Over 160 million people – more than half of the country’s current estimated population – are at risk of yellow fever in Nigeria, reports by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Region have recently highlighted. Lately, the yellow fever virus has become of serious global health concern more because...
The recent passing of Senator Rafiu Ibrahim has left a deep void in the political landscape of Kwara South and beyond. As news of his demise reverberates throughout the region, the people mourn the loss of a distinguished leader, a devoted public servant, and a true champion of their...
In 2019, following the passage of the #NotTooYoungToRun law, which lowered the eligibility criteria, for public office in Nigeria and the general election that followed, out of the 991 seats in the 36 state House of Assemblies, only 20 members were between the ages of 25 and 30. In...
Today, January 3, 2021, the portals for taking applications for a new crop of teachers have been programmed to go live. That begins a new process to fill our schools with qualified and competent tutors who will teach our children in basic classes and senior secondary schools across the...
The COVID-19 is an epidemic with its presence in nearly all the continents except perhaps the Antarctica. Ironically, there has been a conspiracy linking the COVID-19 to 5G technology. Such link is a mistaken belief and based on unsound arguments. While COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a...
I woke up to the above-titled but ignorant piece circulated social on media. While the article dwelt on what the writer considered as Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki’s accomplishment as a two-term Governor of Kwara State, it struggled to convince that Saraki’s successor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed underperformed. Predictably, the piece...
