HUNGER, insecurity, double digit inflation, endemic corruption, epileptic power supply, rapidly depreciating value of naira, folding and exiting of foreign manufacturing companies that have existed in the country for decades, mass emigration, etc. These are just a few of the gloomy words and phrases that describe Nigeria, our country, today. The terrorists who have been […]

The recent certification of Cabo Verde by the World Health Organisation, WHO, as the third malaria-free country in Africa after Mauritius (1973) and Algeria (2019) offers valuable lessons for Nigeria in its fight against the disease. Cabo Verde’s success came from  sustained commitment from the government. High-level political leadership ensured consistent funding, effective policy implementation, […]

LAST week, news broke of a young female banker who committed suicide by drinking Sniper, an insecticide, inside her office restroom.

It was former President Goodluck Jonathan, among recent leaders of Nigeria, who made sincere efforts to facilitate a restructured Nigeria. In recognition of the fact that the issue was beyond elected lawmakers; that the inputs by the ethnic nationalities and leaders of thought were sine qua non, he convened the 494-member 2014 National Conference headed […]

ALTHOUGH the entire Southern Nigeria, the Middle Belt, and some Northerners have been strident in calling for the restructuring of Nigeria, the South-West, or specifically the Yorubas, to their credit, can be said to be the greatest advocates of a restructured Nigeria. It began from Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the political father of the Yorubas who […]

Millions of years ago, in the jungle, before the invention of any type of weapon, human beings, even animals, were ruled by the strongest among them. The invention of weapons, especially the firearm, somewhat brought to an end the era of rule by the physically strongest. One bullet from a gun in the hand of the weakest […]

In Nigeria, having a meal is always a joyous moment. But beneath the surface of that joy lies the specter of food poisoning that often results from chemical contamination. The typical Nigerian cuisine can therefore be joyous one minute, and threatening the next. Pregnant women, for instance, face the risk of toxins silently infiltrating their […]

Recently, while speaking on the Plateau State massacre after a closed-door meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State said, “Some of the major issues that seem to allow the problem to persist include issues like farmer-herder clashes, the clamour for indigenes versus settlers. But the world over, […]

From January 13 to February 11, 2024, African football will take the centre stage when the Confederation of African Football, CAF, rolls out its flagship tournament, the delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Ivory Coast. Teams from 24 countries, including host nation, Ivory Coast, are taking part in the 34th edition of the continental fiesta.  […]

The Cotonou university investigative story did not only indict the Beninese university that issued the certificate, it also exposed their Nigerians collaborators. “The racketeering agents in Nigeria,” the report said, “work hand-in-hand with the top management of the university campus in Cotonou, whose registrar and English section coordinator are Nigerians”. The report also, through the […]