Society

THOUGH separated from Nigeria by some 1,640 kilometres, I never really felt away from home for as long as my tour of duty of Ghana lasted. Apart from coming for briefing whenever occasion demanded, I […]

Besides its entertainment value, another use the unfolding Panama Papers scandal evidently serves is to provide us a barometer to gauge the shame index across the universe. Shame is no sign of weakness, mind you. […]

The embattled ex-beauty queen and Nollywood actress, Ibinabo Fiberesima, on Thursday got temporary relief, when the Court of Appeal in Lagos granted her bail pending the determination of her appeal at the Supreme Court following […]

Once again, the world was confronted with a massive leak of supposedly confidential information of how the rich, the corrupt, and the shady people hoard their nuts. The Panama Papers affair is the unprecedented leak […]

THE Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, yesterday seized the beads of the Baale of Ido, Chief Tajudeen Akinola Agura, for parading himself as the Onido. Onido is a major Ibadan less city baale. The […]

IN the light of some of the experiences that Nigerians have been through in recent times it would not be out of place for one to wonder how much worse things could get before they […]

How time flies! On May 27, 2017, Lagos State will be 50 years old. It seemed like yesterday when the state was created by Gen. Yakubu Gowon. In February, the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi […]

To no particular purpose, I found myself thinking the other day of some of the brands I have known since childhood. To my surprise, a good many of them are still around, a tribute to […]

Trillions of dollars of non-bank financial assets around the world are vulnerable to the effects of global warming, according to a study that says tougher action to curb greenhouse gas emissions makes sense for investors. Climate […]

Let me, first and foremost, seek the readers’ indulgence to define narcissism as the ‘excessive love of oneself”, the very decease underpinning most of the massive systemic corruption enveloping Nigeria today; one in which public […]

In the world today, “Dialogue” is among the words commonly used in private and public discourse. The word “Dialogue” is no longer a monopoly of any special discipline and never restricted to any intellectual symposium. […]

“You look tired” “Ha, my brother. Thanks for being observant. I have been trekking.” “Trekking?” “I went to buy fuel at that fuel station by the Estate gate. I had to abandon the car there. […]

If ever there was a contest like ‘picture of the week’, the prize for the last week in January would be won by the Minister of Environment, Hajia Amina Mohammed. The picture in which she […]

After studying the “Gender and Equality Opportunity Bill”, I could clearly see the reason it was so easy for the Senate to throw it out. Unfortunately, the Senate itself has not come forward with these […]

THE Christendom just ended the festivity known as Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the humiliating and agony-suffused death inflicted on Him by those He came to save and for the […]

In few months, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu will be seen as a national boon or disaster. He will be hailed as a round peg in a round hole or tirelessly maligned as the fig that lets […]

The secret recruitment of children and relatives of some highly placed Nigerians by the Central Bank of Nigeria has attracted lots of criticisms from the public since it was uncovered in the media a few […]

•Nigeria’s ranking in the World Happiness Report gives cause for concern It is a sad coincidence that Nigeria’s latest ranking on the Global Happiness list was publicised at a time another report highlighted increasing cases […]

Wherever two or more Nigerians are gathered, you can be sure that they are talking about the Nigerian Condition – the crippling fuel crisis,the epileptic power supply, the Naira that fetches less and less even […]

Many Nigerians look up to foreigners, especially Westerners, to set standards for them. This habit makes many of us think that the average Westerner is in some way better than us. Not true. Not true […]