Lagos-Ibadan road, Nigeria’s only expressway, has become something of a slaughter slab. The carnage that has occurred since the reconstruction of the 127.6-kilometre road was flagged off in July 2013, is horrendous and petrifying. There […]
Growing up in the late 60s through to the early 70s in Owo, Ondo state, enriched my childhood experience. I had the wonderful fortune of living with my paternal grandmother, my uncle (her first child), […]
Penultimate Wednesday, I received an SMS (not to be confused with save my soul) from Malam Isha’q Modibbo Kawu. He requested that I obliged him a space in this paper to flow a tribute to […]
In what can truly be described as historic and economically beneficial to Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari this week signed the amended Deep Offshore Act in the far city of London where he is on a […]
We are an independent nation with 59 years of post-colonial experience of minding our own business under our belt. But truth be told, we are a dependent nation. If you find that strange, remember that […]
Warfare has been a quintessential element of humanity. More contenders fighting for less resources has been the definition of war (as indeed also the raison de’etre of business). Starting from land, warfare evolved across different […]
The electorate in Kogi and Bayelsa states head to the polls this Saturday, November 16, for gubernatorial elections. They will be voting for a brand new governor in Bayelsa state as incumbent Governor Seriake Dickson’s […]
A leader’s allure for excessive power poses serious threat to the people he claims to lead. The world is swarming with brutal leaders whose ambitions have dragged their people into needless war and confusion. July […]
Nigeria is wallowing in self-imposed poverty. The situation would remain so for a pretty long time because no one in federal government has the political will power to confront the elements of backwardness in the […]
When I look back now, I think the struggle against former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Third Term Agenda, cemented my relationship with Malam Mamman Daura. As Editor of DAILY TRUST, I had been one of the […]
There are heightening concerns over the geometric rise of Nigeria’s public debts, despite assurances from Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, that there is no cause for alarm. The crux of the […]
Recently, President Muhammadu Buhari, speaking in faraway Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, said investments and reforms in the agriculture sector in Nigeria hold the key to lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next […]
In case you missed the story, here it is. The secretary to the Anambra State government, Professor Solo Chukwubelu, publicly admitted late last week that there are evil spirits in the state government house. It […]
It is part of the duty of the military to be deployed to confront security challenges at home or abroad. For developed countries, the scope of deployment has been operations in foreign lands, while developing […]
It has been awhile. The last time I put fingers to the keyboard in relation to The Arbiter (a well earned sobriquet for the Yobe state chief executive) was about a month ago. The spirit […]
There is profound confusion over implementation of the cashless (or is it cashlite?) policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). No one knows precisely what the CBN is up to. In fact, the CBN […]
There is this common joke I share with people when asked what the day’s date is. In responding, I will say, “the day’s date is so, so and so, if Nigeria doesn’t change it.” Of […]
The news of the shutting down of a church in Nnewi, Anambra state, over noise pollution caught my attention during the week. The closing down which was ordered by a Chief Magistrate’s Court presided over […]
In about five years he has been president, Muhammadu Buhari has visited so many countries and attended so many meetings but his recent travel to Russia is, in some ways, one of its kind and […]
The Nigerian constitution does not stipulate for how long a president or a state governor could run the affairs of the country or the state alone, all alone, without constituting his cabinet. It must be […]
All over the world, armed forces have pioneered efforts in research, development and production. These efforts have led to innovations, inventions that have changed the nature of warfare. Using technology from the 1.0 revolution through […]
“NSCDC bursts more illegal rehabilitation centres in Zaria”. “15 rescued from illegal rehabilitation centre in Adamawa”. “Police rescue 108 youths at illegal rehabilitation centre in Ilorin”. These are just latest samples of what is […]
Nigeria is a bad student of automobile technology transfer. The chequered history of the nation’s automotive industry has proved that point without an iota of doubt. In the 1970s, six European automakers built elaborate assembly […]
Penultimate Sunday was wet as the shower of blessings, which started the previous day, kept dropping with almost no end in sight. Being a Sunday, every Christian, may be those touched by the holy spirit, […]
Hunting was one of my favourite pastimes when I was growing up. I loved animals yet I hunted them for food. Let me clarify the irony. I like domestic animals. Until I relocated to Abuja […]
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