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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Where Does The Human Soul Go After Death? – Exploring Customs, Religious Beliefs and Practices Introduction  Last week I discussed different religions and beliefs on the life after death. I narrated the beliefs and practices among Christians, Muslims, Buddhist and Hindus.  The Hindus believe that the soul is tied in an endless loop of rebirths into […]