Issues/Policy

Worrying sociopolitical developments in the West coast of Africa have very understandably elicited subregional, continental and global concerns. Within the twinkle of an eye the gradual absorption of democratic governance consistent with contemporaneous global trends […]

Leadership through Communication, in two volumes, is an interesting read. It brings to the surface an intellectual problem that should deserve our attention. It raises the question of whether an individual who is a public […]

Should one fail to aspire to greatness because it’s too tough? Do you halt preparations for your Bar Finals exams at Law School because the pressure is overly exacting? Did the Asian Tiger economies of […]

Ghana, the shining Black Star which in 1957 lit the way to independence for all of Africa, is today, a slave colony of the United States, US. The declaration 65 years ago by its leader, […]

When the news went out last Monday that President Bola Tinubu was to address the country, citizens’ expectations went very high. The removal of fuel subsidy had caused a huge dislocation to businesses and personal […]

All small businesses and organisations need to figure out how to stay afloat and add value to their customers and audience during these challenging times. For businesses, be they micro, small or large, it has […]

President Bola Tinubu is working tirelessly to fulfill his electioneering promise to hit the ground running immediately after inauguration on May 29. Among notable steps taken is the submission of his minister-nominees to the Senate […]

I don’t believe that Tinubu does not know the implications of his warmongering stance against Niger Republic. If he does not know, at least the Realists in his team must have worked out the implications […]

It is bad news for Africa. Democracy is once again on the run from the gun. Military adventurers have shot their way into power in six sub-Saharan African countries in three years, between 2020 and […]

Ancient Yoruba of South-Western Nigeria have an adage: esin iwaju ni ti eyin wo, ti n ’fin sa ere. A rudimentary translation is that one’s inspired by life’s best performer, not the worst. Relating this […]

The University of Pretoria’s Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship; the Sweden-based Nordic Africa Institute; and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, recently convened a high-level policy dialogue in Addis Ababa on “Pax Africana and Africa’s Post-Cold […]

According to Wikipedia, ‘democracy’ is a Greek word that combines ‘demos’ (people) and ‘kratos’ (rule), meaning a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (‘direct democracy’) or […]

“Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast.” William Shakespeare, 1564-1616 Hit the ground running was the advice given by most of our erudite young columnists as soon as Tinubu was declared winner of the […]

NIGER Republic is Nigeria’s next-door neighbour. She is not the best neighbour Nigeria would desire but, as a sovereign nation, we have no control over her. Her economic statistics, population demographics, poverty and security threats […]

There is hunger in the land. Real hunger. There is food and food everywhere. But majority of our citizens cannot afford to feed three times daily. Inflation is eroding the purchasing power of the naira. […]

The inordinate lust for wealth, fame and power, which is driving the youth crazy nowadays, has reached an alarming stage that silence has become complicity. That the get-rich-quick syndrome is corrupting the youth and dealing […]

The decision to do away with the controversial subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) was swift and effective, but for two months the dust raised has refused to settle. The government and citizens are yet […]

And so as more customs, traditions and vices got driven by the úlàmáhù into secrecy, to the fringes or out of town, suburbs became goto havens for adherents and patrons for what refused to die […]

Nothing in Nigeria’s politics is more honourable than political office holders quest to scheme for selfish interest. Gone are the days when Nigerian politicians were known for their optimism and zeal for selfless service to […]

I hear the groans as the current economic difficulties try to crush those of us outside the loop of our national politics where the rivers of money flow without ceasing. I hear the reportorial greeting: […]