Reinventing Nigeria’s warped federalism
THE ongoing polemic vis-à-vis the quit notice by the Arewa youths to the South-Eastern residents in the Northern parts of…
Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke: Forever in our hearts
THE First Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Isiaka Adetunji Alani Adeleke, came around as a distinguished Nigerian who traversed…
Curing the cancer of hate in Nigeria
It is said in Africa that “a chick that will grow into a cock can be spotted the very day…
Fayemi and the Ekiti panel of inquiry
IT is only in the fabled Banana Republic that everybody does what they want without regards for the feelings, positions…
EnergyNet: Making giant stride in Africa’s power sector
In its resolve to proffer a workable solution to the persistent power problems in African nations in the 21st century,…
If your husband suddenly got rich, would you ask him about the source of his wealth?
The arrest of the notorious kidnapper, Chukwudi Onuamadike, also known as Evans, has sparked off a lot of controversies about…
Nigeria’s foggy educational landscape: The way out
To say that Nigeria’s educational landscape is not in the best of shapes is like stating the obvious. Here is…
Keeping track of the 8th Senate
THE 8th Senate, within the last two years, has created a paradigm shift in legislative procedures, exemplifying a robust legislations,…
The constitutionality of declaring June 12 public holiday (2)
THE Act does not expressly give such power with respect to the categories of holidays mentioned in the schedule. This…
Ajimobi: Glimpses of an elephant
The story is told in an Indian fable of six blind men who encountered the corpse of an elephant for…
The constitutionality of declaring June 12 a public holiday (1)
THE election that took place on June 12 1993 was expected to usher in civil rule after about nine years…
The barrage of bile against Tambuwal
IT is normal for a public figure, a successful one for that matter, to attract occasional sneer, derision or outright…
Ambode, the coconut philosopher, at 54
THE intriguing fact that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is celebrating his 54th birthday today as the 14th governor of the famed…
Resolving the Biafra issue
ADAMANT and resolute, the Biafra State agitators celebrated the 50th anniversary of their quest for independence and it seems they…
The case for June 12 as Democracy Day
iam often perturbed when I hear the Federal Government led by the All Progressive Congress (APC) declaring and observing May…
Tribute to Professor Babatunde Osotimehin
LIFE is one clear paradox that is both colourless and colourful with equal intensity. The spectrum of life radiates differently…
Awo: 30 years after Day
SATURDAY, May 9, 1987. The day broke, like any other day on. There was no premonition of anything earth-shaking. No foreboding. All seemed at…
Saraki: A case too long in court
The Yoruba people say that even fights, employed by people to emphasise their posture, gets tired at some point. It…
Buhari’s two years of change
The victory of General Muhammadu Buhari at the polls raised the hope of many Nigerians of a better deal and…
Akeredolu: 100 days and beyond
ABOUT 100 days ago, Ondo State moved on to a new and exciting chapter of its chequered history when Arakunrin Oluwarotimi…
