Re-branding Nigeria? Why not!
NEGATIVE perception about Nigeria is generated by Nigerians because we don’t believe in ourselves, even in the press. If nothing…
Abiodun, investors and confidence building mechanism
RECENTLY, Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun held a business parley with chief executive officers of industries especially those operating…
The significance of Toni Morrison’s life and work to the black race
Death is inevitable for humans. However, only few go through life actually living it, while many go through it merely…
TETFUND and Nigeria’s tertiary education.
RECENTLY, the picture of a lady writing her University of Lagos, MSc entrance examination in her wedding gown, went viral.…
If not now, when?
DRIVING through Lagos, I am struck by the juxtaposition of wealth and poverty. However, what is truly interesting is the…
Of public events and events
THERE are events, meetings and there are high level meetings. Events are categorised by the position of the people to…
INEC, judiciary and 2019 elections
ONE crucial issue in the polity is the claim by Registration Area Technicians (RATECHs) used by the Independent National Election…
By the shadow of anarchy
Delighted were the citizens of Nigeria as they alighted from the Marcopolo bus of sufferance of men in green khaki…
Akinwunmi Adesina and the parable of the bramble tree
In the last forty-eight hours, Akinwunmi Adesina's name on Nigeria's Twitter space has become the buzzword. His name was on…
Why rape victims must speak out
A ACCORDING to section 357 of Criminal Code Act, “Any person who has unlawful carnal knowledge of a woman or…
Diaspora Nigerians should wake up
THE outlawed Igbo secessionist group’s recent humiliation of Senator Ike Ekweremadu at the Igbo New Yam Festival and Annual Convention…
Deadly feud between two federal agencies
IT does appear the government at the centre is playing the ostrich over its continued silence on the controversy trailing…
On Lagos traffic radio
THE establishment of Lagos Traffic Radio in 2012 by the then Babatunde Raji Fashola administration was applauded by Lagosians, especially…
The 1619 Project: 2019 marks 400 years since arrival of first Africans slaves in US
Four hundred years ago last month, slavery started in earnest in what is now the United States of America. Precisely,…
The pains are everywhere
ON a motorbike last week, I heard a harrowing tale. Around the Imalefalafia area of Ibadan a woman had hopped…
The Nuremberg awakening
“God punish you! You are here to celebrate new yam festival while they are killing and raping your people at…
Why Buhari needs third term, even fifth term
President Muhammadu Buhari is a saint. He’s the best President Nigeria has had in 60 years! He needs a third,…
Buhari’s ban on forex for food import
I disagree with the financial experts and others who oppose President Buhari on this issue, including the Peoples Democratic Party…
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development: What does it mean for Nigeria?
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on the 21st of August 2019 during the swearing-in ceremony for the…
Religion as tool for personal aggrandisement
IT was Frank Herbert, the Washington -born science fiction writer, who posited many years back that when politics and religion…
