By Deacon Sam Aroge AS THE people and government of Ondo State roll out the drums to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of its creation, can it be said unequivocally that the Sunshine State has earned its gold as a finished medal or as a promise? Has the potential that necessitated its creation on 3rd February, […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE YOU CAN’T believe this, but it is the truth, uncomfortable and damning as it is: Since the return to civilian rule in 1999 (many argue we yet do not have democracy properly so-called), the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) has embarked on strike actions totalling over 57 months – almost [&hel...
By Bola BOLAWOLE “Anything you can do/I can do it better/I’m the toughest (I’m the toughest)/And I can do what you can’t do/You’ll never try to do what I do/I’m the toughest/I’m the toughest” (1978) – Peter Tosh. GROWING UP in the late sixties, seventies and early eighties, we were regaled...
By Fredrick Nwabufo PRESIDENT TINUBU’s visit holds immense significance, and happening at a time, the nation is gaining global attention for very good reasons. Nigeria has regained its natural place in the phyla of nations. Nigeria is Türkiye’s largest trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa, with over 50 Turkish companies operating in the coun...
By Sunday Dare ON MONDAY this week President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departs for a two-day official visit to the Republic of Türkiye. The stated agenda—military cooperation and trade partnership—is precise. But the subtext is broader: Nigeria is recalibrating its partnerships toward countries that combine strategic geography, industrial depth, secu...
By Owei Lakema THE LAST fortnight has been a-washed with stories marking the sixtieth commemoration of the January 1966 coup that terminated the First Republic. But as usual, a lot of it are myths that had been promoted to the status of history. So, I decided to emerge from the bomb-resistant bunker of my knowledge […]
By Robert Egbe NIGERIA’s SHIFT toward a pro-health review of the tax payable by manufacturers of non-alcoholic, sweetened, and carbonated drinks, commonly known as Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs), has reached a critical moment. Last November, the Senate Joint Committee on Finance, Customs and Excise convened a public hearing in Abuja to cons...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE …To Muhammed Ali, you, and me NEITHER BOB Nesta Marley nor Muhammed Ali (formerly Cassius Clay) needs any introduction – except, perhaps, to the Gen. Z and Alpha generations that know next-to-nothing of history. Marley was the widely-recognised king of philosophical-cum-political reggae music and Ali, the political...
By Sola Enikanolaiye Introduction Over time, it has been observed that diplomatic terms and practices are largely misused and misunderstood in Nigeria. There are publications in the media and commentators who, in their public discourses, make glaring errors, blunders, goofs, and sometimes misinterpret diplomatic terms in the context of Nigeri...
By Bola BOLAWOLE “No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come”– Victor Hugo. COULD HUGO’s assertion be what is happening in Iran as we speak? Has the time come for the Iranian people to liberate themselves a second time within a generation? Having moved from the Shah’s oppression to the […]
