No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable —Adam Smith(1723-1790)Scottish economist and philosopher. Why don’t we subject the emoluments of our political […]
In November 2010, in a tribute to Stephen J. Solarz, a former nine-term New York congressman, Douglas Martin wrote that he was a “torrent of activity” supporting it with a statement issued by the late […]
In the same vein, it is not out of place to thank Olubadan in Council and the entire Ibadan people for their generosity with their land. Ibadan is a city of open arms. The friendliness […]
The founder of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Ibrahim El Zakzaky has been in and out of trouble since he fell in love with the 1979 Iranian revolution. At this time, he was an […]
Since the unexpected election of Donald Trump in November 2016 as the 45th President of the United States, there has been a rise in ultra-right or far-right politics and the emboldening of despotic leaders around […]
drtayooke@gmail.com Open Ballot System (OBS) is a type of electoral mandate conducted in the open, with the result counted and tallied in the open. No second-guessing, no secret permutations, no late-night chicanery, no last-minute skulduggery, […]
Last week, two curious events happened in Nigeria and the United States of America respectively. President Donald Trump visited Pittsburgh concerning the Jewish Synagogue shooting. Protesters blocked his way with placards that said that he […]
Since time immemorial, the Nigeria Labour Congress has mastered and tactfully deployed strike to get government, at various levels, and other categories of employers to do its biddings, particularly with regard to remuneration issues. Salaries […]
I gave a public lecture at the Schomburg Centre, Harlem, New York in the late 90s and the subject of homosexuality was addressed by me, and one theatre director accused me of intolerance. The sum […]
Economic Renaissance by Henry Boyo lesleba@lesleba.com 08052201997 President Muhammadu Buhari established a tripartite committee in December 2017 comprising Labour leaders, federal and state government representatives to consider and recommend an appropriate increase in the present […]
(tundeodes2003@yahoo.com) Before her rape, she was home to creative and hard-working natives. Boundless mineral and natural resources oozed from her succulent bosom. She was a beautiful goddess that dropped beholders’ jaws. Her virginity sent her […]
It is an honour to address the illustrious and prestigious Island Club and to be part of your 75th anniversary. I am proud to be associated with a club that has promoted good fellowship and […]
From faculty to faculty, drums will rumble and grumble so thunderously as the campus of the University of Ibadan (UI), will be kept agog with all manner of festivities involving dancing, singing, acting – all […]
Early in 2018 when Mallam Atiku Abubakar began to reference restructuring the nation’s polity as one of his cardinal goals I thought I should take him seriously. As a man from the Niger Delta whose […]
Once upon a time, Boko Haram was a very peaceful group. Boko Haram — the same “dreaded”, “insurgent”, terrorist group — once went about its business very peacefully even if its doctrines themselves were unpopular. […]
The Organised Labour on Sunday shunned a meeting called by the Federal Government as part of efforts to stop the nationwide strike, just as it vowed to embark on the nationwide strike from Tuesday. But […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has ordered its members across the country to commence indefinite strike. Abiodun Ogunyemi, national president of ASUU, disclosed this to reporters after a meeting of leaders of the […]
The federal government illegally diverted $1.05 billion (N378 billion at N360 to a dollar) sourced from the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) dividend funds to secretly fund subsidy payment on petroleum products, PREMIUM TIMES can report today. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari a few days ago, in his usual characteristics of self righteousness, and buck passing blamed tardiness in the passage of budgets by the National Assembly for the delay in the completion of […]
In December 2014, yours sincerely consulted its archive to reel out his creative prophesies about the crumbling house of clay of the PDP and the sweeping effect of the just amalgamated opposition – APC. In […]
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