Celebrating ‘restless’ Lagos
PRESCIENT Nigerian observers who are watching what’s going on in Lagos State would rightly agree that hard work in the…
An open letter to 2019 aspirants
I write to bring to your attention the need and urgency to adopt a new instrument of governance for our…
Three years of Tambuwal’s revolutionary leadership in Sokoto
RT.HON Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Governor of Sokoto State and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, a trained, urbane and…
Why Olusola will defeat Fayemi
ALL eyes are on Prof. Kolapo Olusola the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the coming election…
Why Fayemi will soon be Ekiti governor again
AGAINST all odds, the immediate past Minister of Mines and Steel Development, and former Governor of Ekiti state, Dr. John…
Saraki vs Idris: ‘You Tarka Me, I Daboh You’
Politics have always had its fair share of colourful characters, especially in the First and Second Republics. After that, it…
Of Ibarapa by-election and looming trajectory
THE name of the hit was ‘’Ain’t no stopping us now’’. The year was 1979 just before summer and two…
The ominous “bloodshed” in Ekiti
It was the inimitable pioneer Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch magazine, the late Dele Giwa, who once wrote that one life taken…
Agenda for all-round national development
WITH 62 per cent of the population living below 2USD a day, and considered poor, with life expectancy of 51…
Ajimobi: Vanguard of good governance and infrastructural revolution
For Governor Abiola Ajimobi, the passion for the transformation of Oyo State has been the driving force since 2011 when…
What is your take on the National Assembly’s threat to impeach President Buhari?
Some Nigerians have expressed their views on the recent threat by the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. KINGSLEY…
Getting youth to work for development: The tech-u example
Young people world over are reputed as key drivers of societal transformation. Owing to their enormous agility, courage and creativity,…
Codeine ban: This Table you’re shaking…
ON May 1, the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Health, announced a ban on any cough syrup containing codeine…
Why strong currency is anti-economic competition
WHENEVER I listen to some of our economists proposing a stronger naira, I wonder on what economic development theory they…
Climate change: Katowice and house divided against itself
IN December, the world will convene in Katowice, Poland for the 24th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on…
Olukotun: Between the public and intellectualism
THE full component and potentials of most things are not always apparent up front. Treasures are always buried deep in…
Local, global effects of discarded plastic bags
The day set aside for the environment by the United Nations is 5th June. the aim of the World Environment…
Nigerian economy, naira value and revaluation
THE present poor value of the naira has become an albatross on every aspect of our economy and national life.…
Still on Tucano jets purchase
The constitution is unarguably the sovereign law in most democratic state, its provisions are deemed supreme above all other laws,…
