By Bola BOLAWOLE “CONDUCTS THAT negatively impact public perception of Government”, published here two weeks ago, was widely commented upon by readers. Some of the insights introduced by readers, many of whom I have only met and interacted with online, deserve to be highlighted for public consumption. The goal is not to chide or embarra...
By Babafemi Ojudu FOR THE past two weeks, I have been inundated with stories of empty hotels, deserted lounges, quiet supermarkets, and struggling businesses across Ekiti State, particularly in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. “Could this be real?” has been the question I asked myself. The explanation was simple, everyone said. The E...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE “The defect lies in making manual recording or manual collation the automatic fallback without imposing strict safeguards. It also makes Form EC8A the primary basis for collation and declaration. That drafting dilutes the reform because the exception may swallow the rule. The amendment is further objectionable because it c...
By Owei Lakemfa THE TRANSFORMATIVE Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is mired in endless controversies. This is the fate of great monuments and, I dare say, great leaders. So, my primary concerns here are not the hullabaloos about its actual cost and absence of biddings or, its ever- changing designs as it meanders through coast and land. [&helli...
By Owei Lakemfa A DOZEN Heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), met in Lungi, Sierra Leone on July 19, 2026. They issued the usually bland communique on a single currency, supported the illegal violation of a sister country’s sovereignty and made false declarations on the region’s political situat...
By Olukorede Yishau A FEW days ago, we marked what would have been Nelson Mandela’s birthday. He was born on July 18, 1918, and although he has been gone for years, his shadow still stretches across continents and it will stretch for many, many decades to come. His birthday left me with one troubling question: […]
By Bola BOLAWOLE ON SUNDAY, 19 July 2026, the creme-de-la-creme of the Nigerian media gathered at BON Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos at the instance of the outgoing Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Olanrewaju Oloyede, where the in-coming Registrar, Professor Segun Aina, was formally introduced to the me...
By Reuben Abati THE STRAIGHT-forward, honest and correct answer to the question raised above is: Yes! Spain won at the end of the day on Sunday, July 19, 1-0 against Argentina, defending champions since Qatar 2022, and that was the climax of a tournament that lasted for 39 days during which 104 matches were played […]
By Owei Lakemfa FORTY YEARS ago, on July 24, 1986, Victor Ogebyiwa Eburajolo was forty. He was a sought-after expert in the Nigerian industrial complex. A lawyer, business strategist, planning tactician, industrial and labour relations expert. He was then the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Textile Employers. The textile industry had sixty-two...
By Rimamnde Shawulu PRINCE ADENIYI Adeyemi Mathew has been re-arrested and is expected back in court over allegations of forgery, impersonation and conspiracy. But the bigger story is this: 📺 Watch the full episode and share your thoughts. How did an agency the government says never existed reportedly appear in Nigeria’s 2026 budget with...
