Recently, in our home, I was checking one of our aloe vera pots when I noticed that Phyllanthus amarus, known as stone breaker, was growing in it! It then dawned on me that when we had our series titled, ‘Nigeria’s…

It was 7:03 p.m. on the Monday before last. The President was still in his office. Except for key aides, security officials, and a few others with lingering assignments, most administrative staff had closed for the day. A pretty normal…

Reflux disease is common in children, and many of the complaints mothers make about their babies vomiting often fit a pattern of gastroesophageal reflux rather than vomiting linked to an underlying disease. In most cases, when the child is carefully…

The African continent, long a theatre of political experimentation and turbulence, has in recent years witnessed a dramatic resurgence of military interventions in governance. Since 2020, at least nine states across West and Central Africa have succumbed to coups d’état…

The most urgent task confronting the Tinubu presidency in its anti-terror crusade is the unearthing and prosecution of the moles who have stultified past efforts at defeating the vagabonds. There is a kind of unspoken disgruntlement within the military that…

When I read that the Federal Government is pushing for N17.89tn fresh loans to finance the 2026 budget, I wondered what happened to the loans that were contracted and received for the unimplemented 2025 budget. The loans include the oversubscribed…

Nigeria stands to gain immensely if IMILI is properly set up and professionally managed. It will promote the country internationally, support job creation, attract global partnerships and serve as a centre for research, training and policy development across Africa. Already,…

In recent years, Nigerians have become used to a familiar scene. A political leader stops by the roadside or walks to the stage during an event. A man with a disability is called forward. A woman selling items on the…

…Nigeria must embrace emerging technologies without surrendering to their excesses. Digital innovation offers unprecedented opportunities for early warning, rapid response, and public engagement during crises. But without regulation, accountability, and ethical use, the same tools can undermine peace and public…

Baba SB (Samuel Bolarinde), my uncle, was a teacher in Lagos. As a headmaster in a school on Lagos Island, he was an active and practising politician, a loyal Awoist, in Surulere. I remembered vividly that my uncle nearly brought…

It is a cheap challenge I don’t expect you to fail. The simple fact? An article is missing in the clause. This is the indefinite article ‘a’, which should come before ‘meeting’ as indicated below.  We have meeting now. (Wrong)…

Nigeria still has a chance — not because of its politics but because of its people. Not because of its institutions but because of its insistence. Not because everything is working but because something refuses to stop working: the spirit…

Several media channels (News Central TV, Daily Trust, Rapid 96.5 FM, Umuahia and Metro 97.7 FM, Lagos) have interviewed me on today’s protest against insecurity organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress. They all wanted to know if the Comrade Joe…

I do not judge or condemn those who have separated, or are presently facing enormous pains in their marriages. I pray for healing for them. But honesty demands this: A pastor’s repeated divorce or a believer’s divorce outside biblical grounds…

Nigeria’s political landscape is getting a little bit scarier as opposition politicians and their parties seem to be losing ground daily to the ruling All Progressives Congress in the deadly game of wits that is called politics. It got even…