Ondo Ogun Festival: The biggest street carnival in Africa
By Yomisaint Adebayo Ancient tradition, modern spectacle and a sea of white and blue converge in Ondo City in a breathtaking celebration of heritage, love, peace and unity. There is a particular time of the year when Ondo City seems to remember itself. As August gives way to September and the signs of the annual […]
Fashola: Rein-in these agencies
PETER Viereck once defined barbarism as “blindness to the standards of conduct which civilization has over imposed on human nature”.
Education as wheel of progress in Abia
EDUCATION is obviously the most powerful weapon that can be use to change the world, so says the great freedom fighter and legend, Dr. Nelson Mandela.
FCT Minister’s battle against extortion
OVER the years, public officials in Nigeria have unwittingly become endangered species, usually the target of slanderers and extortionists, for reasons that are less than altruistic. The most unfortunate aspect of this sad saga is that journalists have often allowed themselves to be sucked into the vortex of this disturbing trend.
Education and human development
One of the important lessons that students of history, politics and society learn is that Ancient Egypt was the origin of human civilisation. Dating back to around 3000 B.C., more than 30 centuries ago, the first organised society with government and leadership evolved.
Femi Fani Kayode and the state of the nation
THESE days, former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode relishes in casting himself as an unrepentant patriot deeply wounded by the enormous challenges facing the nation. As an opposition figure against President Goodluck Jonathan, he has been less charitable in his blistering attacks on the present administration. But in the face of empirical evidence, is President Jonathan lacking in ability or qualification in his execution of the highest office in the land?
