Category: Opinon
The shuttered prison
By Uthman Shodipe-Dosunmu Silence. An eerie gloom. Nothing stirred in slightest animation . Nothing perceived in rousing humanity. There is but that prevalent un-...
Lagos needs relief not lock down
By Uthman Shodipe-Dosunmu The lock down of Lagos State over the scourge of Coronavirus is problematic, stripped of a well calibrated purpose, lacking in comprehensive...
Governor Seyi Makinde, why do they hate you so much?
By Taiwo Adisa Why do the critics come so hard on him? Why do they spit fire and venom against his person? Nothing to search too far. *He came, he saw the state...
The law of unintended consquences
It is called the Cobra Effect. Some people describe it as the Law of Unintended Consequences. Economists and politicians refer to this law as being a result of unforseen...
Locking down Africa now: There is no time for test runs
By Victor Oladokun Two days ago, I received an urgent plea from Massimo, a good friend and a highly respected Italian journalist based in Rome. His message was...
COVID-19: Conversation on stomach infrastructure
By Ajibola Abayomi, Covid 19 keeps ravaging Nigeria. As at April 1, 2020, a total of 151 persons have tested positive. There is no debating the need for...
COVID-19: NIS preparedness and human mobility management
The Nigeria Immigration Service with workforce at the Land, Air and Sea Border frontiers and hinterland offices are the first contact with migrants who travels by road...
The capture of Kano
By Lasisi Olagunju The morning copy of the May 19, 1903 edition of the West Gippsland Gazette gave a gripping account of how the then flourishing city of Kano...
Your deposition, blessing in disguise – Joda
Deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi,has received another compassionate letter from another prominent Nigeria of Northern extraction,Alhaji Ahmed Joda, one...
For Sanusi, it is a long road ahead
By Dare Babarinsa The Sanusi Lamido Sanusi saga has not ended but it has reached an important denouement. As the Emir of Kano, Sanusi was a leading member of the...
