Opinion

Sometime in the early days of his first term in office, President Muhammadu Buhari indicated that if Boko Haram insurgents were disposed to dialogue, he was not averse to it. He said anything that could end wanton killings in the country was welcome, including dialogue. But he added that...

In a bold and visionary move, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s administration has erected a 70-meter flagpole in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State. Towering as the tallest flagpole in West Africa, this structure is more than a marvel of engineering, it stands as a resounding statement of cultural pride, unity,...

There comes a time when everyone must take a position on happenings within his environment. In the last several weeks, I have seen Governor Wike throw his safety and comfort out of the window and place himself as a sacrificial lamb for the good of Rivers State and her...

A number of people shared an article with me, in which its author (unidentified) concluded that no student in Nigeria is eligible for the newly established federal student loan program. The people (friends and acquaintances) asked for my opinion of the article. So I am posting my opinion here. There...

Ordinarily, the average Nigerian is quite aware of the deep seated friendship that has over the years, existed between Nigeria's two top politicians, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Jagaban of Borgu and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Turaki of Adamawa. According to a popular society magazine in Lagos, Atiku and Tinubu...

When a pilot dies, the colleagues say he or she has gone to the hangar in the sky. Hangar is a place where aircraft are housed, but it was way, way too early for Nigeria’s first female helicopter fighter pilot, Tolulope Arotile, to go there. Not a time for...

Over the years, one thing has been very clear about Nigeria and its leaders: we do not lack good ideas and initiatives. What is lacking is courage and political will to do the right thing at the right time. This is why I commend President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for having...

Few days ago, the embattled Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Kwara State, Hon. Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa, appeared on a local radio programme, where he spoke on various issues including matters relating to the affairs of his party. When asked to comment on the achievements of Governor Abdulrahman...

With the highest sense of responsibility I am not sure Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari still has a reason to hold on to his office and I say this not just because we are in a time of crisis occasioned by insecurity but because he has demonstrated over again that...

In Nigeria, my country of close to 200 million people, the COVID-19 lockdown began on March 30 in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As with nations the world over we are following the advice of a scientifically-led national action plan to halt and then defeat the...