The killing of 40 companies
A S of 1979 when the Army handed over power, there were 40 companies operating in the country. These companies…
Reservations about Nigeria, Yankari Games Reserve
A crooked eye sees the chicken that walks crooked. So if you are going to the Yankari Games Reserve, once…
Nigerians and how to deal in 2018
We are in a successful new year for those that are opportune to be alive with us up till this…
Winning the war against insurgency, sleaze
On the final day of his two – day visit to Kano state, President Muhammed Buhari declared that it’s more…
Time to look into sports
Sports is a tool for economic development. It can also support the development of social skills and future jobs. Today,…
The power bikers and public perception
IT is now a public knowledge that Mr. Yusuf Buhari, the son of President Muhammadu Buhari, was involved in a…
LNG Act Vs NNDC Act: How NASS leadership saved the day
Last month, between the Senate and the House of Representatives, though many Nigerians are not aware, a development occurred which…
Key achievements of Buhari’s administration in 2017
AT the twilight of 2017, and at the threshold of a brand New Year, it is fitting to recount some…
Tech-U: Filling a gap, charting a new course
SINCE the timely emergence of the Technical University (Tech-U), Ibadan, in Nigeria’s higher education emporium, the various segment of the…
Making the world a better place for the girl-child
STUDIES have shown that humans generally tend to associate themselves with issues that are relatable; situations that they can imagine…
Of fresh graduates,crowded labour market
Every convocation ceremony is often characterised by sobriety, at least typically. The sobriety that graces the celebration of excellence cannot…
Now that Akarigbo of Remo is on throne
T HE widespread acceptance, joy and excitement that greeted the nomination, approval and coronation of the His Royal Majesty, Oba…
Tribute to my mother
A woman who did everything within her capacity to give her children the best. You were strong from the beginning…
Dogara @50: A glimpse into speaker’s golden heart
“AS I clock 50, what is uppermost to me, really, is not longevity, I want to see how well I…
Over the bar…
IF you are above 50, then you should be reading this. If you never reach, take a number and stand…
Nigeria: Between our style of democracy and development
CLOSE to 60 years of national independence, the international community is stunned by the disparity between enormous oil wealth available…
Now that they’ve come for David Mark
EVENTS unfolding around former President of the Senate, Senator David Bonaventure Alechenu Mark in recent weeks were well foretold. And…
16 years after Bola Ige: Elegy for a soul-Uncle
Today, 23rd December, it is 16 years that the late Chief ’Bola Ige, SAN, a former Governor of Old Oyo…
The challenge of transforming Sabo-Yaba into Silicon Valley
WILLIAM Hewlett and David Packard, after graduation from Stanford University in 1935, started-off in a one-car garage which belonged to…
Lest whistle-blowers run amok…
Whistle-blowerWHILE the seemingly endless detention of former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki, the long detention, followed by release, disappearance…
