The Heartbreak of a Last-Minute Draw: A Lesson in Football’s Unforgiving Nature By Paul Okoku
The final whistle of the match between Nigeria and Zimbabwe, ending in a 1-1 draw, reverberates like an emotional punch. After a stellar 2-0 victory...
Category : Opinion
Tinubu Is The Law! By Festus Adedayo
“Everything is my business. Everything. Anything I say is law…literally law.” Barbara Geddes, et al in their How dictatorship works (2018) quoted Malawian dictator, Hastings...
The Balewa Road Tinubu Is Travelling By Festus Adedayo
An ancient Yoruba anecdote narrates the destructive nature of the tongue. Its moral is specifically targeted at leaders who take unconscionable decisions as dictated by...
Tax Reform Bills: The Verdict of Nigerians
BY ABDULLAHI ISMAILA AHMAD, Ph.D The public hearings conducted recently by the two Chambers of the National Assembly have elicited positive responses from a broad...
The Maradonas By Bosun Awoniyi
Last Thursday’s launch of an autobiography of former military president Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Journeys in Service, almost 32 years after stepping down, made headlines...
ICCD 2025: Second-hand Smoke and Childhood Cancer
BY ESI-IFE AROGUNDADE This year’s International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) themed “Inspiring Action” reminds us that childhood cancer remains a tragic reality for many families....
Babangida’s Journey And His Service By Festus Adedayo
Since Thursday when his autobiography, A Journey In Service, was launched, former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has taken center-stage of national attention. The autobiography...
“Lest We Forget 2024 Budget Padding, Ekiti Representatives At NASS And 2025 Appropriation Bill”
BY FEMI AWOJOBI The current political atmosphere in Nigeria was sometimes ago filled with so much noise but very few or no logical ideology in...
Upholding Equity and Meritocracy: Advocating for Imo State Candidate as Next UNN Vice-Chancellor
BY PROF. SERGIUS NJOKU The recent appeal by Kpokotenu Nsukka to President Tinubu for an Nsukka native to be considered for the position of Vice-Chancellor...
The “Oso” in Cardoso and Oloso By Bolaji O. Akinyemi
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as the apex financial institution, is the monetary authority of Nigeria on matters of currency. Its primary mandate is...