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Queen Elizabeth II: London Bridge Has Fallen

Many in the world, including myself, did not expect the long reign of the longest serving monarch in British history and the world, Queen Elizabeth II, to end on September 8, 2022. At 96 years old and struggling with...

2023: Like Arsenal, Like Nigeria

In a very telling part of the now-airing Amazon docuseries, ‘All or Nothing,’ that provided a behind-the-scene glance at Arsenal Football Club as it went through the highs and lows of the 2021/2022 season, team manager Mikel Arteta confided...

ASUU Must Find Alternative to Protracted Strikes

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From Monday, February 14 to Monday, August 29, 2022 the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will have been on strike for 196 days, which translates to six and a half months. In terms of active academic sessions, that...

Danger of Mass Migration of Doctors, Nurses, Others

In November 2008, amid growing evidence that the worst international financial crisis in generations was taking a heavy toll on economies around the world, the then President of the United States of America, George W. Bush, told the leaders...

Avoiding Propaganda, Falsehood And Violent Election Campaigns in Nigeria

The fact remains that competition is healthy because it improves, strengthens, and increases one’s chances of success. This is widely acknowledged in business and politics. In the context of Charles Robert Darwin’s “survival of the fittest” which contends that...

Salute to Nigerians Providing Silver Linings in Dark Clouds

August 07, (THEWILL) - Nation building entails fostering national pride among the populace and improving a country’s standing among other nations, which is obviously a key strategy to entrenching national cohesion and pride at home. People love to believe they...

Is President Buhari Living in This Same Country?

On this very page, in the July 10 edition of THEWILL newspaper, I questioned the absence of accountability after the attacks on Kuje Correctional Centre and St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State and warned about the multiple...

Frequent Power Grid Collapses And Nigeria’s Exhausting Economic Struggles

There was a real threat of a nationwide power outage on Wednesday, July 20, when the perennial epileptic power supply that has dogged the nation’s progress, or lack thereof, from decades past returned in the sixth national power grid...

PDP, Atiku’s Political Miscalculations And Tinubu’s Choice of Muslim-Muslim Ticket

July 17, (THEWILL) - In two previous articles, at least, published in my backpage column and live appearances on both television and radio stations in the run up to the presidential primaries of the political parties, I counseled the...

Security Threats: Why is Buhari Not Holding Anyone Accountable?

I feel frustrated and disappointed with President Muhammadu Buhari over his inability to fully take charge and deal with the threats of insecurity and economic sabotage enveloping our country. Why is no one being held accountable for these multiple...