Tribute

April 03, (THEWILL) – That was the soubriquet by which she was known for much of her time as vice chancellor of University of Benin for seven years from 1985. It was borrowed not by her but by those...

Even at 80, Prof Bolaji Akinwande Akinyemi still sparkles. He does so in many ways, especially with the programme that he hosts and broadcasts on YouTube every Thursday, which is aptly titled, ‘ThruMYeyes with Professor Bolaji Akinyemi.’ For the information...

September 25, (THEWILL) - “When people behave that way, they must know it is just a matter of time. The system cannot hold. The system definitely cannot hold. Five years looks extremely long. No system can survive the kind...

“A thousand ages in thy sight, are like an evening gone, short as the watch that ends the night before the rising sun. Time, like an ever-rolling stream Bears all its sons away” – Isaac Watts, 1674 -1748, English...

September 05, (THEWILL) - He could do tricks with his guitar like the legendary Jimi Hendrix except that he never burnt one on stage like the rock star used to. With his signature sideburns connecting a huge Afro, his...

"Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to our eyes''  -- Brooke Foss Westcott In this piece, I will be writing about a man whose sense of patriotism and belief in the unity and progress of...

August 22, (THEWILL) - Military dictators in Africa seldom live up to eighty. If they are lucky enough to survive coup attempts, chances are they invariably end up in exile, far away from countries they once had secure in...

 A security professional and expert like no other. A pioneer on many fronts Ebullient in deportment Knowledgeable in a Solomonic mould Humble to a fault Obliging at all times Meticulous in delivery Urbane with sartorial excellence. He gave freely of himself in aid of fatherland A Nigerian in...

August 08, (THEWILL) - Presidents and prime ministers have been known to keep cabinet members waiting for hours, days, weeks or not even see them at all if they are not keen. After the scandal that swirled around Simon...

“Yinka could not have died now. That was not the plan. Yinka had only achieved 1% of what he planned to do. This was not our understanding…” That was the outpouring of a completely unbelieving and shattered Joe, on receiving the news...