General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria's military Head of State from 1966 -1975, turned 85 on Saturday, October 19, 2019. In a congratulatory message, President Muhammadu Buhari described him as a living legend and a symbol of national unity. The statement...
There is no wonder that every person and news outlet that saw Trump’s letter to Turkey’s president Erdogan thought it was a joke. When it was confirmed that the letter was indeed authentic, bewilderment and disbelief struck everyone who...
Why are Nigerian politicians ravished by the thought of election? They complot and machinate over it. And when they eventually get into office, they spend four years scheming for another turn instead of honouring their contract with citizens.
There is...
It appears that Alex Gourevitch, Professor at Brown University, had the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), in mind, when he stated that; every liberal democracy recognizes that workers have the right to strike; that...
Right from the onset, it is imperative to underscore the fact that Nigeria's economy is not very strong. The present administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari inherited an ebbing and wobbling economy from the PDP, after years of glaring...
Debts are nowadays like children begot with pleasure but brought forth in pain
So is it news that we have roads that have collapsed or that the roads are no longer there, that you fly several hours and land Nigeria...
For quite some time, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has been in the news for negative reasons. At the centre of this threatening mess, arising from catatonic claims about funding arrangement and obligations of owner states to...
One of the richest markets in the world is the pharmaceutical sector. Many of the companies risked billions on research, no doubt. At the same time, most come to rediscover anti bacteria, fungal and other drugs that may be...
By the time you read this, the Edo Festival of Arts and Culture, slated for the 19th to 26 October 2016  would be well under way. One of the best things to come out of all the preparations for this festival...
All is not well between Godwin Obaseki, and with some members of the Fourth Estate in Benin City/Edo state. There are many accusations and counter accusations that the governor seems to have extended his resolve not to dash politicians...