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Teachers’ Day: Nigerian Teachers Deserve Better

October 5 is set aside to celebrate teachers across the world. World Teachers’ Day is iconic. It cuts national and regional boundaries. Unfortunately, for...

Do not pity President Tinubu

“We have corruption, insecurity, and many problems confronting us … but don’t pity me. I asked for the job. I campaigned for it. No...

How long can Nigeria go under Tinubu?

I have always been fascinated by a phrase in the marital vows of Christians during wedding rituals: “till death do us part”! My candid...

Governor Oyebanji’s one year in office

Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of Ekiti State is privileged to have inherited a stable platform. Were it to have been otherwise, one doubts if...

Obaseki ‘Interests’ truncating Edo Procurement Laws

Very recently during a town hall meeting, we listened in awe as an Edo government official did his best to explain the concept of...

Nigeria’s Self-inflicted Moral Burden of Shame

Nigeria has reduced itself to the butt of the crudest jokes all over the world. Forgery at the highest echelon of power in the land...

Insecurity and the plight of kidnap victims (1)

Temitope Oladipo Fayehun must be passing through hard times. A native of Ilesa in Osun State, Fayehun’s ordeal started on March 2, 2021, when...

Edo Roads, Obaseki Has Bad Story to Tell

Just twenty-four hours before making the trip to Benin City Edo state, I decided to visit a reverend gentleman friend of mine who lives...

A Call for Nuance: Navigating the Complex Relationship Between Traditional Rulers and Political Leaders in Nigeria

In recent days, the nation has been abuzz with discussions surrounding the encounter between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and traditional rulers in Iseyin, Oyo...

NDLEA and Buba Marwa’s burden

There was a time in Nigeria when the name, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) suggested a dynamic, positive and functional institution. Perilous, and...

Overstaffed and Overburdened: Nigeria’s Political Class Deepens Economic Woes

In a shocking display of irresponsibility amidst Nigeria's dire economic struggle, 22 state governors have defied calls for austerity measures by appointing an astounding...

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Contemporary Christianity: New Wine In Old Wineskin

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Akachi-Ezeigbo and Children Stories: Reviving a Golden Tradition

For many Nigerian children born and brought up in the cities, the traditional practice of teaching children through fables, parables, and other forms of oral tradition are virtually non-existent...

The Age of Stupid in Nigeria

Every day that this nation flares its gas, it blows about $4million. Juggle that number by 30 days and you get $120million...

Is Ebola an instrument of bio-terrorism?

President Jonathan called him ''a crazy man.'' Was Patrick Sawyer really crazy for bringing Ebola to Nigeria? It all depends on how we look at his action and why...

The Stuff of Revolutionaries – a tribute to Professor Olusegun Banjo

Some great revelations came to light in the history of our nation recently. The vibrant arm of the Nigerian media did a great job in bringing to light some hitherto untold stories. One that touches me tremendously is the sole effort of a Nigerian academician in protesting the inherent injustice in our superficially conjoined nation...

Between Me, Alex Ekwueme and Subomi Balogun

Before I'm accused of name-dropping, let me start by...

President Buhari’s Politics of Exclusion

Let me make a confession from the outset. I...

Dreaded Busy Government; Drained Business Cycle!

A sustainable democracy will not result in our country until our leaders work to establish the rule of law, uphold the fundamental rights of the citizens and allow democratic institutions to grow and flourish...

The Yahoo Generation and the Triple Tropes of Sleaze

The exemplary writer is a broker in madness because therein lies the powers of the new. And so when a writer accuses the other of being mad, we should ask what is his definition of madness? In the service of what idea is this definition and in whose interest is this idea?