Opinion

One interesting takeaway from the American presidential democracy is the undying culture of people marking the milestones of their elected leaders — like the first 100 days, first year anniversary, and a lot more. Members of the public, and especially the media, take such opportunity to benchmark administrations against...

Let’s begin with this story a retired Colonel of the Nigerian Army told me recently about the man Muhammadu Buhari, who was assuming duty as General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Mechanized Infantry Division, in January 1981. “I was a Captain then,” the retired Colonel said. “General Buhari had just been...

This piece is about character, trust and loyalty. It is about how these linked qualities define the character and style of Abdulfatah Ahmed, ex-banker and immediate past governor of Kwara State. For starters, leadership is about showing direction, leading the way and doing good for others. In that context, competence, credentials...

When the Governor of Gombe State, Muhamadu Inuwa Yahaya, was elected two years ago, expectations were very high among the populace principally because of his antecedents as a tested leader with both private and public sector experience, a performer, who will likely change the inherited narrative in the governance...

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...

It is indeed sad to read the many lies this administration is putting out there as truth without thinking of the larger consequences of such public lies and the collateral damages of such to the institution in question, in particular, and the state, in general. When the news broke out...

A common denominator between politics and football is that each new season is always met with transfer of players from one club to another. Everyone celebrates the new additions to his or her team with hope that they will add value to the club but those who are able...

He liked to be called Aminu Adisa Logun. These are names he so much cherished and protected until his last breath on Tuesday July 7, 2020. If you must add anything to his name, it has to be the ‘mni’ acronym, which indicated his attendance of the prestigious National...

Expectedly, the announcement of Senator Kashim Shetima by the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag-bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as his vice presidential has become a major issue of national discuss with mixed reactions over burning questions among concerned stakeholders; especially, from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), an umbrella...

Whether in the media or on the streets, the preponderance of public opinion is that Kwara State is now led by a man with eyes fixed on changing the narratives of the north central state for the right reasons. He is seen, and correctly so, as a man with...