Opinion

I got to Col. Conrad Nwawo (he was Brigadier-General in the Biafran Army) very late; just for about the last four or five years of his 94 years long journey on this God’s earth. I wish I had started...

All right thinking and patriotic Nigerians that have weighed in on the current economic realities have consensus on one issue: that this is the best opportunity we have of breaking free of the vicious circle of a consumption heavy...

The US constitution demands that the President should nominate the justices of the Supreme Court. The sitting president at the time of Justice Scalia’s death is President Barack Obama. He shall bet the family farm on the replacement and...

I was torn between two minds on whether to bother responding to Salihu Tanko Yakasai’s article titled: “Babatunde Fashola’s Shortcoming Change” which appeared in various online media last week. On the one hand, the article was so misleading that I...

For the uninitiated and those that prefer to remain old school in terms of food; Quickly let me explain, finger foods are popularly referred to as small chops. They are appetizers served mostly at parties and special events. They are...

Lee Kuan Yew wrote in his book, From Third World To First: The Singapore Story (1965-2000), the following insightful words: “After years of disheartening trial and error, we concluded that Singapore’s best hope lay with American Multinational Corporations (MNCs)....

Most of the governments that found itself with dwindling foreign reserves as Nigeria would look at the major users to see if they appropriately accomplish the reasons for their allocations. Dangote, Foreign Portfolio Investors, FirstBank, Zenith Bank Plc and...

British Prime Minister, David William Donald Cameron, 49, bounced around Friday, February 19, 2016 like a Caesar who had just won a decisive battle. After two days of grueling talks with his European brothers and sisters during which he...

The authorities in Nigeria are possibly waking up to the reality of the true nature of the mission of Amnesty International (AI) in their country. Hopefully, the realization that the international ‘non-governmental organisation’ may not be all about safeguarding...

Leadership, as defined by Webster’s Dictionary, is “the office, position or function of a leader or the quality of character and personality giving a person the ability to gain the confidence of and lead others…” By this definition, anyone...