An Ode to the Bull: Celebrating Mike Adenuga and Glo at 23
From his early business activities to oil and gas, banking and eventually telecommunications, his career has followed a recurring pattern: identify an opportunity, accept the difficulty and commit to the long game
The will to end Boko Haram menace
By Sunny Ikhioya WITH a firm will, the Boko Haram scourge can be ended within a short time. But do we have the will? Are those in authority willing to stop this war? Are we all not being sentimental about this Boko Haram thing? We have to give it to them: our combined armed forces […]
Indeed, who’s the presidency? By Rotimi Fasan
By Rotimi Fasan It was a former Secretary of the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir David Lawal, who first posed and demanded an answer to the question: “Who’s the presidency?” He had responded rhetorically to reporters who had attributed news of his suspension from office to a release from “the presidency” with the dismissive […]
Hepatitis B: What I saw, what I heard, what I read
By Ogungbile Emmanuel oludotun Before the dawn of 17th June 2017, my family had celebrated enthusiastically as my indisposed mother gradually recovered from her sickness. We were all glad at her lively responses as she bantered along with us, giggling as the night grew darker. However, as dawn broke in its darkly light the next […]
When a president’s silence isn’t golden
By Banji Ojewale SILENCE isn’t golden when your house is in flames and you’re alone at home. You need to shout for help from the army of neighbours within reach. You need to raise your lone voice above the crackles of the inferno gaining new grounds. Silence isn’t golden when your spotless reputation is vociferously […]
N36bn NEDC fund: As relief eludes terror victims
NEDC: The spiraling security challenges facing Nigeria in recent times have made the country seem like a nation on the wrong side of the world’s divide. Equally, a toxic mix of security threats, Boko Haram insurgency, armed banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling amongst other forms of criminalities is threatening to tear Africa’s most populous nation and […]
