The perils of celebrity hoax
A new celebrity culture took off in the late 20th century and has accelerated in the age of social media,…
Of constitution, judicial independence and democracy
THE independence of the judiciary is being clamoured for in some quarters, but no one is talking about enacting a…
How to save planet earth
The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth– Chief Seattle (1786 -1866), Suquamish and Duwamish leader.…
Getting the basics of public service reform right
WHAT does it take for the Nigerian public service to become a world class public institution with the capacity to…
Of EFCC, Magu and Saraki
JUDGING from its latest investigation on the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is…
Senate presidency and the shape of things to come
THE battle for the office of Senate President is on. At the last count, there are three senators struggling to…
The correlation between Nigeria and Sobibor
LET me start by saying that the inspiration for the title of this article was as a result of my…
JAMB versus university admission fraudsters
I have read the interview granted by the Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board…
9th Assembly Senate leadership: Why Danjuma Goje is the man to beat
At no time since 1999 has the race for the senate presidency been so competitive in a robustly healthy manner.…
The wave of suicide
GLOBALISATION has always been seen by me as unequal, particularly as regards African Countries and the West/ world over. While…
Digital switch over: Crucifixion in place of applause
IN Nigeria today, one of the projects that deserved applause for the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is the Digital…
Ayinla Omowura: 39 years after the sybarite
ON May 6, 1980, leader of a Yoruba genre of music called Apala, which had quite a sizeable number of…
SAPZs: Raising productivity of agro-industry sub-sectors
THE broad objectives for the establishment of a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs): is to raise income, eliminate unemployment especially…
Dapo Abiodun: Building a solid foundation for good governance
Uneasy they say; lies the head that wears the crown, but then, while this adage had run for decades without…
Internal contradictions in Nigeria’s mechanism
It is not fit, nor proper to jump into the conclusion that the Nigeria state is an accidental amalgamation of…
Celebrating SOJ, Okanlomo of Ibadanland, at 57: A culture of humility and gratitude
In the year 1980, a young Ibadan son in his teenage years had traveled to the United Kingdom, accompanied by…
Truth to power: Omotola on my mind
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to…
Adewole @ 65: Leaving an indelible mark in the health sector
Two days ago, the Federal Ministry of Health under the leadership of Professor Isaac Folorunso Adewole rolled out the Basic…
Regional autonomy or self determination: Way forward for the Yoruba
The tragedy of Nigeria is that, in spite of a history that has lasted more than a century of amalgamation,…
Africa, o Africa
The largest empires that the world has ever known are, in order of size, the British, Mongol, Russian, Spanish, Umayyad,…
