By Bolanle BOLAWOLE I ONCE advocated that we create a Ministry or agency charged with the responsibility of harnessing ideas canvassed at public speakings such as book launches or presentations, inaugural and other lectures, among others; the reason being the robust ideas traded at such fora that will, undoubtedly, enrich public discourse an...
By Owei Lakemfa I DO not support the call by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde that international bodies like the United Nations (UN) should participate in probing the 56-day abduction of 39 pupils and six teachers in the state. In receiving the freed victims, he called “on the appropriate international human rights and accountability mec...
By Olukorede Yishau FOR SEVERAL years, clearly inching close to two decades, Nigeria has been wrestling with and boxing terrorism. It has been a bruising contest with no ringside bell to signal the end of a round and no referee to separate the fighters. The nation rises each morning hoping the worst is behind it, […]
By Kunle Oyatomi NIGERIA HAS become fertile ground for negative narratives. Even when something positive happens, many people either ignore it or dismiss it. Instead, they focus on the negatives and amplify them. So, I was not surprised when, 59 days ago, the social media space, media houses and accidental activists amplified the distressing ...
By Bola BOLAWOLE “HERE, THE more governments we have, the less good governance we enjoy! That is why the pressure is usually on those of them at the top, such as the president and state governors. That is also why it appears the government is doing nothing. But the oasis of good governance that we […]
By Tunde Rahman WHEN PRINCE Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew walked into Phase III Section of the Federal Secretariat in Abuja with a forged letter and emerged with an office, signage, and a semblance of government legitimacy, he did not act alone. That is the uncomfortable truth of the “Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council” saga. Adeye...
By Owei Lakemfa I DID not expect my column ‘When uneducated minds change the education system’ to attract so much reaction. A parent said that in my review of the new education curriculum imposed in September 2025, I did not draw sufficient attention to some facts. The most fundamental, she said, is that government imposed [&helli...
By Bolanle Bolawole “IN A race – which life is – everyone has his lane. Once you have chosen a lane, stay in it. If you cross lanes in a relay, you get disqualified. If you are not focused and drop the baton, you also get disqualified. Fast and steady, not slow and steady, wins […]
By Owei Lakemfa THE MOUNT Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, is a 1,278-acre or 517-hectare tract seized from the Sioux Nation of India. Into its mountain face are sculpted the 18-metre or 60-foot-high figures of four former United States (US) Presidents. They feature founding President George Washington, main drafter of the July 4, 1...
By Olukorede Yishau KOLA OYEWO, the thespian who played the greedy monarch in Saworoide, one of Tunde Kelani’s classic movies, died on the day Nigeria celebrated Democracy Day. His passing about two months after marking his 80th birthday brought to my mind the stars in Saworoide and other Kelani movies who are no longer with […]
