Opinion

Since formally assuming office on January 20, two things seem to have defined the Trump presidency: controversy and executive orders.  The first was almost his first name during the campaigns so we are used to it. Since assuming office,...

''The world may know only Venus and Serena Williams as the duo superstars of tennis. But the secret to all that success is founded on a strong family culture. And at the hem of it all is their father...

Far too often, the world views Africa through the prism of problems. When I look to Africa, I see a continent of hope, promise and vast potential. I am committed to building on those strengths and establishing a higher platform...

As a journalist, politicians have, over the years, regaled me with narratives of superlative ideas about governance.  They always paint beautiful pictures of what they want to transform the society into if they are voted into power.  Unfortunately, none of my...

If the truth must be told about the killing in Southern Kaduna, nothing can be more convincing than the proclamation by the Northern Nigeria Christian Politicians (NNCP), though the crises predate the present federal and state governments. Many religious...

On January 21, I was having drinks and talking literature with some friends at 805 Restaurant in old Kent Road, London when my phone rang. The caller was a friend resident in Sweden. “Is it true that President Buhari died?”...

Former President Obasanjo while hosting the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ogun state chapter led by Bishop Tunde-Akin Akinsanya at his Hilltop residence in Abeokuta, threw weight behind a possible Igbo President for 2019. He proclaimed:...

For  a people without qualms about being addicted to imported toothpick and foreign bottled water I am totally not surprised by Nigerians weeping more than the bereaved about the (Donald) Trump presidency in the United States. Trump's executive orders,...

If I were God and people asked me why I created Nigeria I’ll say I created it for a reason. I promised to lead the Israelites to a land of Milk and Honey and I did . Nigeria is...

As a dewy-eyed boy growing up in the tranquil town of Ile-Ife, Osun state, I felt nothing but pity for the people who have willfully subjected themselves to the throes of living in a big city like Lagos when...