Buhari’s absence and dilemma of the media office
NIGERIANS were afforded another rare opportunity to peer into the operational limitations of the presidential media office recently. Within the…
Behold! The wonder geriatric centre Anenih built at UCH Ibadan
THOUGH the processes of growing, maturing and dying are natural phenomena, yet, the fear of managing old age marks the beginning of wisdom…
PMB’s health: Gloating is of no value
I learnt an enduring lesson on the day General Sani Abacha died. It was June 8, 1998, and death had…
Saluting Bene Madunagu at 70
OUR subject is known officially as Professor (Mrs) Bene Edwin Madunagu; but in the Nigerian Left she is simply Comrade…
The need to promote sound religion
ANY student of world history and civilisations, and especially of peace and conflicts in it, will discover that while the…
Talking about suicide
GROWING up as a nine year old boy with a single parent is extremely challenging especially with all the frustrations…
Why Customs’ new policy should be suspended
SOME recent goings-on at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have thrown up fresh controversy as to whether or not Colonel…
Nigeria: Of reality, frivolity and rascality
IN Nigeria, both the good, the bad, the awkward and the obscene co-exist. There are open evidence of coalescence or…
The Ife crisis and the way out
IN the evening of Tuesday, March 7, 2017, the air in the ancient city of Ile-Ife, Osun State, started getting…
RE: America’s Trump, an epitome of ‘talknado’
Your article on the above subject in the Tribune Newspaper was very impressive. However, we Nigerians are always forgetting all…
Oslo: The ‘pains’ of shopping with Gov. Shettima
UNTIL last Friday’s editorial of a national daily, I had almost gotten over my frustration with Governor of Borno State,…
Board appointments: An endless waiting game
THE board appointments into Federal Government-owned agencies and parastatals that ought to have been fully effected within three months after…
As Saraki threatens to unveil Sowore
THE ball remains firmly un-played in the court of Omoyele Sowore, publisher of the popular online medium, saharareporter.com as Senate…
Durojaiye: A consistent voice across generations
THE recent appointment of Senator Biyi Durojaiye as the Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) is a poignant demonstration…
Why I can never forget General Adebayo
A few of us entered the University of Ibadan in September, 1966. The school fees in that year was £160.…
PDP: Between political solution and Supreme Court
PDP is dead. That is what everyone who shared the view of former President Olusegun Obasanjo had disingenuously muttered without…
Curbing herdsmen’s attacks in Benue
A few years ago, a church had reason to change its doctrine concerning marriage and divorce. For decades, the church…
Addressing neo-colonialism in Nigeria
WHAT better word portrays the acts of our so-called leaders in this country? The colonial masters came down to Nigeria…
Olusegun Obasanjo: Happy 80th birthday to a titan
BY any definition, consideration or yardstick in Africa, Chief Mathew Olusegun Okikiolu Aremu Obasanjo is one of the greatest African…
My ‘ordeal’ inside Kirikiri prison
THIS is not a joke, but a real-life story. I still wonder how my family members, friends and well-wishers would…
