Daniel Bwala on Gov Makinde, and one other story, by Festus Adedayo
On Friday last week, Presidential media aide, Daniel Bwala, was on his usual binge of Villa hatchet jobs. He flew into Ibadan, the capital...
Reflections without Mirror: A Poem by Niyi Aborisade
Watchman How is the Night?
Darkness covers the land; dawn is not in sight;
Gloom resonates with the night,
All cannot tell what will be their plight
Even...
GSM, Oriyomi Hamzat and the shape of things to come, By Abubakre Ajao
Ori okere kooko l'awo, bi a wi fun omo eni a gbo. When the owner of Agidigbo FM, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, began his now...
Graduate Unemployability: Specialized Medical Sciences Universities as a Panacea, By Isaac Oluyi
Graduate unemployment remains one of Nigeria's most pressing socio-economic challenges. Every year, thousands of young Nigerians leave universities with high hopes of securing meaningful...
What if only God can solve Nigeria’s insecurity problems?, by Abimbola Adelakun
When the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, recently stated during an interview that the end of insecurity in Nigeria can only be...
Virtual Courtesy — How to engage online without being perfectly visible, by Ruth Oji
Imagine sitting in on a virtual meeting where twelve people had their cameras off. The presenter kept asking questions into what felt like a void....
Nigeria 2050 and the giant at the crossroads of destiny
Kabiru Adeniyi ADISA
By the year 2050, Nigeria will no longer be judged by promise or projection but by performance and outcomes. The world will...
Hijrah: Like King Najashi, like Governor Makinde, By Sulaimon Olanrewaju
Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) testimony about Najashi, the Christian King of Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea), was the crowning glory of his eventful reign.
The Holy...
Northern Nigeria will soon kill Nigeria, By Lasisi Olagunju
President Bola Tinubu, in his June 12 broadcast, condemned terrorists and their work but told us not to “assign blame or point fingers” because...
Insecurity as Nigeria’s ride on tiger’s Back, By Taiwo Adisa
One early morning in 1997, I was deployed to interview Lagos lawyer and human rights activist Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN. As usual, the chief...
