DR. B ISI OLAWUNMI Diaspora Nigerians, estimated at 15 million, have come into focus in recent years, particularly with the advent of the Muhammadu Buhari presidency on May 29, 2015 and the appointment of Mrs. […]
When people announce that the Nigerian problem is one of leadership, they fail to go the full distance and identify who is the leader at the moment. In 1999-2007 it was Obasanjo. Now, it is […]
Rauf Aregbesola, the out-going two-term governor of Osun State, said a few days ago that he did not collect any salaries in his eight years in office. I could not hail him for his public-spiritedness […]
I once had dinner at the home of Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Economics Prize Winner. I had gone to New York with Journalists from Asia, South America and Africa to the Campus of Columbia University […]
Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, owner of Zapphire Events, has revealed that her sister, Tosyn Bucknor, died “due to complications” from sickle cell anaemia. Bucknor, a radio presenter, actress and writer, was born with sickle cell and started […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) promised Nigerians would witness change but never said the agenda would be attained within any time frame, according to Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola. Fashola made the […]
As the nation quietly throttles towards the 2019 elections, the daily prelude to the elections is on the high rise with series of political activities. An adage says – ‘When you put one leg to […]
Slowly, the Lagos vibe is coming to Abuja, and if the population continues to increase the way it is, we may have Lagos-style traffic gridlocks in the city in less than two decades. The signs […]
For Nigeria, the enduring challenge of statesmanship, as powerfully put by Bashorun Arogbofa in his book, is not to settle for what is convenient for the day but muster the political courage to institute a […]
Abimbola Adelakun With Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s endorsement of his preferred candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, it was a given that Governor Akinwumi Ambode had not only lost the […]
Let us begin with some collective introspection. I have become increasingly convinced that, between leadership and the led, there is only a very thin dividing line, often nearly indistinguishable. There is no question in my […]
A recent incident involving an 18-year-old man who has been arrested by the police in Edo State for allegedly killing his mother and slept with the corps for money ritual purposes has again brought to […]
It is campaign time again and the nation shall soon be inundated with promises and counter-promises, realistic and unrealistic, but as we have consistently demonstrated on this page, no Nigerian political party has the obligation […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sounded the gong indicating that electioneering campaigns can begin. Even before the election manager did so the supporters’ groups were already on the streets campaigning illegally. But it […]
Jubilations over the proposed National Minimum Wage of N30, 000 by the embattled organized labour on behalf of Nigerian workers, seem to have ended abruptly following discordant tunes over the amount. Expectedly, while the Ayuba […]
The Presidency and the Industrial Training Fund on Tuesday said that the Federal Government and its agencies could not provide jobs for all Nigerians. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation and […]
Embattled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he has no plans to resign, sounding defiant after a rough year for the social platform. “That’s not the plan,” Zuckerberg told CNN Business when asked if he […]
We’re on the fourth day of campaigns for the 2019 general election. According to Section 99 (1) of the Electoral Act 2010, as amended, herein referred to as Act, “…campaigning in public by every political […]
This is the last day of my first trip to Africa as the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. I spent most of my 32-year career as an American diplomat on this continent, and […]
At a time that politics is dominating national discourse, the current agitation by organised labour for a new national minimum wage seems to, once again, draw attention to the economy. Many state governors claim they […]
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