Opinion

About a week ago I returned back to the United States after a short trip to Nigeria through London, and in the next day or two I will be stepping back into the front lines. Into the minefields of...

The Federal Government (FG) has approved the reduction of the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly referred to as petrol, from N145 per litre to N125 per litre with immediate effect. The order from FG to the...

When we started our peace movement in Liberia in the heat of the civil war in 2003, we were called toothless bulldogs. But we proved that women’s active participation in a peace process can make a significant difference in...

From akara to acarajé: Culinary traditions that bind Africa and its diaspora It is a delicious dish popular in southern parts of the US, one with an inviting aroma and an interesting name. Hoppin’ John—made with black-eyed peas and rice,...

Aviation expert on what airlines need to do to remain competitive The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) in November announced its picks for the best airlines in Africa in 2019—Kenya Airways for having the “best improved intra-Africa connectivity” in 2018 and...

Since the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China in December 2019 and the spread across the entire continents of the world except Antarctica, it has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. As precautionary...

As at today, 44 cases of corona virus have been reported in Nigeria. So, the country is safe, it can be contained. So it appears. That’s when you have not taken into consideration the fact that of the last few...

This is my third commentary on the Corona virus pestilence (see "E ku Corona o" – ThisDay, March 3, and "Amala and the Corona virus patient" – ThisDay, March 10), and now, three weeks later, the most important subject...

Many books on Africa’s development often paint a dystopian picture of a continent heading towards a cliff-edge. But in the recently-published Africa’s Critical Choices: A Call for a pan-African Roadmap, Ibrahim Mayaki details the continent’s potentials, proffers solutions to seemingly...

In elementary public health, it is common knowledge that the benefits of disease prevention far outweigh those of disease treatment, both in terms of cost and the improvement of quality of life. This would have easily been applied by...