How to outlaw counterfeit drugs
DRUGS are medicines with physiological effects when taken which are used to treat illness, relieve a symptom or modify a…
Osun pensioners and pre-election vote-buying
OSUN pensioners have allegedly introduced pre-election vote-buying and selling into the Nigerian politics. They did it in the last Osun…
This debauched generation
NOT too long ago, MMM and ultimate cycler permeated the atmosphere of the country, seducing many Nigerians particularly the youths…
Wishing a storm away
TWENTY-NINETEEN: the next destination, but only a sojourn in Nigeria’s long journey to democracy. And if we thought 2015 was…
Osun: Before the cookies crumble in PDP
THAT the recent Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) governorship election primary in Osun State ended up as an anti-climax is very disturbing.…
Osun 2018: Why the Ifes deserve to rule this time
OBATALA is one of the deities being worshiped in Yoruba land. Its adherents believe that Obatala is god himself; they…
Requiem for Coomassie, a friend and friend indeed
The sudden death of my bosom friend, Sardaunan Katsina, Dr. I.A. Coomassie, brought severe pains and great sorrows to mankind.…
Security vote and national security: Which way Nigeria?
Nigeria-map-colourOne of the most important indices for judging the performance of any government is the way it handles its security…
Nigeria’s failing and collapsing system
A failed system, a failing state. Those words keep echoing in my mind each time I look around me, each time…
Osun 2018: It’s Ife’s turn by zoning arrangement
Equity is an all important rule which is supposed to be a guiding principle directing the affairs of all humans be…
Adamu Ciroma in his own words
IN October 1977, my friend Mallam Mohammed Haruna then of the NEW NIGERIA introduced me to MallamAdamuCiroma (1934-2018) at the…
Dangers of food and water in plastics
MANY Nigerians did not understand where the Agriculture Minister Audu Ogbeh was coming from when sometime ago he warned his…
Tax harmonisation in Ogun
CONCERNED with boosting ease of doing business in Ogun State, Governor Ibikunle Amosun is set to remove vestiges of disincentives…
The mantra of change and the changeless
AUNG Kyi opines that it is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield…
Policy options to deepen job creation in Nigeria
THE ultimate goal of economic growth is to improve the living standard of people in any country. This goal is…
Osun APC primary: Electing the best will not undermine the west
THE Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Friday, elected its standard-bearer for the September 22 governorship election…
Of Oyo residents and taxes
THE population of Oyo is now in the region of 6 million. The state is largest southern state in land…
Time to review the Nigerian Passport
TRAVEL document, popularly referred to as passport, is a symbol and pride of a nation that every citizen would wish…
Setting Nigeria back on the path of greatness
GOING by the theme of this 10th National Development Summit: make Nigeria great again, there is no doubt that the…
Why restructuring is a win-win for all Nigerians
When the former Vice President and presidential hopeful on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, recently…
