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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...

There are Consequences

Our dearly blessed country, Nigeria is currently on a precipice but how did we get here? The acclaimed giant of Africa is snoring while its...

Who wins Osun governorship election?

In 2018, I wrote a piece on the then governorship candidates of the leading political parties in Osun State. In the article, entitled ‘Osun:...

Of King David Umahi and Other Anachronisms

David Umahi, the adorable executive governor of Ebonyi State, is a man after my heart. Everything about him suits my soul. In fact, were...

There is Acute and Chronic Obi-session in Nigeria

There is obsession and there is Obi-session. The diff, as the advert says, is clear. The 2078-page Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language...

Has God left Nigeria?

As the condolences pour in for the victims of the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State terrorist attack in which more than 50...

Tinubu’s Strategic Outburst, Buhari’s Undoing

The media space was awash with the video clips of the vituperation of one of the frontline presidential aspirants of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed...

Letters from the Ashes

The night before Saturday morning was difficult to devour, express and comprehend. Saturday morning strikes us with the calmness of the curfew imposed. A...

The Knife Angel

There was a time in the UK when knife crime was prevalent. An iconic sculpture now known as The Knife Angel was erected by some...

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Sex, Homosexuality And Us (2)

The gay movement is gradually spreading across Africa, Nigeria in particular. The general feeling is that gays are getting bolder in their quest for acceptance and integration in the Nigerian context...

Pope Francis’ Departure from Tradition: A Troubling Shift for the Catholic Church

In a shocking turn of events, Pope Francis has...

If Jonathan Were Serious…

The kindest thing that can be said about President Goodluck Jonathan’s proposal to amend the constitution in order to enshrine a single term of six years for occupants of the presidency and governorship is that Mr. Jonathan must have made up his mind without giving serious thought to the matter...

Utomi’s Bid Is An Asset

Regardless of Obasanjo's achievements or failures, many people saw the third-term bid as an attempt to breach the contract between the elected and electors, a violation of the rules of engagement...

The fight of two fools

We are currently witnessing the epic battle of two people that have contributed more than any person in the shaping of modern Nigeria...

Those Hausa People! Those Igbo People Those Yoruba People!

They are the worst people in Nigeria. They are responsible for all of Nigeria's sundry economic, political and social ills and plethora of malaise! Those people! Not us! None of them from our backyards! None!

Minna Sanhedrin and More Pertinent Issues

The symbolic event of Friday, May 11, 2017, had...

All We Ever Ask For

I expend my energy in the hope that Nigerian leaders, political and military elite and power-holders will read some of these writings and hopefully examine their conscience, change their ways and re-commit themselves to improving and governing Nigeria the right, humane and considerate way...

Good PR Or Good Governance? Nigeria Waits for Substance Over Stories

As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and National Security Adviser...

For your eyes only: Memo to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

As an introspective person, you have a rare opportunity that Providence grants few in their lifetimes to do well and affect the collective destinies of multitudes of persons. By now, you are inundated by the enormity of the royal mess left behind by your predecessors in office as leaders of Nigeria…