Articles by Omoniyi Osadare

An old man’s bulging past casts a silent, scenic silhouette far into our present and future. The present, seeking sobering solace, runs into the sheltering shadow, wading through a thousand and one bits and pieces […]

Please forgive me if I caption this article on what I know which is as the topic heading affects South West Nigeria I will not be surprised if these conditions are not confined to the […]

“Every soul will taste death” Quran (3:185) If you love and care for me, tell me while I’m alive. Don’t send me flowers and write a poem when I’m dead. -Allen Lazar The late Malam […]

The library is one of the most critical forms of social infrastructure that we have. It is also one of the most undervalued! A public library is a non-profit library that is accessible by the […]

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was among the few invited to speak at the recently held annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association. However, El-Rufai’s invitation raised an uproar from members of the NBA, Nigerians […]

drtayooke@gmail.com In the normal run of things, the election of the President of the African Development Bank would be a non-event. Nothing particularly newsworthy to the world at large, especially coming from what the President […]

Whenever you are in a fix concerning how best to express yourself, all you need may just be a figure of speech. Although the figurative elements are often associated with literature, many of them have […]

Even though Nigeria reported another 143 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday, suggesting it is time to declare a flattening of the curve, health minister, Dr Osagie Ehanire said the authorities will not do so. […]

The so-called Igbo struggle is an enterprise. Individuals from the South-East, who find themselves in position of political influence, hawk the ‘’Igbo agitation’’ as merchandise in self-seeking ventures. These politicians pursue personal gains robed in […]

COVID-19 hit harder than Mike Tyson in his prime. Everything from manufacturing, retail, oil and gas, hospitality, aviation, hospitality, and construction got hit hard. The economic shutdown brought about lower production, supply, and demand. Supply […]

Law is the most powerful means of social control. Societies have different systems for resolving disputes — negotiation, mediation, arbitration and adjudication. In primitive societies like Nigeria, justice is not the highest priority. Nigeria is […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transfer of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. A statement signed by the Minister ‘s Spokesperson, Mrs Uwa Suleiman, on Monday […]

Nigerian leaders across the tiers of government, especially at the federal level, have reduced fiscal governance to a crude and barbaric joke. A joke carried out at the expense of the people and which produces […]