Category: Opinion

By Funke Egbemode There is time for everything. The time for romancing bandits and criminals who call themselves all kinds of designer names is over. We have tried counsel. We cajoled. We begged. We paid ransom. Nothing worked. We only lost more children, more pregnant women, more schools, and more local government areas. The criminals […]

By Samuel Sedara It is disturbing that Nigeria’s 50k, ₦1 and ₦2 coins, though legal tender, have fallen out of circulation due to high inflation, rendering them nearly worthless. Unlike countries like India, the USA, and the UK, where coins remain in use and hold value, Nigeria’s coins are a symbol of economic neglect. I […]

By Steve Otaloro In moments when prophecy intersects with policy and vision aligns with execution, history quietly begins to turn. Such is the season Ondo State appears to have entered, following a prophetic declaration by a renowned cleric that foretells a sweeping transformation of the Sunshine State and a defining political destiny for Nigeria’s leadership. […]

By Tunde Odesola When he was a child, my immediate younger brother, Abiodun, had a piggy bank made of clay. It was a treasure prized beyond measure. Two adults working in my father’s construction company – Bisi Builders – Uncle Bisi Owolabi and Uncle Bayo, were regular visitors to our home at Lawanson Crescent, off […]

By; Steve Otaloro History is often kind only to leaders who dare-leaders, whose ideas stretch beyond the convenience of the present and into the demands of the future. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has firmly placed himself in this category. His administration’s bold plan to construct Africa’s first underwater vehicular tunnel in Lagos is more than […]

By Oby Ezekwesili As a practitioner in economic policy, I am naturally disposed to support tax reforms that strengthen growth, equity, fiscal sustainability, and state capacity — without compromising core principles of taxation or the credibility and legitimacy of the lawmaking process. Unfortunately, the Nigerian Tax Reform Act — as currently handled — suffers a […]

By: Steve Otaloro In just one year of purposeful leadership, Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has redrawn the emotional and physical map of Ondo State. What was once a fleeting, once-a-year Detty December mood has been transformed into a living, breathing experience- an enduring celebration of progress, beauty, and shared prosperity that the people now enjoy […]

By Tunde Odesola The (Ọmọ) child (tó) is (bá) the (ma jẹ́) father (Àṣàmú) to (kékeré) the (ló ti ń jẹnu) man (ṣámú-ṣámú). Ehn, yes! Deal with it! The mishmash opening sentence is intentional because it is confusion I have on offer today, not peace or order. Not prostration or placation. My esteemed readers can’t […]

By; Steve Otaloro The true beauty of democracy lies in its intimacy- the sacred closeness between the governed and those entrusted with power. It is a system at its finest when leadership is not barricaded behind protocols but walks freely among the people, listening, learning, and responding. In Ondo State today, this ideal finds vivid […]

By Steve Otaloro The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, played host to members of the Fourth Estate of the Realm at a media stakeholders’ meeting held at the Government House Banquet Hall, Akure. Conceived as both an interface and a state dinner, the gathering transcended the routine optics of government–media engagements and instead […]