Nigerian female entrepreneurs shine at the UK-Africa investment summit
The recently concluded 2020 UK-Africa Investment Summit attracted prominent British and African leaders and business executives. One of the countries…
Dr Segun Aina, the Fintech trailblazer, clocks 65
On Friday, 31st January 2020, Segun Lawrence Aina turned 65. This opened another page in the life of a man…
Reducing the risk of medication-related deaths in Nigeria
As we clamour for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and aim towards achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) goal3—Ensure…
A look at Amotekun security outfit
The Western Nigeria Security Network coded as Amotekun, is a formal security outfit put in place by the governors of…
Social media and its many successes in Nigeria
The use of the social media in Nigeria has, over the years, been condemned by the government and some few…
NDDC: Nunieh and her gritty fight for the soul of Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has a huge burden as leader of Nigeria. Buhari, a globally acclaimed upright leader with impeccable credentials…
EDO 2020: Why Oshiomhole must recuse self from deciding Obaseki’s fate as APC candidate
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has not hidden his desire to scuttle his…
Emir Sanusi’s and Sultan Abubakar’s poor and insecure Northern Nigeria
The comments of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, and the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar during the 108th…
Ugwuanyi and the transformation of Enugu as Africa’s Dubai
Until state creation propelled by the crave for rapid development, thrusted the balkanization knife into the old Anambra state to…
Lawan, 9th Assembly and the middle ground
Since assuming office as President of the Senate on June 11, 2019, Senator Ahmad Lawan has practically demonstrated at intervals…
Christmas: Savouring the joy under PMB
Christmas is here again. It is a season that brings people from far and near together in joy and celebration.…
Campbell and his broken bottle on Nigeria
The name John Campbell is not new to the debate on Nigeria. He was at a time the Ambassador of…
Obaseki vs Oshiomhole: Cry My Beloved Edo
It is necessary to review the political situation in Edo and especially within the All Progressives Congress (APC) which has…
And “Hurricane Oshiomhole” sweeps through Bayelsa, Kogi
In meteorological lore, hurricanes - cyclone-strength winds - are usually named after females. But an exception was seemingly made on…
Food prices push Nigeria’s inflation to 17-month high after border
Higher food prices pushed up annual inflation in Nigeria last month after borders with neighboring countries were closed in a…
Metaphor of FUTA and Nigeria’s presidency
It was with keen expectations that I followed the happenings in Kogi and Bayelsa states this past week. Afterall, it…
Makinde: Let real work start
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State is still savouring what he believes to be the affirmation of his electoral victory…
The challenge of generating tax for 2020 budget
Taxes cater for many things that make life worth living. They fund the nation - be it healthcare, education, security,…
Tribute to Mobolaji Johnson (1936-2019)
The harsh reality of death as the predictable end of every mortal was succinctly driven home by Williams Shakespeare in…
The police and the Ibadan 50-naira industry
When President Muhammadu Buhari said the wealth of the nation is in the hands of a selected few, if you…
