The challenge before Ekiti State, my snake-bite story
By TUNJI OLOWOLAFE After the Kiriji War of 1877 to 1886, our forefathers chose these iconic hills for their majestic beauty, strategic security and temperate climate. Perhaps that is why Ekiti people carry such unmistakable pride in our heritage, our values and our good looks. Some may even boldly argue that we are the best-looking […]
Why social interventions are failing
The NSIP with other social intervention programmes of the Buhari administration is faced with criticism from various quarters in the country
Of Boko Haram, bandits and others
NOTHING in this world is new, all you are seeing today are based on foundations that people have laid in the past. All you need to do is to go in search of what has happened in the past and replicate or improve upon the steps taken to achieve success.
Where are Nigeria’s allies in the war against Boko Haram?
THE 1991 ground war in Iraqi desert chaperoned by the United States of America lasted only 100 hours, but Nigeria’s war against Boko Haram has raged on for more than a decade. What is wrong with Nigeria’s strategy on the war against insurgency?
Travails of a Nigerian youth
A country desirous of growth cannot sacrifice her youths for any reason; no matter what promise recycling of old leaders holds, the game does not worth the candle
Nation building and the obligation of Nigerian youths
Nigerian youths must appreciate that democracy is not an end in itself; that when democracy fails to underwrite social justice and social mobility, it fuels hopelessness
