Last week, I said marriage has many seasons. I want to share some of the seasons I have experienced in marriage. I will also share the experiences of some of my friends, who are older in marriage, told me. Unlike the seasons of the year which are unchanging (Nigeria has rainy and dry seasons), the seasons […]

On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the U.S., on January 19, 2017, I wrote an article I could easily write now. It was entitled “A Memory of America on Obama’s Last Day.” With minor edits, it’s worth repeating as Trump happens again as the 47th President of the U.S.  Only […]

I was elated earlier in the week, when former Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, who is currently the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala lent her weighty voice to the call for decentralisation of electricity transmission in our country. Of course, Okonjo-Iweala spoke in context, as she was addressing her […]

The United States of America, USA is to present to the world next  Monday, January 20, 2025, its two faces. It will mark the Martin Luther King Jnr, MLK Day. The federal holiday which would be holding for the 39th year, is the American face of non-violence, civil and human rights. It is a day that […]

Chi Lael, the United Nations, UN, World Food Programme, WFP, spokesperson for Nigeria, addressed journalists last week and shared some alarming statistics. She said that she would normally only speak for her own programme but had decided to make a joint statement on behalf of the WPF and two other UN agencies that also have responsibilities related […]

In the three weeks before January 11, 2025 when I returned, I was away from Lagos back in Mbaise, my ancestral home, to bury my mother-in-law, Ezinne Eunice Egowure Okahia. During that period, a lot happened, the most consequential being the election of Senator John Azuta-Mbata as the President-General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo […]

Everyone is familiar with the famous saying: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” That saying, attributed to Edmund Burke, is as relevant to governance as it is to other human endeavours. Democracy and good governance are dead in any country without strong and probing opposition political parties, […]

Memorisation is one of the most effective ways of delivering a confident and impactful speech. It allows you to keep eye contact, maintain your composure, move freely during presentations, and maximise gestures. A well-memorised speech enables speakers to maintain a strong presence, engage the audience, and exude confidence. This article will discuss how you can master memorisation […]

The Yoruba have a saying that chickens do not feed on each other’s entrails (Edi? ki j?`fun ara w?n). But that does not apply to the obidients, followers of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections. They claim membership of a so-called movement that is basically a simulacrum, existing  mostly in […]

“There is nothing which contributes more to the making of our undertakings prosperous than the taking of times and opportunities; for time carries with it the seasons of opportunities of business. If you let them slip, all your designs are rendered unsuccessful”. The time has come and the opportunity is available for the problem of the Lake […]

Today, January 15, 2025, marks the 55th year of the official end of the military aspect of the Biafra-Nigeria War. I was just a boy when we were told the war was over. Today, I am old enough to be a granddad. In his “victory” speech to the nation, the wartime Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, […]

I am an unrepentant apostle of telecom tariff hike. Some guys will nearly put my head on a chopping board for this. How? In an environment that is challenged with so many people sliding into multidimensional poverty daily, with staple food prices out of the reach of workers whose minimum wage of N70, 000 has hardly been […]

The relentless rise in prices has become a defining feature of daily life for Nigerians, encapsulated by the term “Hike Economy.” This phenomenon, driven by escalating costs of essential goods and services, now includes telecommunications, adding to the burdens millions face. The “Hike Economy” is not just an economic challenge; it has profound social implications, threatening […]

From last week, continues the  narrative of how the minority question gave birth to the appointment of the Willinks Minority Commission and its relevance to the Niger Delta which has always been considered a special area in Nigeria.  (4) The Board shall be responsible for advising the Government of the Federation and the Governments of […]

Burkina Faso’s military leader, Ibrahim Traoré, was the centre of attention at the inauguration ceremony of Ghana’s President John Mahama on January 7 2025. From a pistol conspicuously attached to his waist, to his entourage of heavily armed guards, and the resounding ovation he received when he was introduced, the oddity of it all was not […]