West African pirates and need for NATO intervention
There is a need for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and some governments at the highest level to be…
Why government should support private universities
A little over a decade ago, I started a campaign why government must support private universities in Nigeria for obvious…
Fayemi: celebrating a bridge builder at 56
In one of the most recent interviews he granted a national daily, Governor Kayode Fayemi was asked to state, for…
Year 2020 and economic outlook of 2021
Everyone agrees that 2020 was a peculiar year. Economies across the globe experienced turbulent economic challenges. In Nigeria, following two…
Did life originate by accident?
“The probability of life originating by accident is comparable to the probability of an unabridged dictionary resulting from an explosion…
Tackling second wave of Covid-19
By Felix Oladeji Over the past seven days, the number of new cases of COVID-19 has ranged between nine…
Weaponizing transaparncy in NEDC
It is said that, "Transparency is the pillar of Accountability". Give me a Leader who is transparent and accountable, I…
Are we really citizens of the same country?
There are no good tribes or good ethnicities. There are good people and there are bad people. I have close…
As Ijebu Ode-Epe expressway comes alive
Nigerians are well aware of the fact that the Ijebu Ode-Epe Expressway was one of the most prominent roads during…
Herding and the drumbeats of war
Once again, Nigeria is tottering at the precipice. The last time I felt this way was 1993 after the annulment…
N35bn bond: Doubling down on Kwara development
On assumption of office in May 2019, the immediate challenge before Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was to stabilise Kwara State. From…
Alkali: Why NEDC is getting it right
The Boko Haram conflict in North-East Nigeria indeed came with its attendant consequences that saw countless persons' death and the…
Oyinlola: Toast to peacemaker at 70
I will tell you a story. When Abacha was scheming to transmute to a civilian president and opposition to his…
Oyinlola, quintessential officer and statesman at 70
Apart from his scholarly activities at Odo-Otin Grammar School, Okuku, in the 60s, the young Prince Olagunsoye Adedapo Oyinlola was…
Rampaging herdsmen and entitlement mentality
The presence of the nomadic Fulani and their animals in farming communities in different parts of Nigeria has for years…
Are we really citizens of the same country?
There are no good tribes or good ethnicities. There are good people and there are bad people. I have close…
Oyinlola, A Quintessential Officer And Accomplished Statesman @ 70
Apart from his scholarly activities at Odo - Otin Grammar School, Okuku, in the '60s, the young Prince Olagunsoye Adedapo…
Women and growing insecurity in Nigeria
I have just watched the video of the interview that Edmund Obilo had with Modupe Oyetoso, the inspiring female-farmer in…
Sunday Igboho: The face of anti-Fulani imperialism
On January 15, 2021, Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, a private but concerned Nigerian, responded to the…
Averting another Igbohoism (self help)
“Igbohoism” is a form of self-help which usually arises when there is an absence of government or a lack of…
