Tunde Odesola (tundeodes2003@yahoo.com) In life and in death, Gen Sani Abacha, the unsmiling dictator who ruled Nigeria like a personal prison, was a short man. His military precursor and Public Enemy Extraordinaire, the brutal General […]
Good health, they say, is wealth but one’s health can become a devourer through frequent medical treatment if not well-cared for. What we consume is expected to serve as nutrients and medicine to the body. […]
A number of dramatic incidents have been recorded since President Muhammadu Buhari came out on the hustings, preparatory to the February 16 presidential election. Those incidents have compelled a revisit of the Jubril el-Sudaniya narrative. […]
Drug dependence takes a terrible toll on an individual’s health and well-being. However, the consequences of drug use are not limited to the individual – the illicit use of drugs can be emotionally, socially and […]
The subject of the narrative, in this column, last week, was the $7bn which Festus Odoko, a former Central Bank of Nigeria Corporate Affairs Director, confirmed had been deposited with 14 Nigerian banks in October […]
“Although the crude oil which nature has endowed the Nigerian nation with is found and drilled mainly in the South-south,” a friend wrote to me recently, “almost all the Nigerian oil barons and moguls are […]
Nigeria’s 84 million voters will go to the polls next weekend to give their verdict on Muhammadu Buhari. The country is Africa’s most populous, and by some measures has the largest economy on the continent. […]
When the Police Service Commission announced late last year that it was seeking to fill 10,000 police positions, more than 242,000 hopefuls applied. That’s approximately 24 applicants for one position, and that’s considerable show of […]
Childish Gambino on Sunday grabbed his fourth Grammy of the night, the coveted Record of the Year prize for best overall song, for his politically charged hit “This Is America.” The trap gospel song packed […]
Barely a week from now, voting in the 2019 elections season will kick off with the presidential election on Saturday, February 16. The fight, as we know, except you live in la la land, is […]
It is barely two months into the New Year and I am tired. Certain things are threatening my sanity this early in the year. I wish that they could wait until at least the third […]
The presidential and other elections are here at last. And what will be that will be will soon be. And what will not be that will not be will soon not be. And many don’t-know […]
Never mind what the title here says. The Afri CANS will win at the end, and not at the end of time either. They will win ultimately after a struggle long and bitter. They will […]
The just concluded ‘presidential’ debate is incontrovertible proof that Nigerians must cast revolt vote to throw out the two geriatric contenders, Muhammadu Buhari, All Progressives Congress Congress, APC, and Abubakar Atiku, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP […]
In six days, Nigerians of voting age will clarify not only whom they are, but whom they wish to be. Four years ago, I helped bring to the leadership of Nigeria a man I had […]
On February 16th, Nigeria will hold a general election. Four years ago, the country experienced its first democratic transfer of power to the opposition since 1999. The vote in a few days will be no […]
Over the past years, the country has witnessed varying degrees of weaknesses in the two variables, which have impacted negatively on the economic wellbeing of most Nigerians. The fear that these major financial and economic […]
When Globacom, the Nigerian telecommunications giant, unveiled Anthony Joshua as its brand ambassador a couple of weeks ago, something delighted me. Even though I know that the world heavyweight boxing champion is originally from Nigeria, […]
“I believe that there will ultimately be a clash between the oppressed and those that do the oppressing. I believe that there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice and equality for […]
During the American presidential debate in 1980 with the incumbent President Jimmy Carter, candidate Ronald Reagan pointedly asked Americans: “Are you better off today than you were four years ago? Ever since, the now-famous quote […]
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