Police Command confiscated over 70 commercial motorcycles across the state. The Lagos State…
Beyond the Twitter ban
THE media have been awash with the Federal Government’s suspension of the operations of Twitter in Nigeria. The tough and…
