Compliments of the season!  For these words to be meaningful in one’s life, one must be have rested from all challenges and that is the will of God for those that serve him. Psalm 128 vs. 1-3 ( NIV) ” Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in his ways. You will eat the […]

Last Wednesday in Lagos, Godwin Dudu-Orumen’s book, SPORTS, POLITICS AND POWER was launched. And the book reviewer was none other than the former Sports Minister, Mr. Sunday Dare who is now Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu. I bring to you his views on the book and what it means to Nigeria’s sports. Enjoy it. […]

“If you hope to live a few years, buy shares. If for thirty years; plant a tree. If forever, write a book” – Japanese words of wisdom. To this I would like to add: “or have a book written about you.” One of the tragedies of African history can be traced to the fact that […]

Wike from Rivers, Makinde from Oyo, Ortom from Benue, Ugwuanyi from Enugu, and Ikpeazu from Abia

When VCs return to the departments they once ignored, they walk into the ruins of their own making. The leaking roofs, the obsolete equipment, the unmotivated lecturers

Today, the PDP moves like a wounded animal limping, confused, snarling at its own reflection, unsure of which direction is forward

By Segun Odegbami This is the world of sports.  Nigeria was once described as the ‘Giant of Africa’. The country was ranked 5th on the FIFA table, and the Super Eagles were hailed as the most entertaining national team during the 1994 World Cup.  European and South American countries that previously insisted African football  was […]

War, they say, is a series of surprises. Those who dread death stay away from it, this is enough reason to salute our heroes, including Brig. General Musa Uba ,who go to battle, bent on keeping compatriots safe from invaders and terrorists. Uba, Commanding Officer, 25 Task Force Brigade was lost in an ambush by Islamic State […]

Recently, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made a statement, which, as far as I am concerned, is a dirge for indigenous languages in Nigeria. He said that the federal government has cancelled the national policy mandating the use of indigenous languages as the medium of instruction in primary and secondary schools. The reason for the […]

When Senator Orji Uzor Kalu recently paraded himself in an attire emblazoned with “Tinubu 2027” insignia and Governor Hope Uzodimma became a regular sight at the Abuja Airport waving goodbye to President Bola Tinubu or welcoming him back from foreign trips, a certain impression was created. Their public performance of loyalty suggested that the Igbo […]