By Bolanle BOLAWOLE PROFESSOR GABRIEL Darah (GG Darah or simply “Comrade”, as we fondly called him) was one of our fire-spitting Marxist lecturers and staff advisers at the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife aka “Great Ife”. Respect, sir! But how “great” is “Great Ife” today when it does not even rank […]...
By Attahiru M. Jega AS HAS happened in many countries, we need to interrogate the concepts of governance, bad governance, good governance, and what I call good democratic governance, as well as the practical implications of these in the ways and manners by which societies have used the governance processes to create wealth, enable their [&hell...
By Babafemi Ojudu I RECENTLY traveled to Lagos to visit a former staff member who had suffered a stroke. He was very dear to me during his time as our Chief Photographer, and he once risked his life to protect me. When Abacha’s regime was hunting down media critics, charging them with “accessory after the […]
By Emeka Monye LAST WEEK, a video surfaced on various social media platforms, showing how a supposed member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Ikwechegh, emotionally, psychologically and physically assaulted a bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, who had come to deliver a parcel of snail to him, from a client. In the said video, “Hon...
By Bukola Olukemi-Odele and Humphrey Ukeaja THROUGHOUT HISTORY, human survival has greatly depended on sourcing, preparing, and consuming different kinds of food. Food is the third basic need of man after air and water. It supplies our bodies with nutrients for growth, tissue repair, maintenance, and the regulation of vital processes. Food is ...
By Bola BOLAWOLE THOSE WHO created the T-Pain label for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must be grinning from ear-to-ear for the phenomenal success they have recorded! Not that they said anything new or that Nigerians were not familiar with the phenomenon they graphically painted but because the Tinubu government allowed it to get under its [&hell...
By Tunde Rahman MONTHS AFTER the rumours of imminent cabinet reshuffle had filled the air with newshounds speculating which of the ministers would be dropped or retained, President Bola Tinubu eventually took the bull by the horns last Wednesday. He effected the ministerial changes, scrapping two ministries, discharging five ministers, reassig...
By Paul Ejime BIANCA ODUMEGWU-Ojukwu, the widow of ex-Biafra leader Emeka Ojukwu, was among five new ministers nominated Wednesday by President Bola Tinubu in his long-awaited cabinet shuffle, since assuming office in May 2023. Ten serving Ministers swapped positions, while five old ones were dismissed in the changes announced after a Federal ...
By Temitope Ajayi A VIDEO of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s interview with News Central Television has been trending on social media platforms for the past week. In the interview, the former President, in a veiled reference to the current administration, said Nigeria has a President who came into office without a plan. Yet, the sam...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE THE MUCH-awaited cabinet reshuffle by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came last Wednesday but I will be surprised if the shape and character of the reshuffle did not disappoint many. Most of the new names qualify as unknown quantities. Add this to the fact that many of the existing cabinet members were also […]
