“Wisdom in people consists in the anticipation of consequences” – Norman Cousins, 1915-1990. Approximately five years  ago, Lagos Island was in the vice grip of gang wars brought about by disputes over control of various sectors of our Island by unemployed and often violent youths. Several attempts were made by elders to bring about peace […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State (2015-2023) left no one in doubt that he had enormous capacity for project development. No other governor in the history of Nigeria ever evolved his type of schedule for the daily commissioning of projects for several months without stop. His penchant for saying things as they are, no matter […]

Last year my son made plans to buy a ticket and fly down on his own to Nigeria, and spend the summer with his uncle in Abuja and in the village, East of Nigeria. He was twenty, young, and raring to go. He wanted to explore Nigeria on his own. It was I that stopped […]

Beloved let me start by congratulating you. By the mercy of God, you and I have made it to December 2023 by the same grace of the Almighty God; we shall joyfully bid 2023 good-bye. Brethren, it doesn’t matter if all our goals have not been attained.   For the living there is hope. We are all […]

By Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Every year we commemorate the Global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, November 25th and December 10th. This global campaign is really a local one. It is about what we can all do about the pain of women and girls. Sadly, too many girls and women end up where they are […]