Stop Trivializing Terrorism
Until 1.14pm WAT, on September 11, 2011, when 2,996 people were killed in a terror attack on the World Trade Center in New York, I frankly was not very familiar with the word “terrorism.” The frenzy that trailed that very…
Of Witchcraft And Idolatry; Be Warned! An Open Letter To Pastor E.A Adeboye By Dr Bolaji O. Akinyemi
A Christian cleric Dr Bolaji O. Akinyemi, has written an open letter titled “Of Witchcraft And Idolatry; Be Warned!” to the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Worldwide, Pastor E.A. Adeboye. The letter was dated Wednesday, 21st…
It Takes More Than Courage To Challenge Institutions…
Courage may be simply explained as the ability to go ahead and do something that frightens you or the capacity to maintain strength in the face of pain and grief. There are quite a number of people out there who…
Northern Nigeria, Chills, Vibes And In Shaa Allah
Former President Muhammadu Buhari cannot stay in Daura without those big guns — Professor Usman Yusuf One of the comments to this was; this is what happens when a leader stubbornly keeps the cubs of lions as pets. When the cubs…
Governor of the Year Award to Mbah, a Celebration of Courage in Leadership
By Reuben Onyishi Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah was on 2nd February, 2024, celebrated at Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos as the “New Telegraph” bestowed him with the award of Governor of the Year, 2023 in recognition of his outstanding…
The N2bn Oborevwori Special Agric Intervention Initiative
By Festus Ahon Globally, governments are striving to ensure that peoples and tribes are able to feed themselves through sustainable food supply and clean agricultural practices. For African countries which have had to face multiple challenges occasioned by climate change…
CNPP, CSOs Blame Smear Campaign Against Naval Chief Ogalla On Frustrated Oil Thieves
Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and over 38 Civil Society Organisations, under the umbrella of the Coalition Of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs) have described online reports linking Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, to alleged…
As Ganduje’s Five Months Of Midas Touch Restores Stability In APC Leadership
By Marcel Ezenwa On Thursday, August 3, 2023, the former Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje emerged as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after he was elected at a meeting of the National Executive…
The Truth is Whether We ‘Gree or Not…
I will start my essay by extensively copying extracts from a public lecture that was given by Prof Sola Adeyeye… Alas, the average Nigerian mind has been buffeted and drowned by gales of superstition and supernaturalism. In my second year at Ilesa…
These Resilient, Humorous and Ostentatious Nigerians
“In elementary school my parents told me it didn’t matter what I did when I grew up, so long as it made me happy. ‘Happiness is the whole point of life,’ my father said. ‘But it doesn’t always come easy….
Reminiscing On My Open Letter To Femi Adesina, Former Presidential Spokesperson
“Never You Envy The Successes Of Treacherous And Deceitful Men Or Women. For Their Race Is A Mirage No Matter The Rosiness On Display.” “My outburst on the former special assistant on Media and Publicity to President Mohammadu Buhari, Chief…
