Rescued school students abducted from Kuriga in Kaduna (PHOTO CREDIT: Vanguard News) On 7 March, we all woke up to the bewildering news that students of LEA Primary School and Government Secondary School, and at least one of their teachers…

Nadeem Anjarwalla, the Binance executive who recently escaped from a luxurious detention in Nigeria. In the meantime, let us not forget the lessons learnt from this debacle: when it comes to detaining economic saboteurs, perhaps a little less luxury and…

Barely a month after the Federal Executive Council approved the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal superhighway, the contractor has moved to site to build what will be a monumental civil engineering project that Nigeria has ever seen. Since the construction…

Of the following three sentences, only one is correctly punctuated. Can you identify it?     They will, next week hold the family meeting.     They will, next week, hold the family meeting.     They will next week, hold the family…

Reports of mass killings in Nigeria ceased to be news long ago, but last week’s killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State could not escape the headlines. Among those killed were…

Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State. In November 2021, Yahaya had given a similar order. Then, the state government issued a deadline for farmers to harvest their crop produce for the same reason above. Despite the forced directive, herders…

A lack of quality, people-oriented leadership has been the single most identified challenge to development in Nigeria. Over the years, since its independence from Britain in 1960, the quest for good (dedicated) leadership has seen Nigeria(ns) suffer through a series…

In just a little under four years, Senator Abiru has revolutionised the governance narrative in Lagos East Senatorial District, with his leadership style characterised by a deliberate championing of impactful programmes that seek to uplift the welfare of his people…

There is unarguably a progressive value erosion in our country. This is happening increasingly, and there is no hope of it abating soon. This cankerworm is significantly influenced by westernisation and globalisation but with the shared responsibility of local catalysts…

In the summer of 2020, I wrote an article titled, “Tony Elumelu: God’s Gift to Africa,” which was later published as a chapter in my book, ‘My Lockdown Diary: Reflections on Nigeria and Covid-19 Pandemic.’ At the time, the Tony…

Stay motivated word written on wood block. Stay motivated text on wooden table for your desing, concept. 2. The Money Factor Money is another big factor of motivation in all generations of human history. In fact many would argue that…

Evidence has continued to emerge by the day that insecurity in the country has gone haywire, which the gruesome massacre of 17 soldiers by hoodlums in Okuama community in Delta State on 14 March is an irrefutable corroboration. The deceased…

To stop this bleeding, we must go back to discipleship. We said “yes” to apostasy when we said no to “discipleship.” If churches continue to spring up like vegetable plants with pastors who themselves have not really been discipled, we…

The majority of Nigerians agree that the 1999 Constitution should be discarded and a new one written to accommodate the political, cultural, and economic realities in the country. As a country, we cannot get it right, politically, and achieve economic…

There is always controversy over what should be the minimum wage paid to workers in Nigeria and of course, somewhere else. That is why there are often long negotiations between the government and workers’ unions. Sometimes it leads to strikes…