Before and since Nigeria gained independence, the quest for balanced regional development has been a persistent challenge. The vast disparities between the country’s geopolitical zones, each with unique socio-economic needs, have fueled ongoing debates about the most effective development models. Over the decades, Nigeria has experimented with various strategies, yet the gaps remain, feeding a sense […]

Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, 57, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, in a widely circulated opinion article titled, ‘Foreign Policy and The Path To Peace in A Dangerous Neighbourhood’, basically sought to defend President Bola Tinubu against unnamed critics of his government’s apparent closeness to the French government, and his handling, as Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS […]

From last week, continues the  narrative on the rise and fall of political parties, with reference to the PDP whose chairman boasted in 2008 that it was going to be in power for the next 60 years. The party lost its dominance in 2015, paving the way for the emergence of the APC.  The PDP […]

Ayo Adebanjo, 96, was a path through which Nigerian politics could be traced. The politics of the country was mainly about the ruling elites in military fatigue or civil dress ruling at the centre, and conscientious patriots opposing from the sidelines or working from the margins. Adebanjo belonged to the latter.  At 14, in 1943, he […]

In January 1983, a suspicious fire incident did considerable damage to NECOM House, the high-rise building in Lagos that housed the headquarters of the country’s telecommunications monopoly, then known as the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited, NITEL. Alhaji Shehu Shagari was in power as elected civilian president.

The crisis which followed the removal of Mudashiru Obasa from office as speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly appears to have drastically chilled. With a resolution of the Assembly supported by a majority of the members, Obasa was removed on January 13, 2025 while his then deputy, Mojisola Meranda was immediately elected and […]

“OPEC oil output declined in January …” – News Report, February 6, 2025.  Later in the release, tucked in the middle was this statement which should be of interest to all Nigerians. “Specifically, the report [by Reuters] said Nigerian production slipped by 60,000 bpd, the survey found, reflecting lower exports, although domestic usage is increasing […]

Beloved, last week, people of the world would marked what they call Valentine’s Day on the 14th of February.    Either you are a part of it or not, the question that a Christian should ask himself or herself is what is true love?     The Holy Bible tells us about Agape Love.  Agape Love is […]

As far back as in 1575, ‘Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth’ was already considered a proverb by George Gascoigne. The understanding of this proverb is that if too many people are involved in a task or activity, it will not be done well. That is the route the new Super Eagles coach, Eric Sekou […]

Nigerian music legend, Innocent Idiaba known with his several aliases has a trajectory that bears an uncanny resemblance to that of the Nigerian nation, if not, then in the instability of his romantic inclinations. The first thing that draws a comparison between Innocent Idiaba and Nigeria is that of an identity crisis. For any journalist following the […]

Last weekend found me in Ondo town for the funeral of a friend. People close to me know I do not like to travel so it was not an easy decision to make. But I felt a compelling urge to pay my last respects to someone I had been friends with for over four decades. […]

Baba, our people say, if an old woman stumbles twice, we must inspect the basket on her head. I will be blunt. By 2027, you will be 81. This is not ageism. By that time you would have spent more than 20 years trying to be president. In 2022, you looked tired. You could be Abraham Lincoln. […]

I wanted to write on this topic more than a year ago, but each time, there was twist. I gave up because I did not know who to speak for or against. At some point, it was a parent who flogged a teacher to death for daring to discipline his delinquent son. At another time, a teacher […]

There was a popular song when I was a child titled ‘Come and see American wonder.’ It was not so much about the celebration of the perceived wonders of the United States, US. It was more about the incredulous things emanating from ‘God’s own country’. Some of us thought that as far as the US was […]

Many years ago, when my son was completing paperwork for a job with the Lagos State government, he was required to fill out a form that included his State of Origin. He paused. It had been marked a compulsory field, and he wanted to know if not filling it would affect his chances. I said it […]