Condolences to a class act, by Donu Kogbara
Many years ago, I used to go to the Mayr Clinic, a spa that overlooks a beautiful lake in Carinthia, a mountainous part of Austria. It’s a perfect place in which to rest, eat sparingly, focus on your health, go for long walks, inhale fresh Alpine air and be pampered. The Mayr is a modest […]
Too many things on my mind, by Patrick Omorodion
American pop singer-songwriter, Josh Rouse sang, ‘Too many things on my mind’. A line in the lyrics asked rhetorically, ‘Can we recover, what’s been lost?’. If what’s been lost is time, it may never be recovered. My thought actually is to do a review of sports events in 2024 which I term the bitter-sweet year […]
Rejoice in the Lord, by Funmi Komolafe
Do you know that we provoke miracles when we rejoice for that miracle that has not manifested?
Pa Afe Babalola (SAN) has my sympathies, by Dele Sobowale
A legal victory, if secured in his life time, might be outweighed by social repercussions which nullify the results, it might be a pyrrhic victory
National Assembly should repeal criminal libel now, by Tonnie Iredia
The handling of the on-going defamation case between legal giant, Afe Babalola and social activist, Dele Farotimi has provided strong evidence that Nigeria has probably lost its fight against media trial. Many years back, there was the well-articulated viewpoint that because the word “trial” is associated with the process of justice, trial by the media […]
Nigerian sports in 2025 – Heading where no one has ever been, by Segun Odegbami
On the eve of 2025, from my observatory high up in the hills of Wasimi, I can testify that life has been manifesting in accordance
One deadly stampede too many, by Ugoji Egbujo
In November, worshipers thronged Christ the King Catholic cathedral, Aba, for the annual Christ the King profession. The venue was packed. Every year, it has been filled, chaotic and hot. But no fatalities have ever been recorded. This time, in the middle of proceedings, the devil struck. The most reliable accounts said gunshots were heard. […]
Okpebholo very wrong on Obaseki’s babies, by Emmanuel Aziken
One of the most distressing acts in the suppression of democratic expression since the advent of the Fourth Republic was the inconsiderate lock-out of 14 elected members of the Edo State House of Assembly in 2019. After winning their elections in the 2019 General Election, the 14 elected members were refused inauguration in an egregious […]
Whatever you do, don’t fall, by Muyiwa Adetiba
NOTE: YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE NEED TO READ THIS ARTICLE IF YOU ARE UNDER 60 WITH NO FEAR OF BECOMING OLD. Experts taught us many self-preservation technics during Covid19. Many probably saved lives. Many though, were just commonsense. While many, with the benefit of hindsight now, were surplus to life-saving requirements. One of the […]
The new Delta State “ability” law, by Francis Ewherido
“Ability” in the heading is an irony but it is the truth. There is no doubt that we have people with physical disabilities and handicaps in our society, but our unfriendly environment is actually more guilty for bringing these disabilities and handicaps to the fore. In more benevolent and saner climes, there is a deliberate […]
Battered ECOWAS applies cosmetic make-up, by Owei Lakemfa
The highlight of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Authority of Heads of State and Government Summit of December 15, 2024, was the formalisation of its break up. Three of the 15-Member countries, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic which are now ruled by military regimes, had given notice of withdrawal. Some of us […]
When will NCC save Nigerians from 9Mobile? By Adekunle Adekoya
TODAY, my radar is on one of the telecommunications networks operating in the country. Right now, we have four. These are Airtel Nigeria, MTN, Glo, and the fourth, EMTS (Emerging Markets Telecommunications Service), now trading as 9Mobile. To be candid, the company has had quite some turbulent moments in the history of its operations in Nigeria. Initially […]
Different types of strength, by Donu Kogbara
Last week, I appeared on Arise TV to complain about the docility of opposition parties and urge Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi – whose presidential candidacies I vigorously supported in 2019 and 2023 – to quit making life too easy for Tinubu and become more aggressive. Mr Obi was kind enough to visit me at home to […]
How to be clear and empathetic when navigating difficult conversations, by Ruth Oji
What did it feel like when you had to have a difficult conversation with your friend, spouse, child, parent, neighbour, co-worker, employee, or employer? It wasn’t easy nor fun, was it? Our focus, however, is on professional contexts even though you can pick a thing or two for your personal contexts. In professional life, difficult conversations […]
As governance confounds Okpebholo, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
When my attention was drawn to Governor Monday Okpebholo’s “Now, it is confusing me” video, I thought his political enemies were at work aided by Artificial Intelligence. The one-minute, 17-second video captured him stuttering while presenting the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the Edo State House of Assembly. Struggling to pronounce the numerical value of the Bill […]
Dele Farotimi: Is Afe Babalola after the truth or a pound of flesh? By Olu Fasan
Most of those who have commented or are commenting on the Dele Farotimi-Afe Babalola saga have not read the book at the heart of the story: Farotimi’s Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System. I have. I bought a digital copy from Amazon last week, and spent four hours slowly reading – more appropriately, perusing – the […]
