With heart-wrenching sorrow, yet utter submission to the Divine Will, I mourn the passing of my venerable mentor, erudite brother Silk, dearest confidant, and guiding light, Alhaji Yunus Ustaz Usman, SAN. His departure has left an unbridgeable chasm within me…

It is amazing but not shocking that Governor Dapo Abiodun, boardroom guru, and business mogul, has been taking the business of social engineering seriously. Particularly in the last couple of days, the Gateway State has been in the news for…

The Yorùbá culture has always been blessed with the attention of intellectuals, scholars, and academics who considered it a worthwhile subject of discourse. Without any doubt, the Yorùbá culture is one of the most studied cultural forms of life in…

In Maiduguri, Borno State, the recent flood disaster has unleashed unprecedented devastation, leaving a trail of destruction and despair in its wake. The deluge, which ravaged the city and surrounding areas, has not only displaced thousands of residents but also…

The Nigerian economy envisaged by the Nigerian Constitution is a prosperous one. The Constitution states, among other things, that the leadership should harness the nation’s resources and promote national prosperity and an efficient, dynamic, and self-reliant economy. That is what…

The genuinely exceptional leaders in the world are often those who possess the foresight to anticipate future trends and challenges. They are not merely content with the status quo but actively seek to shape it, often in ways that seem…

The renewed brickbat over the ownership of Lagos is dangerous because if the aborigines of Lagos (the most welcoming, most expansive, most cosmopolitan people in southwest Nigeria) decide to move against the interests of any single group in Lagos, the…

“For the leaders of this people cause them to err, And those who are led by them are destroyed.” – Isaiah 9:16 On the 1st of September, Pastor Bosun Emmanuel, who was once a victim of the power play in…

In Professor Bako’s fantastic world, these Igbo are an ethnic group in perpetual conspiracy. In reality, he comes across as projecting his own ethnic self-image onto the Igbo, reflecting at the same time the crisis of a country that cannot…

One of the thematic preoccupations of the book, What the forest told me: Yoruba hunter, culture and narrative performance (2014) is that, inside the forest, there is a consistent superiority war, often fierce, between man and animals. Written by Ayo Adeduntan,…

Be that sin-bearing servant who refuses to give God peace until he establishes his righteousness in the earth. Isaiah says: “Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. …

Renowned heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is credited with saying, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face.” What if that punch came from Mother Nature herself? Earlier this week, residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital,…

In March 2024, the Nigerian media landscape was awash with the story: Premium Times, TVC News, Daily Trust, Galaxy TV, The Beat 97FM, The Cable, The Nation, Leadership, Blueprint, and The Sun. They were all reporting that David Umahi, the…

Let me paint a scenario. You are cooking and suddenly decide to add vegetables to your recipe, but you do not have any. If you have sweet potatoes, botanically known as Ipomoea batatas, in your garden, you’re good to go.…

Nigeria has a rich tradition of identifying and supporting people struggling against colonialism. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in the 1980s played an important role in popularising the independence struggles for Western Saharans against Moroccan colonialism.  NANS condemned…