Opinion

University education in Nigeria presently consists of what was known as the 3R’s: reading, writing and arithmetic. This is ultimately the principal role of any institution of learning from primary to secondary to higher education. But education is for...

What Senator Biodun Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti South) did with her presentation of a bill on gender and equal opportunities on March 15, is the equivalent of trying one’s luck. But she deserves praise for her courage and progressive views,...

The growing frequency of the practical failure of democracy in some nations is an unpleasant outcome that is capable of damaging the jealously-guarded image of the so-called government of the people. Responding to the ‘how’ question, it is discovered...

“The idea of the change mantra the way we see it should be to free the country from the clutches of a few that are manipulating the system, which of course has brought the country to its knee. The...

I am writing this piece with a broken heart. I am writing this piece with a deep sense of sadness. I am totally devastated because it seems to me that a vast preponderance of Nigerians prefer Nigeria to remain...

For those of us of a certain age, predominantly over fifty, there used to be a thing called a Yoruba novel. Yes, that’s right, a novel written entirely in Yoruba. The one author whose books we read at one time...

One can never forget the second bombing incident in Nigeria when a terrorist attempted to bring down the Louis Edet building, the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in the nation's capital city, Abuja. This was to be the first suicide...

In planning to set precedence where non-exists, there are certain exigencies that must be obeyed in accordance with the principles guiding it, in order to reap generously in the fullness of time. The precondition to economy buoyancy as been stated...

Nigerians hardly agree or indulge themselves in collective appreciation of the performance of any public officer.  It is  like a cherished culture of endless criticism, the people hate to relinquish.  It is worse when the matter at stake concerns...

Corruption is the bane of Nigeria’s socio-economic development. This situation has become so rampant that it has threatened the existence of Nigeria as a political entity. It is therefore imperative that all Nigerians should engage in the anti-corruption fight. Corruption...