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 BOLAWOLEÂ 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...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLEÂ Â 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 […]
