By Adekunle Adekoya READERS of this column must be wondering why so much attention is being paid to the Okada problem, when there are equally other problems that, on the surface of it, outweigh the issue. Considering that we’re in the political season, there is fixation on events in the political arena, especially as it […]

By Adekunle Adekoya IT is no longer news that the Lagos State Government has placed a ban on operations of commercial motorcycles, better known as Okada in six local government areas of the state. To refresh memories, the six LGAs are Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Apapa and Surulere, and security operatives have been […]

By Adekunle Adekoya THE main issue that dominated headline news for most of this week is the issue of political appointees declaring interest in elective offices whilst still holding the positions into which they were appointed. Controversies had raged over the issue, which could easily have been made a non-issue if the person who ought […]

By Adekunle Adekoya THERE is a jamboree going on, and while people are staring with mouths agape at the spectacles of the jamboree, a tragedy is being wrought as well. The jamboree going on is about the presidential ticket of the two leading parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the main opposition party, […]

By Adekunle Adekoya NIGERIA, truly, is a land of possibilities. I say this with every sense of responsibility, given the enormous potentials that have remained potentials, despite all God-given opportunities to realise them. Apart from natural resources, human resources abound aplenty which we prefer to waste, refusing to develop them through a functioning and functional […]