New Oba, new governor: A greater Edo is here
LAST Thursday, October 20, the ancient kingdom of Benin and, indeed, the good people of Edo State made history. A…
Still on the spiritual side of Aso Villa
S INCE the publication of Reuben Abati’s testimonial piece on the “Spiritual side of Aso Villa” on October 14, I…
Crescent varsity: 11 years of remarkable progress
Crescent University is now like a tree with blooming flowers and very rich fruits becoming ripe for Nigeria, Africa and…
Building a better North through education
Northern elders and the elite class have been quite vocal in the last couple of years, giving a louder voice…
Obanikoro in the storm
Nigerians are, on a daily basis, treated to a dosage of intriguing expose in the ongoing effort to rid the…
Made in Nigeria: The trajectory of a national campaign
The Area 10 Abuja Playing Ground has never witnessed the presence of that number of Very Important Personalities (VIPs) at…
Lagos shanties of horror
All over the world, shanties in cities is a natural concomitant of urbanisation. In world’s most populous cities such as…
Abdulsalami Abubakar: Rising profile of a retired General
Abdulsalami Abubakar is not run-of-the-mill. He is exceptional. The distinction is critical when discussing the man widely acknowledged as one…
Kitchen statement: The president did not goof
Ibeg to disagree with the position of many commentators on this issue of ‘my wife belongs to the kitchen,’ but…
Avoiding disaster in assets sale
About this time in 1985, a huge debate was ranging all across Nigeria. It was the great IMF debate: to…
Chibok girls: A release that renews hope
I F any Nigerian or member of the international community had doubts about the sincerity and commitment of President Muhammadu…
Taking advantage of Nigeria’s huge population
O N the anniversary of the independence of Nigeria, as we count our blessings, it is important to equally reflect…
Keeping Nigerian kids in school
It is no longer news that a considerable percentage of the youth population within the primary and secondary school age…
Tackling corruption with strong institutions
Nations and organisations survive and become great on the back of institutions and clearly articulated rules governing human conduct under…
Of FCT and psychiatric tests for traffic offenders
THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, recently set the stage for war against traffic…
Change begins with me is working at the Presidential Villa
Aso Rock, the Presidential Villa is an exclusive preserve of the Nigerian president known with an overwhelming power, conferred on…
Dss and the brazen assault on judiciary
First they came for the Socialists and I did not speak out because I was not a Socialist. Then they…
Gradual death of Nigerian indigenous languages
In a multiethnic country like Nigeria where over 521 indigenous languages are spoken, adopting a lingua franca is deemed the…
Nigerian schools and moral education
A PART from the immediate family setting, the school is the next most important agent of socialisaton. But with eroding…
Inyang: Remembering a police officer par excellence
THE late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, in one of his books, “My Oddsey,” wrote: “The Igbo, from a lowly beginning, have…
