Opinion

June 17, (THEWILL)- I nostalgically remember a popular refrain in my secondary school days “Lost but found”. Back then, an item of less value never went missing because nobody needed it. Usually, a Good Samaritan would pick it up...

June 14, (THEWILL)- In the intricate tapestry of Nigerian politics, few threads are as colourful and resilient as that of Dr Bukola Saraki, a man whose political narrative reads like a best-selling thriller. From his early days in the political...

June 14, (THEWILL)- As Nigeria marks 25 years of democracy, the critical question is how this has positively impacted the lives of Nigerians. The saying, na democracy we go chop?; highlights the need for tangible benefits from democratic governance....

June 14, (THEWILL)- The late distinguished American historian, Babra Tuchman, noted that failed leadership is of four kinds, often in combination; Tyranny or Oppression, Excessive Ambition, Incompetence or Decadence, and Folly or Perversity. I am concerned only with the last,...

June 10, (THEWILL)- The immediate past governor of Rivers state and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has been all over the place and on television serially counselling political officeholders never to trust people who...

June 10, (THEWILL)- It is needless to repeat or chronicle Nigeria’s multi-layered, hydra-headed woes, ranging from a moribund economy and evident social dislocations to unrecognisable political identities. Of course, there is an unpronounced but palpable consensus that the country, as...

June 10, (THEWILL)- There is a ticking time bomb in Kano and President Bola Tinubu has to move in quickly in a statesmanlike way to diffuse it. If centuries of upholding the tradition have brought peace to the ancient...

June 10, (THEWILL)- Barring unforeseen circumstances, the 2026 Ekiti and Osun governorship elections are less than 27 and 28 months respectively. In Osun State, it is believed in the All Progressives Congress (APC) family circle that former Governor Rauf...

June 10, (THEWILL)- The Zamfara State Governor and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, Abdulaziz Yari, has said it was extremely necessary for the state governors, the presidency and the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, to negotiate over the N18K minimum...

June 08, (THEWILL) - The origins of banking in Nigeria date back to the colonial era. In 1892, the African Banking Corporation (ABC) was founded in Britain, by Elder Dempster and Company Ltd, a Liverpool-based shipping agent. The ABC,...