In search of national policy on skill acquisition for youths
WHEN talking about socioeconomic development, one cannot but note the rate of youth unemployment, which has made it a sobering…
Agitation for national unity: The PIPN recommendations
Where are our values, pride, and comfort today? The answer is that they have been buried in the womb of…
Still on Sanusi’s dethronement
POLITICAL power determines life and death. It controls the past, present and future occurrences. It distinguishes between truth and falsehood,…
Odia Ofeimun: Ancient and modern warrior at 70
And I must tell my story to nudge and awaken them that sleep among my people. –Odia Ofeimun in The Poet Lied.…
As Sanusi’s emirship becomes history
TO Nigerians, that the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has been dethroned is incontrovertibly established. However, the nuances…
Discos and the tantrums of an abiku
FROM April 1, consumers in Nigeria should brace up to cough out more money to electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) which…
The great declaration
The United States was founded as a Christian nation under God. The founders were fleeing religious persecution in decadent Europe,…
Audit violations and the state of our nation
The serial violations discovered from the 2017 auditor general’s report leaves much to worry about the state of our nation.…
Between Amotekun and the mistake of 1914
The late Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the defunct Northern Region of Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, was the first…
Oshiomhole’s travails and 2023 calculations
While many people have accused the embattled national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole,…
Ijebu-Epe road: Viable alternative to Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
LAST week, yet another milestone was reached when the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, flagged off the construction of…
Sanusi II: Throwing away the baby with the bath water
The dethronement of the former emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi Lamido II, by the Kano state government came to many…
Much ado about National Security Adviser
General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, GCFR, whose tenure was between August 27, 1985 to August 26, 1993, was the first to…
Husbands as terrorists
THE case of Samaila Musa, a 30-year-old resident of Kastina State who inflicted maniacal cruelty on his wives, underlined the…
Ghana at 63: Nkrumah still at work
The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa- Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)…
IWD ‘20: Curbing sexual harassment on campuses
THE world celebrated another International Women’s Day (IWD) this past Sunday and as it is usual for the past couple…
Coping with heat wave and coronavirus disease
When some parts of the country witnessed the first rain of the year, many had hailed and heaved sighs of…
Pseudo-democrats as impediments to credible LG elections
“Elections determines who is in power, but they do not determine how power is used.”---Paul Collier The above quote is…
Lessons from Ogun’s response to COVID-19
When the first case of the ravaging coronavirus was confirmed by the Lagos State Government in the early hours of…
Amotekun: Inspiration for regional integration in Nigeria
AMOTEKUN, a regional security organisation, was on 9th January, 2020 inaugurated by the six state governments of Western Nigeria, to…
