Interviews & Profiles

Oyetola: The quiet strategist at 72

We are celebrating the 72nd birthday of an outstanding leader who, coming from the small town of Iragbiji in Osun State, has made his...

Dan Ocholi – Tribute To My Boss & Brother

The (in)famous ‘Lagos – Ibadan’ press, depending on the side of the divide translates to different strokes for different folks. The appellation is derived...

The Professor Who Gave Me Rehabilitation

A human being can save your life without your knowing it. The way I operated back in time could have led to my utter...

Komolafe: Five years and a timeless memory

Five years ago, a rare breed of man departed this world, leaving behind a void that nobody has been able to fill. On August...

The Impossible Death Of Zik Of Africa

The news broke like tropical thunderclap: Zik of Africa is dead! The announced death of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria’s first President & C-in-C, was like...

Buhari: Tributes and Reflections

Nigeria's former Head of State and two-term democratically-elected president, Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away at the age of 82. May Allah (SWT) rest his...

The Ghastly Murder of Musician Israel Njemanze In Lagos

When a story is stranger than the strangest fiction, it lasts from one lifetime to the end of time. There was this musician whose life...

Birthday Toast to Nduka Obaigbena @ 66

In my charged life as a ragged-trousered philanthropist one of the phenomenal potentates I've known happens to be Nduka Obaigbena. Back in 1986, the guru...

Rauf Aregbesola: History Need Not Be Kind

By Temitope Lakisokun Loyalty in Nigerian politics is a currency that fluctuates wildly in value. Today’s ally is tomorrow’s adversary, and yesterday’s hero is today’s...

Bart Nnaji: An Alchemist at 69

By C. Don Adinuba On Tuesday, July 1, while travelling with him from Enugu to Aba, his phone kept on ringing. Typical of him, Bart...

The People’s Ambassador Chief Kem Ajieh @ 65

He exudes a presence that is larger than life anywhere he appears. Ambassador Chief Kem Ajieh is 65, and it calls for all-round celebration...

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On General Buhari’s Sinister Code Of Silence

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Strategic Thought Processing – Tool For Democratic Growth

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When people talk about closure in relation to the death of a loved one, I often wonder what clear signs are there to show to the bereaved that they have finally found closure. Does finding closure mean that the pain of losing that person no longer exists...

The Application of Political Theory to Contemporary Nigerian Politics

Those who did not study the history of political theory are wading into the domain of political science and practice, half blind and half deaf...

American Thanksgiving: A Reflection for Nigeria

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The Rapture 6: Saintly Counsels on making it at Last!

As we have noted before now the rapture or the catching away of the saints is one of three equally greatest events in the universe. The others are creation, and the vicarious sacrifice or crucifixion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ...