Category: Opinion

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Pix: Twitter The global recognition by Forbes of Dr.Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as one of the World’s leading women is a manifestation of Nigeria as home to some of the world’s best in terms of human resources. Amid a weakening economy and elevated poverty uncertainty necessitated by poor governance, the rich human resources of […]

By Tunde Odesola Longevity is a predominant gene in Ogunwande’s lineage. His grandfather, Akínsílolá Légbéjure, aka Agbólelelogunyábárá, inhabited the earth for more than a hundred years. His father, Iroko, a First World War soldier, also lived five years beyond hundred. Sangodayo, his mother, breathed her last at 112 while his eldest sibling, Ogunyoyin, was two […]

By Abdu Rafiu The internal memo at the Central Bank intimating the staff of management’s plan to move certain departments to its other facilities in Abuja, Lagos, and understaffed branches in the country has generated so much negative vibes. The reason given is that the Central Bank offices in the headquarters are congested. The carrying […]

By Tunde Odesola Wande’s star shone brightly in the galaxy of stars twinkling up above the world so high. His star was distinct in the heavens whose cloudy blanket covers every inch of the earth in suspended animation science calls gravitational force. But religion calls it ‘agbára tó so ilé ayé ró’ – the divine […]

By Abdu Rafiu It has been reported that top on the legislative thinking of the House of Representatives when it reconvenes on 30 January is the issue of security and the concomitant imperative of the establishment of state police. We should all applaud and support them. In the face of seeming intractable insecurity bedeviling the […]

By Tunde Odesola Truth and justice are badges of honour Ògún, the god of war and iron, proudly wore when he walked the earth. Unquestionably, truth and justice define the essence of Ògúnwándé. Right from childhood when he became the disciple of Ifa, Wande’s life is a script written and directed by the supernatural; it […]

By Abdu Rafiu There is hardly anyone who can reflect just a little who will not be perplexed by the spate of deaths in the land and in several parts of our planet earth. The spate is such that within days we erase the announcement of one from memory to accommodate a shocking report of […]

Recently, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to evolve ways to improve remuneration of judges. The Chairman of RMAFC, Muhammed Shehu, had earlier announced that the salaries of elected politicians, judicial and public officers would be increased by 114 per cent. Although President Tinubu supports this stance, however, […]