Beyond the lure of adventure
HAVE you ever gone on a rollercoaster ride? Where you had to go so high into the air your heart…
Recognising mental health implications of Covid-19
NOT too long ago, I called my mum to check on her and how’s she’s coping amid the coronavirus lockdown. …
(TRIBUTE): We’ve lost a friend and boss, Dr Imeh Okopido, former Minister of State for Environment
At the advent of the civilian administration in 1999, the government felt the need to establish a new organ to…
Who says the Igbo hate Tinubu?
THERE is a popular notion that the Igbo people, collectively, hold some sort of grudge against the National Leader of…
Massacres and Nigeria’s insecurity pandemic
NOVEMBER 28, 2020 is a day the people of Zabarmari in Borno State will live to remember. It was the…
Nigeria’s perennial crisis and the solutions
THE intractable conflicts confronting Nigeria and indeed Africa is foundational. We need to examine the roots of the crisis to…
Strengthening working relationship of NASS agencies
RECENTLY, leaders of the key agencies of the National Assembly were assembled at a retreat meant for members of the…
How Christians can be effective in politics
The first thing I want to say is that the subject of Christians in politics is as old as the…
New Ikere varsity: Examining its prospects and expectations
A few weeks ago, history was made in Ekiti State with the announcement of the upgrade of the 42-year-old College…
#EndSARS: Our government’s pampering strategy and a hypocrisy that stinks
First, I am an agitated youth, enraged, and absolutely unapologetic for it. The October Youths’ Political Awakening that came in…
Ladi Adebutu’s philanthropy
SINCE his foray into the murky waters of the Nigerian politics and deep involvement in philanthropic services, and giving the…
Majestic Mama Makinde in majestic transition
MAMA gracefully and affectionately pronounced his name with a stock phrase: “Seyi Omo Makinde,” – Seyi the son of Makinde,…
The doctor who never dies (Dr. Thomas Akeju, 1944-2020)
ABOUT two days before the devastating news of his passing hit me in COVID-ravaged America, I had scribbled in my…
Addressing remand proceeding in Nigeria
IN dressing up the Nigeria legal system, the English law forms a substantial part of the legal fabric. Hence, the…
Gowon’s test of integrity
THE recent protest against police brutality has in itself inflected gargantuan brutality on lives and properties of many Nigerians. And…
Data-driven economy: Necessity for development
IN most African countries like Nigeria, individuals are typically born, grow, live through adulthood, retire, aged, and die without the…
Boosting Girls’ education by teamwork
Education is one of the most important investments a country can make in its future. It is in the light…
LAUTECH: A study in conflict resolution
THE National University Commission recently came up with an epic announcement. The Ladoke Akintola Universuty of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso had…
Lockdown and unleashing of new misery on women, girls
OF all the non-fiction stories I’ve read on the impact of coronavirus pandemic, especially with the continued closure of schools,…
The Doctor Who Never Dies (A tribute to Dr. Thomas Ogunremi Akeju, 1944-2020)
About two days before the devastating news of his passing hit me in COVID-ravaged America, I had scribbled in my…
