Jerry John Rawlings: Sneaky elixir of multiple destinies
Rawlings, In the days of troubles In periods of war In times of risk, You stayed as a great man…
Climate Change: The Biden administration’s opportunity in Africa
Climate change is both one of the greatest threats to Africa and an area in which Biden administration policy is…
Biden’s victory and the US-Nigerian relations
The just concluded American presidential election has, apart from testing America’s claim to tutorship and guardianship of democratic ideals, resonated…
[OPINION] Lekki shooting: Is Governor Sanwo-Olu a victim or villain?
The sad event of October 20, 2020 have come and gone. The slain and the wounded #EndSARS Protesters and there…
[OPINION] Who will buy CNN’s digital lies?
The American-based, global cable network, CNN has suddenly found itself in the jungle of Nigeria’s muddy politics. It can hardly…
The diversionary theology on UTAS
IT is settled knowledge that the University Transparency and Accountability System (UTAS) has undergone series of tests from National Universities…
Is the life of the average Nigerian worth a dime?
A moving truck, loaded with a 20-foot container, falls over commuters in a commercial bus in Lagos, kills three people…
Statesmanship, the Bala Mohammed style
These are difficult times: for Nigeria and Nigerians; for the Government and the people of a potentially great country but…
[OPINION] CNN And The Soul Of Nigeria
The recent video released by the Cable News Network (CNN) got me thinking about what we are up against in…
ASUU, Ngige, Nwajiuba and others
THIS is not a time to play coy or quibble as the government of Mohammadu Buhari unleashes its arsenal on…
[OPINION] American healing and some Nigerians headache
On Saturday, November 7th, 2020, Americans declared Joe Biden as our next President-elect alongside Kamala Harris, the vice president-elect. On…
Theophilus Adeleke Akinyele: A tribute
AS the Otun Bobajiro of Ibadanland, it is a duty of love and affection for me to express publicly my…
Lessons from Okowa’s Town Hall meetings with Delta youths
The #EndSARS protest across Nigeria and other parts of the world have thrown up major challenges in the nation’s leadership…
Ending Poverty: The Olanipekun template
Ever before the recent #endsars protest which reverberated across the country, with the youth ventilating their anger against unemployment, poverty,…
How divide and rule is destroying public universities
THIS piece will be highly offensive to many public university workers in Nigeria but since there is nothing more bitter…
What real empowerment entails
A major problem facing Nigeria is the high rate of unemployment. This development is worrisome in the sense that it…
A case for more public libraries
THE library is one of the most critical forms of social infrastructure that we have. Unfortunately, it is also one…
The Ogun virtual meeting on 2021 budget
LAST year when he toured Ogun State, harvesting the views and needs of students, traditional rulers, market women, the business…
The intelligence community and new challenges
CRISIS is an opportunity to make good on big changes. So never waste a good crisis. The late British Prime…
[OPINION] General Buratai and his devotion to fatherland
The greatest gist in Nigeria today among the country’s senior political harbingers, former leaders, and political elites is the sustained…
