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A phone chat with Dr Lasisi Lagunju, editor of Saturday Tribune and ace columnist, on Friday morning sent me into melancholy. He had joked that he...
A few weeks ago, we were wrapped in the joy and excitement of the Ileya festivities. Like millions of Nigerians, people travelled from different parts of...
We used to fear strangers at the gate. Bolt the door twice. Check the CCTV. Tell the driver not to stop for anyone. The danger had...
When the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, recently stated during an interview that the end of insecurity in Nigeria can only be determined by...
Founder of Zenith Bank, Jim Ovia, is expanding his business portfolio into the luxury end of Nigeria’s real estate business, betting that high-end property offers stronger...
BY SHOLA ADEBOWALE It was past midnight, and Lagos was holding its breath. Streetlights flickered and died along stretches of road that, in daylight, hummed with...
For much of the last decade, conversations about Africa have been dominated by debt, inflation, currency weakness and governance challenges. Yet beneath these headlines, some African...
Strange but true: General Abdulsalami Abubakar would never have been Nigeria’s head of state if not for depression. You heard me right. After finishing at the...
When President Tinubu’s administration is discussed in the future, many will naturally focus on fuel subsidy removal, foreign exchange reforms, tax administration and perhaps his political...
Let’s begin with an anecdotal story, or rather, two stories. In November 2024, Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff, then a 19-year-old lady from Sokoto State decried the state...