Category: Opinion

By Olawale Olaleye Since his emergence as Nigeria’s number-two citizen, different accounts had been flying around on how Professor Yemi Osinbajo, actually secured the coveted vice-presidential slot, a majority of which revolved around the person of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, his former boss. Indeed, the recent revelation by Chief Bisi Akande in his book, “My Participations” […]

Iwollo burnt police station By Matthew Agboma Ozah Once upon a time, no speech of President Muhammadu Buhari was complete without a promise to defeat the bandits or insurgents, now christened terrorists through sheer pressure from every quarter in the society for government to declare them as one. President Buhari’s other promises to reposition the economy […]

Police Inspector General, Alkali Baba Usman (Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP) To close watchers of Nigeria’s security situation, it was not surprising that the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman, was visibly concerned by that muted proposal by a section of the Nigeria Police to go on strike over poor welfare. As […]

By Fola Ojo The owl is a ferocious and wild bird, yet it seldom acts wild. It is a wise bird, yet it seldom speaks. The less it speaks the more it learns. The more it speaks, the less it learns. Sit around the owl and prod the bird to deliver its message. Wisdom whirls […]

By Ben Ezeohagwu In contemporary world events, bullying among students has noticeably increased in temper and tempo, causing avoidable deaths, particularly in Secondary Schools to some extent. Bullying is quite not new in different climes across the world. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary (1828) denotes that Bullying: ‘’abuse and mistreatment of someone vulnerable by someone stronger, […]

By Festus Eriye For a famously mild-mannered preacher, last Sunday’s pre-sermon remarks of the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, couldn’t have had a more hard-hitting effect on the nationwide audience they were addressed to. First, he dealt with insinuations that the church’s establishment of a Directorate of […]

Undignified conduct of two erstwhile first ladies in Anambra State the other day relives the significance of spouses in the leadership recruitment process. Though the Anambra show of shame has petered into a comic relief, the symbolism to recurring bad governance of the men folks should not be lost on all. Clearly, the women behind […]

Interior of the attacked train By Femi Adesina Haters of God and humanity struck on Monday, bombing the Abuja-Kaduna train. They then proceeded to open fire on passengers of the immobilized coaches. It was premeditated murder from the very bottom of hell. See the toll of the carnage. Promising lives, cut short. Destinies terminated. Hopes […]

For long a menace, beggars are lately overrunning the streets and public spaces in Lagos. Their unchallenged dominance in the nooks and crannies of the state has become an emerging security and environmental threat. The Lagos State Government should shake off its lethargy and take strong action to address this abnormality. It is not for […]

Abisayo Fakiyesi Cancer has remained a dominant terminal disease in the world. Anyone who hears the word, cancer, dreads it. Most individuals in the world still see cancer as a death sentence despite advancements in technology in treating the disease. According to medical news today, cancer is described as a disease that results when cellular […]