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50 YEARS DEVELOPMENT STRIDES OF THE NYSC: AN X-RAY
By Emeka-Rems Mgbemena The National Youth Service Corps was established by Decree No.24 of 22nd May 1973, now quoted as…
Seun Kuti And The ‘Dirty Slap’ On Third Mainland Bridge
It was the musician, Habeeb Okikiola also known as portable who tested the ‘weightier’ between the power of a celebrity and authority of the state when he thought he was above the law and was untouchable. Portable…
Aisha Buhari, Bola Tinubu and the May 29 inauguration
WITHIN the Muhammadu Buhari household, Aisha, the wife of the president and outgoing First Lady, must be the most avid supporter of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. She has been a consistent supporter of the…
Seun Kuti Is A Lucky Guy
Seun Kuti, Afro Beat Musician, known more for being a son of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, than his…
Seun Kuti And The Burden Of Policing Nigeria
“Policing Nigeria is difficult.” – Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, GCON The Vice President made the above statement when he paid host to His Royal Highness, Alhaji Ahmed Abdullahi Hassan (The Yakanaje Uke of Nasarawa State)…
Femi: The man who loves Buhari
Femi, in Yoruba language of Western Nigeria, literally means love me. And there is one man who has lived out his name in the service of another. Femi Adesina, a well-known Nigerian journalist and media personality, has…
Diversity, zoning and the complications
Is Nigerian politics getting better? Are Nigerian politicians getting more mature and politically savvy as we move from one phase to the other in democratisation and nation-building? From my balcony, I have been…
Like Play, Like Play, Amaechi Has Become Irrelevant
I don’t know if it is appropriate for the old saying, “How are the mighty fallen”, to come into play here. But chai, life…
May 29 And The Limits Of Desperation
At the heart of Nigeria’s troubled and enchanted existence is wild and minacious politics. Politics defiant of patriotism and national interest; politics vacant of soul and righteous purpose; politics of predation and…
Osimhen: The New King Of Naples .
4th May, 2023. This is a date that citizens of the southern Italian city of Naples will never forget in their lifetimes. For on this day, the entire city erupted with joy as its home football club, Napoli, won…
Let’s discuss the ‘agbado’ economy
One of the most enduring jokes on social media is centred on “agbado” — the Yoruba word for maize, which is equally known as corn. Many Nigerians might have forgotten the source. Speaking at his 69th birthday…
Pretoria once again on the horns of an ICC dilemma
Just as South Africa was done rescinding its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the saga of former Sudanese president…
India’s economy is surging thanks to these three revolutions
Visiting India this week, I was struck by how different the mood there is compared with much of the world. While people in the United States and Europe are worried…
The first hurdle before the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
As the May 29th Inauguration Day for the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu draw near, the emergence of the leadership of the 10th National Assembly is a major task before the camp of the President-Elect. The need for a seamless…
A message to Davido: Save your money
The hottest news in Nigeria’s show business these days is the strings of high-end and expensive automobile acquisitions by David Adeleke, the young music star we love to call Davido. He is probably our most successful…
A Census We Don’t Count on
The national population and housing census, so central to planning in modern societies, is one of the most politically…
Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, Tinubu’s First Defense Witness!
A scene no doubt made for a grade A Nollywood movie; Mr. Peter Obi’s running mate in the 2023 presidential election, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed in the witness box, as first defense witness for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the…
South-East needs tact, not threats, in dealing with Tinubu
President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Ohanaeze Ndigbo logo In the build-up to the 2023 presidential election, I raised a stumper in a column — “If Peter Obi fails, as he certainly would, what next for the…
The making of billionaires in oil-rich Nigeria: Who is powering their rise?
In periods of oil prices hovering around $100 per barrel, Nigeria scoops approximately $200 million per day in revenues from the global oil market. Who are the major beneficiaries of these proceeds? Roughly two…
Six things Tinubu must do to immediately renew our hope
With the return of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, president-elect, to the country on Monday after a month’s vacation abroad ahead of his inauguration on May 29, 2023, as the 16th president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,…
Is Japa to the UK on a student visa greener pasture or self-imposed hardship?
I have seen different videos of students in the UK complaining about life in the UK. I have tried to look the other way, but I think some people may be truly ignorant about coming to the UK using the student route. My…
What next for Aishatu Binani?
Now that the storm in the drama-filled Adamawa gubernatorial election has subdued, the two big contenders – Aishatu Dahiru Binani and Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri – will have the opportunity to retrospect, to strategise…
For Nigerian Doctors; To serve Nigeria is by force
A society full of sinners judging sinners for sinning differently… Nigeria is a country where everybody is right, and everybody is wrong, it is a nation where when I am right, you…
Adamawa: When the Umpire Goes Rogue
Residents of Yola woke up last Sunday morning to the announcement of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Aisha Binani as ‘winner’ of the…