A foremost Nigerian novelist, Professor Chinua Achebe once said: “I have written in my small book entitled The Trouble with…
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You were such a place of awe and candor. Gracefull and feline in gait. Honored and respected. You exuded decency…
Lagos holds a special place in the Nigerian federation. The State of aquatic splendour is a mega city-state, a mini-Nigeria…
The reason why communities and families collect either a token or a huge amount before giving their daughters out in…
Someone staked his claim to the presidency of Nigeria with the audacious slogan of Emi L’okan (it is my turn).…
There is a President-Elect in Nigeria, but most do not believe any of the 3 candidates could restore our dignity.…
Until recently, Africa has not been high on Russia’s policy agenda. African leaders have to understand that Russia, for the…
The leadership conundrum on the African continent tells a story about why the continent has remained behind especially in terms…
History is filled with failed planners and plans, threats thought of that did not eventuate, and threats unthought of that…
One of the most defining features of the current election cycle is the rise of former Anambra State Governor, Peter…
If you were in Western Nigeria in the 1980s, you would remember a television drama with the title Fó’po mó’yò…
Online dating has become a popular way to meet potential partners in recent years. With so many dating apps and…
Before the financial collapse come the aggressive anti-regulation lobbyists. These are often of the same ilk: loathing anything resembling oversight,…
All women think the same things about men… their father is a hero; their son is a genius and their…
Every election season in the last couple of years, especially since the beginning of the fourth republic, has brought to…
Nigerians are such a rare breed. Moulded with a substance, unique and amazing. Grilled under a furnace that turns fragility…
Contrary to what Uzodimma’s pen touts may want you to believe, Joe Ajaero, the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress…
An attempt to delve into what is the place of Ndi Igbo in Lagos and contemporary Nigeria is vital on…
With the current geopolitical developments and the new processes of re-configuration, seriously affecting the landscape of economic cooperation, the basic…
This was first published on 20/08/2018 but it is still relevant, more so now that the presidential election held on…
We have arrived at a key defining moment in the historical trajectory of Nigeria. And that moment is signaled, for…
Writing festivals are often tired, stilted affairs, but the 38th Adelaide Writers’ Week did not promise to be that run-of-the-mill…
‘Tinubu’s victory stands’ was the declaration of the Presidency as it replied to PDP, LP, and others on 9th March…
There is a popular saying amongst the Yoruba ethnic group in Nigeria that “Iya ni wura, Baba ni jigi”. Literally,…
Lagos, in Southwest Nigeria, is for many Nigerians the site of the greenest pastures within the country. The clearest microcosm…
Last week’s Supreme Court judgment granting all the reliefs sought by sixteen states against the federal government’s currency redesign policy…
Last two weeks Saturday, many destinies were helped and many others experienced a humpty dumpty fall. It came so sudden,…
“What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.” —Joseph Addison, 1711. DID you ever go…
In the choice of a fitting title for this piece, the late Professor Tai Solarin, one of Nigeria’s foremost educators…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the Governorship State Assembly elections from March 11 to March 18 to…