Category: Opinion
Nembe and fire next door
By Thomas Peretu Simon Onu’s name may not ring a bell, by any stretch of the phrase neither does it hold the magic wand to any bank vault. But Simon was an extra...
Buruji Kashamu (1958 – 2020)
By Reuben Abati I am not sure Senator Kashamu had exactly that same kind of connection with the Nigerian elite. He had friends who loved him passionately, but there were...
Kwara’s incredible march to fame under AbdulRazaq
By Rafiu Ajakaye His first one year in office has rightly been adjudged one of the best among first-term governors of Nigeria. His heavy investments in healthcare,...
Why community police in Nigeria is imperative
By Ademola Orunbon Nigeria’s past, present and even the future, makes the establishment and operation of a Federal, State and Local Government Policing or Law...
Why we need to calm down
By Femi Adesina There’s this hilarious video that went viral recently. A boy had offended his mother, and was about to get a beating. Tearfully, even before he got...
Why is comedy a manifesto now?
By Adeola Soetan The corn eaters and other comedy groups on the political stage looking for votes constantly remind me of the vacuity and lack of ideology in our...
Chinese loan and how we are seen by others
By Emeka Alex Duru ([email protected], 08054103327) In the last couple of days, Nigerians have been in frenzy of sorts. An alarm by a lawmaker over a certain clause...
Edo 2020: Re: Obaseki, PDP’s wicked plot to procure court order to stop APC, Ize-Iyamu: A call for judicial caution
By Sebastine EBHUOMHAN Reading through the above-titled call and a generated remark, I have noted with suspicion, the motive for Mr Osazua Ivbaze’s commentary...
On N25,000 payment by students for COVID-19 test: Where’s Dapo Abiodun, the philanthropist?
Adeola Soetan Dapo once declared that he personally supported Amosun with N250m when Baba Onifila Gogoro wanted to contest for Ogun State governor. At N25k covid test...
Our shameful roads
By Lekan Otufodunrin I’m no stranger to driving from the Abule Egba end of Lagos to Otta in Ogun State. Before the COVID-19 lockdown, I usually drive at least...
