Aregbesola: The courage to dare
“Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men and men are greatly only if they are determined to be…
Agenda of Aso Rock’s kitchen cabinet
BEFORE the body of the discussion of this article, it is good to make a few positively cautionary observations about…
Combining studies with school politics
Politics can be daunting for anyone. For students, combining studies with politics can really be demanding and even fatiguing, morally,…
Good Governance Reminiscent of Awo’s Golden Era: For Peace, Unity and Sustainable Development in Nigeria
Continued from Wednesday Eight Years of Office According to Awo in his autobiography, ‘…we were quite definite as to the…
Of Donald Trump’s policies and global politics
MANY great empires and countries rose and fell through conquest and war respectively. And none of the then ruling nations…
Why we must restructure Nigeria
For the better part of the year 2017, one topic that has dominated the national discourse is the clamour for…
Achieving youth empowerment
Youth empowerment is a process whereby children and young people are encouraged to take charge of their lives. They do…
Mental health and me
I have spent a lot of time thinking and trying to decide how to contribute to advancing mental health awareness…
Nigeria, a land of people poor in spirit
“WHO would have married you? I did you a big favour marrying someone like you. You should be grateful to…
Re: On the mandate of Science and Technology ministry
The attention of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology has been drawn to an opinion article titled “On the…
Tackling crime through technology: The Lagos example
On October 20, 2017, an unfortunate incident occurred on the iconic cable stay 1.346km Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge in Lagos when…
When God came down to Akwa-Ibom State, years after
LET me start by congratulating God Servant, Bishop David Olaniyi Oyedepo for the mighty deliverance from an imminent air crash…
Elders and a failed nation – A youth’s perspective
“…To build a nation where peace and justice shall reign.” This is the last verse in the second stanza of…
International honour for Wike’s performance in Rivers
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, is certainly a clinical politician, administrator and dispenser of developmental projects. But personally, I don’t…
The ban on private medical practice
It was George F. Will writing for the Newsweek magazine some decades back that wrote, “What people learn from History…
Getting it right in 2019 election
AS another general election year draws near with many political parties on the queue to slug it out with the…
Kaduna teachers: Matters arising
The report that 21,780 out of 33,000 teachers failed the primary four test administered to test their competence by the…
Thoughts on funding private education in modern Nigeria
THE letter inviting me to give this keynote address stated clearly that I should focus on the theme of “Funding…
Ajimobi, prophet with honour among Oyo Muslims
“A prophet is not without honour, except in his own country, and in his own house,” so say the Scriptures.…
Malu and his unconfirmed verdict on Diya, others
LT-general Samuel Victor Leonard Malu, CFR (1947-2017), who died in Cairo, Egypt recently will be more remembered for his role…
