Projecting a new national development agenda
AT the recent presidential retreat for his cabinet members, President Muhammadu Buhari defined the ethos that would undergird the workings…
Combating xenophobic attacks in South Africa
We must learn to live together as brothers or we will perish as fools”—Dr Martin Luther King Jr IT appears…
Weaponising budget and national planning
IN conceptualizing sustainable budgeting and national development planning templates, hope is certainly not a plan. It is then little wonder…
Victory for us, victory for them
THAT picture has gone public, the one you have seen, the one I have seen, but with many chances of…
Iconoclastic Onoja: Kogi rising political dinosaur
Many people have come to describe Edward Onoja with different appellation; with some describing him as a political oracle, some…
Seeking empathy
I watched an interview a couple of days ago that touched me. It was an interview of a celebrity who…
Politics of ethnocentric compensation
ON Thursday, August 22, President Muhammadu Buhari was in Zaria, Kaduna State, to donate and launch a seven billion naira…
Morning after a verdict
Somewhere along the way, the balance of power between the prosecution, the defense and the judiciary shifted. We have to…
Dapo Abiodun: Portrait of a business executive as a statesman
We want the economy to grow and to achieve it, we will remain focused. Having put in place our first…
A don’s stance on unmuting muted voices
For someone whose formative life revolved around the F’s of farm-work, food, fight and fun, and who watched television through…
Dealing with the zeitgeist of South Africa’s Xenophobia
The incidents of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, by South Africans with Nigerians, very largely, as targets, have been characteristic…
Is school really a scam?
THIS is a question that plagues the minds of young learners in our country today. Many young people have now…
Makinde: Setting the Pace in the Pacesetter State
SOMETIMES, one is tempted, by the argument, that it is too early to roll out the drums and blow the…
Sustainable Development Goals and 2030 actualisation in Nigeria
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) referred to as the worlds global goals agreed upon by different governments, organisations, and individuals…
All eyes on Magashi
WHEN President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, submitted his list of ministers to the Senate on July 23, the nominee on the…
Of SCOAN’s call for Africa to unite against xenophobia
THE last few weeks have been the most horrendous in the recent history of Africa. South Africa, one of Africa’s…
Akin Ogunbiyi: Celebrating an Icon at 57
Riches never fascinate me unless combined with distinction and humanity. When you walk in distinction, even the photocopying machine can’t…
Budgeting, national planning and road least traveled
ANYONE who sets out on a journey must endeavor to get a faint idea of the trajectory to the destination…
100 Days: It’s multi-sectoral approach in Ogun
By Kunle Somorin AFTER the 2019 general elections, 10 new first-term governors emerged, including the Governor of Ogun State,…
Agenda for youth and sports minister
COLUMNISTS and sports writers have written volumes since you were sworn-in, but I wish to draw your attention to the…
