The wider security implications of Shekau’s death
UNSURPRISINGLY, the news of the purported death of fiery arrowhead of dreaded Islamist Insurgent group, Boko Haram, AbubakarShekau, exploded on…
Women and growing immiseration in Nigeria
IN 2011, the world celebrated the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leyman Roberts…
Tackling hunger amidst food loss, waste
Undoubtedly, the demand for more food consumption is the case globally, mainly due to the increasing population year on year.…
Food storage as business opportunity
EVEN though it sounds like ancient history now, agriculture was actually once the mainstay of our economy. From rubber and…
ECOWAS at the crossroads
AFTER 46 years of existence, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) can look back with pride on a…
Women and their politically denied rights
A piece by this writer titled “The fate of women in a gender discriminatory society and its relative effect” dwelt…
Nigeria, Delta State and the fault lines
JUST like Nigeria, Delta State should have been a melting pot of diverse peoples, languages, religions and cultures. But what…
(OPINION): School kidnappings: Implications on posterity
Last week's abduction by bandits of students of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State is the latest chapter in…
Women and their politically denied rights
A piece by this writer titled “The fate of women in a gender discriminatory society and its relative effect” dwelt…
Nigeria, Delta State and the fault lines
JUST like Nigeria, Delta State should have been a melting pot of diverse peoples, languages, religions and cultures. But what…
Paradox of leadership: incurable elite and ethnocentric fantasies
Year 2021 should be an introspective one for all Nigerians as the existential soul of the nation is being tried…
Of Lagos, FG and security initiatives
THE high rate of insecurity in Nigeria is one which is no doubt clearly visible even to the blind. Without…
Using data to understand customers better
AS businesses grow, the chase is usually for profit maximisation, they introduce new products or services, create new marketing plans,…
Unemployment, poverty: Tackling Nigeria’s burdens
Unemployment and poverty are two of the major issues currently affecting Nigeria’s economy and its society. According to data released…
Osaka and the import of mental health issues
NAOMI Osaka’s experience at the just concluded French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament has once again called attention to the…
Nigeria as metaphoric Beast of No Nation
JUNE 12 represents the denial of the wish of the majority by the powerful holders of power in Nigeria (and…
[OPINION] Femi Osofisan at 75: A literary luminary and statesman
I am often saddened by one fact: Nigeria is one of the most blessed nations in terms of human resources.…
The real price of marriage in South Sudan
AUGUST of this year will mark the first anniversary of the end of South Sudan’s civil war, yet recent surges…
Ambode: Humanist at 58
IF you dissect the whole teachings of the philosophical school called humanism, though it looks like its opposite, it is…
[OPINION] Need to keep Nigeria together
In recent times, the calls to divide Nigeria into its constituent units have grown increasingly louder. In the South East,…
