Of Nigeria’s nationalism and democratic ethos in Chad
THE operation of political parties in democracy is systematic, flexible and elastic when compared with political parties outside democracy. Nigeria…
Sanitising society through traffic laws
A law is a written or understood rule that concerns behavior. Laws are generally made to curtail the excesses and…
[OPINION] ASUU: Tough questions for a man of steel
(This is the second report on the interview conducted with Professor Abiodun Ogunyemi on April 25, 2021) For its entire…
OPINION: Ebenezer Obey’s transition to gospel music
(This is the second report on the interview conducted with Chief Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi on April 18, 2021. With viewers on…
[OPINION] Sheikh Abdurrahmon Ahmad on the Toyin Falola Interview: Some reflections
The event was conceived in the womb of time to be a refreshingly different departure from the run-of-the-mill meet-ups on…
[OPINION] Words of an Islamic Scholar: Afis Ayinde Oladosu and academic triad
Childhood dreams rank among the strongest influences on one’s future career path, and the story of Prof. Afis Ayinde Oladosu…
Mbaka and the presidency
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s government recently retorted recklessly to the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka, through a…
Abiodun and strategic build-up towards 2023
SINCE coming on board on May 29, 2019, the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has fostered a remarkably different…
COVID-19: Investment, inflation and economic growth
THE coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has so far negatively affected the global economy and more severely, the developing nations of Africa,…
Curbing kidnapping: A war that must be won
ON Tuesday, 20th April 2021, Mrs Lauretta Attahiru reportedly helped to convey her son’s baggage to the nearest bus stop…
Insecurity: Time to create national border institute
IT was a scary sight a couple of weeks ago. All the major newspapers in the country, at least the…
OPINION: The Bill-Melinda Gates romance started with a rejection
“We’re quick to criticize gender injustice when we see it around the world,” Melinda Gates says. “We also need to…
A country that is bleeding
ON April 22 this year, the Minister of Defense, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (retd) was on the spot. He…
On elementary education in Nigeria
THERE are different levels of education in Nigeria, but none has been able to deliver the goods. From pre-primary to…
If Buhari were president for all
Presidential Spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu’s ten paragraph statement wherein he attempted to pour innuendos against the Benue State Governor, Samuel…
Marwa, NDLEA and the Houdini Act
One of the things Nigerians have become accustomed to in the past three months is the constant piece of news…
2023: Kalu’s significant response
I watched and listened to the interview that a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, granted on Sunday,…
Nigerian football clubs and incessant road mishaps
THE Sportbay recorded that in 1996, 14 people, including 11 policewomen footballers died in a ghastly motor accident in Ijebu-Ode,…
Herdsmen, bandits, gunmen and the clear, present danger to Nigeria
Can we, as a people, for once give less prominence to politicking and other mundane shenanigans? It is time to…
2023: Kalu’s significant response
I watched and listened to the interview that a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, granted on Sunday,…
