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You buried tens of thousands of your own. You lost your homes through forced displacement to neighbouring settlements and countries such as Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and Benin Republic. You lost your capacity to earn a […]

I have chosen the provocative title of this piece deliberately knowing that some of the more patriotic elements among us in Nigeria would scream that it is impossible, because Nigeria is a sovereign nation. Indeed, […]

I am following with deep interest the ongoing debates that are erupting over Donald J. Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for religious freedom violations. Many Nigerians, including analysts I […]

The other day in Akure Governor Sanwoolu referred to Lagos state as the United States of the Yorubaland. He was not exactly pellucid and clear in the contextual framework of that statement. We are not […]

I first knew him through his creative side. Femi Aborisade had been detained by General Ibrahim Babangida’s government in 1988. He was already spending months in detention. The Free Femi Aborisade Committee had been formed […]

If you ever dared to disregard the United States, you were bound to pay for it. That has always been the mindset of the American establishment. After September 11, George W. Bush declared, “You’re either […]

Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI) heartily congratulates Nigeria on this milestone occasion of 100 years of civil aviation activities in the country. The centenary journey which commenced when the first aircraft to ever land […]

The United States of America was right, fully right, to revoke Professor Wole Soyinka’s visa if indeed he once tore his American green card. That act was not a symbol of protest. It was a […]

This is an advisory note to a nation in despair, led by men who carry on as if nothing is wrong, when the hope they promised still seems far — very far — if it […]

The pivot and the very womb of central Lagos is undoubtedly Lagos Island. It is the heartland of our ancestors . It is the centrality of our beginning, the core provenance that defines our cherished […]

With her announced desire to be a second wife, superstar songstress Tiwa Savage has blown the Nigerian version of feminism back 20 years The little things they have achieved, she just carried her big buttocks […]

‎Marriage is not just about today. It is about tomorrow, about the years ahead, and about how the life you are building together will look when your hair turns grey. Many people forget that the […]

Before you call me names for making this claim, follow my perspective. I don’t expect you to agree with me. For decades, a comforting yet dangerous myth has lingered across Africa. From my days in […]

“The belle of the ball had become the hag of the highway.” I was once the toast of the continent; young men wooed me, belles adored me. I was elegance, class, and culture rolled into […]

PRESS RELEASE DHQ NEVER MENTIONED ANY COUP ATTEMPT 1. The attention of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has been drawn to a false and misleading report by an online publication insinuating that the cancellation of activities […]

The recent coup in Madagascar which terminated the government of President Andry Rajoelina by a sudden popular revolution led by the Gen Z youth movement is a lesson to everyone who cherishes good leadership and […]

VDM truly doesn’t understand how business works, and I honestly pity those who will blindly send money directly to companies in China just because he introduced them. Imagine him claiming that an electric bike sold […]

When news broke that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had granted a presidential pardon to Maryam Sanda, the woman convicted of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, in 2017, it reignited a complex debate about the intersection […]

Last Friday, we buried Kenny — an ally, a politician, and a woman of rare courage. Kehinde Adebowale Ajifolawe , nee Olokesusi, fondly called Kenny Ise, was a trader in Fayose Market, Ado-Ekiti. Years ago, […]