By Owei Lakemfa THE FRENCH, following its revolution in 1790, gave humanity the enduring slogan “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.” They are ideals worth dying for; but the same French turned out to be some of the most bestial colonialists for whom human life meant nothing. The French colonialists were so vicious that famous African ...
By Olukorede Yishau IT CAN almost be taken for granted that the next governor of Lagos State is Obafemi Hamzat, the man who has seen the in and out of governance in the last two decades. What cannot be taken for granted, however, is whether or not his administration will be able to deliver the […]
By Babafemi Ojudu IN 1977, I sat for the entrance examination into Christ School, Ado Ekiti. Like thousands of Ekiti children of my generation, attending Christ School was a dream. It was the gold standard of secondary education. It was the school every ambitious child wanted to attend, and every parent prayed their child would […]
By Sandile Dlamini, Founder, JuiceMe AS MORE companies expand across African markets, one challenge continues to constrain growth: the complexity of hiring, paying, and managing talent across multiple jurisdictions. Despite rising investment flows, stronger regional trade ambitions under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and a ...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in the TREASURES column on the back page of the New Telegraph newspaper edition of Wednesday 3 June, 2026). A FRIEND and an avid reader of my columns, who is also a professor in one of the country’s first-generation universities, asked if I could publish what you are about to read. […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE (Published in the ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune Newspaper of Sunday, 31 May, 2026). As promised last week, I narrate today how Professor Kolapo Olubunmi Olusola Eleka became deputy governor to former Gov. Peter Ayodele Fayose during Fayose’s second coming as the governor of Ekiti state (2014 – ...
By Owei Lakemfa THERE WERE celebration chants on May 29, 2026, as President Bola Tinubu marked his third year in office. One of the highlights was that he had stabilized the Naira. Even the opposition could not fault this incredible achievement, with our currency hovering around $1,400. I was going to send a congratulatory message […]
By Emeka Monye NIGERIA’s DEMOCRACY is not a comedy show. Yet as we edge closer to the 2027 general elections, the conduct of many political gladiators suggests otherwise. The stage is filling up fast. As of the last count, over ten presidential aspirants have already emerged across major and fringe political parties. On paper, this […]...
By Robert Egbe In 2009, Brazil banned electronic smoking devices (including e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and other emerging nicotine delivery systems. However, a loophole in the law left open a pathway for Big Tobacco and their allies to seek approval if they could demonstrate that their products were safe. Nearly two decades later,...
By Emeka Monye NIGERIA STANDS at a crossroads. Sixty-five years after independence, the question of how we govern ourselves remains unresolved. We run a federal system in name, but in practice, we operate a heavily centralised, unitary structure where power, resources, and institutions all gravitate toward Abuja. The result is a state that fe...
