Opinion

The exculpation of senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki, last Friday, by the Supreme Court in the false asset declaration suit filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) exemplifies the finality of judicial intercessions in the...

A certain chief executive officer of a first generation commercial bank, once made a remark that Agriculture has always been a key component of Nigeria’s GDP. In a 2017 interview, he said “What hasn’t happened is to transition agriculture from...

Life teaches us some prime lessons, which influence our skills of appreciation every day. We are often told, after dusk, comes dawn at day break; and after darkness, comes light, an indication of the interment of tribulations. Your own beloved,...

It is night in the mega city of Lagos, the city that never  sleeps. It is Tuesday, July 3, 2018. Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic of France, one of the world's most powerful leaders, takes a late flight to...

Critical thinking is an intellectual habit that is urgently needed in Nigeria. Critical reasoning skills are required to navigate a world characterized by a rapid flow of information. They are helpful in getting people to know what to believe...

"There have been many COAS since I was enlisted into the Nigerian Army. But your leadership output is uniquely different," Says 35 years in service soldier in Borno. A soldier in the Army who is currently serving in the northeast...

“I am contesting because I must” Getting Dr Datti Baba-Ahmed, founder and Pro-Chancellor of Baze University, to agree to this interview – I prefer to call it conversation- was surprisingly easy. I had sent him a WhatsApp message introducing myself...

The three top causes of problems and thus hospital admission for newborns in Nigeria are prematurity, infections and asphyxia. I have two biological daughters and both are part of the newborn morbidity statistics in Nigeria. My elder daughter was delivered...

After recently seeing the sordid pictures of the dilapidated state of the secondary school I once attended, memories and emotions of past glories started to flow. I was in disbelief and shock, but the reality is that the state...

Nigeria’s widespread corruption, which has been eating the eco-system like termites, met on audacious response from President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday afternoon with the signing of a new Executive Order No.6 on preservation of assets connected with corruption. President...