Opinion

DEPORTATION, DICHOTOMY AND NATIONALISM NIGERIANA

If you must buy a baboon don't buy the one with a 10% discount #amebo# My friend Abraham Madu shared this, "Before you do anything, first Think! THINK stands for: T--True: Is what I write true? H--Helpful: Is what I say or do...

AS OUR HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED DAVID ENTERS…

Should I not forgo whatever I had wanted to talk about today to allow me heartily exult with the All Progressive Congress (APC) for attaining the status of a registered political party in Nigeria? Of course I should, just...

ERADICATING CHILD MARRIAGE; IS THE REMOVAL OF S29 THE ANSWER?

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Last week Nigerians round the world witnessed the unfolding drama of the purported validation of child marriages by the Nigerian senate. To the horror of well meaning Nigerians, diasporans and even foreigners, the headlines “Nigerian Senate approves child marriage”...

THIS COUNTRY HAS 130MILLION GOVERNMENTS!

Please pardon my hitting you with such an out-of-this-world title. For I can wager my quid that there is no country on earth with as little as five governments not to talk of having as much as 130million governments....

OSUN LEADS IN NIGERIA’S SCHOOL ENROLMENT

If there is any sector Governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has made salient and loudest impact since his assumption of office, it is in the area of basic education. This, however is not to deduct from the other laudable transformational...

5 YEARS SURVIVAL AFTER LUNG CANCER TREATMENT REMAINS LOW

Lung cancer is lurking around along with known risk factors such as tobacco smoke. Although with recent advancements in medical science 5 years survival rate for other forms of cancer has increased considerably yet the same remains as low...

WOLF-CRYING OVER OSUN ROAD EXPANSION

The opposition party in the state of Osun, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is used to making mountain out of molehills, particularly now that the 2014 gubernatorial election is approaching. They have raised alarm once again on issue as...

HON. AKEEM AIYEDUN AND THE LEGACY OF AN INDELLIBLE IMPRINT

Memories are one of those cherished faculty by which humans deployed to retain and retrieve events of past experiences. In the last couple of years, not too many events in the positive realm have shaped our thoughts and left...

A FINAL WORD ON CHILD MARRIAGE

According to the respected islamic scholar Professor Ishaq Akintola there is 'no age restriction in islamic marriage'. He may well be right and I honestly believe that islam, like christianity, is a humane and compassionate faith which seeks to...