Opinion

Sometime in 2009, Professor Dora Akunyili launched a rebranding campaign for Nigeria. She was then Minister for Information, and the slogan she brought was Nigeria: Good People, Great Nation. It was a most contentious issue then. Was Nigeria truly made of good people? Were we equally a great, or even...

In recent times, there has been an alarming increase in the number of reported cases of Nigerians alleged to have been involved in Cyber scams in different parts of the world. The sheer number of these cases, the amount involved and the effect that they have on the national...

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...

Whenever Ogbeni Ajakaye writes and dresses Arakunrin Abdulrahman, I do wish it were true. Ajakaye, as always, tries his best, but reality and time have proven that Arakunrin Abdulrahman cannot be packaged over and over. Therefore, Ajakaye continues to run in cycles. Ogbeni Ajakaye is mostly paraded as a nobleman,...

By his bow tie, you know him. And that distinguishing feature was firmly in place when Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), breezed into the Presidential Villa at Abuja on June 3, 2020. One of the hallmarks of seasoned, methodical people is patience, refusal to be...

My attention has been drawn to a video circulating on the social media, which shows the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq speaking while playing host to his Borno State counterpart, Professor Babagana Zulum. One of the things he said in that video, which has left me worried was that it...

Let me start by thanking the Governing Council, the Senate, Management, Staff, students and the entire academic community of this great institution for your kind invitation for me to come and join you in the celebration of your Founders’ Day. Thank you again for the added honour of asking me...

I have read a lot reactions and media reports on the engagement between the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the residents/property owners in Magodo Phase II Estate and a certain Chief Superintendent of Police, who was sent from Abuja to lead the supposed execution/enforcement of the Supreme Court...

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...

In any thriving democracy all over the world,legislative processes should reflect transparency, accountability and public trust. One crucial aspect of this is how votes on laws are conducted and recorded. A recent comparison of voting practices in the UK and Nigeria highlights a stark contrast, underlining the need for Nigeria to...