Drone used in surveillance. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), characterised by advancements in artificial intelligence, big data, and robotics, offers a plethora of tools that could fundamentally alter the security landscape. Drones equipped with facial recognition can track suspects, while…

I call upon President Bola Tinubu; Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; and Speakers of the State Houses of Assembly across the federation, to heed the call for constitutional reform and restructuring. It is…

President Bola Tinubu [PHOTO: PRESIDENCY] Whatever the incumbent federal government’s motives, without telling the people how awful things were when it succeeded to office, how dismal they currently are, and how the near-term outlook is all downside risks, the prospects…

In the years leading to independence for most African states, there was the geopolitical cleavage having various countries within the radically-minded pan-Africanists dubbed the Casablanca bloc up against the conservative, pro-Western, Monrovia bloc. The 1975 formation of the Economic Community…

The Nigerian economy and Nigerian policymakers have been under stress since President Bola Tinubu’s announcement of the removal of fuel subsidy at his inauguration. The economic managers have tried all sorts of tricks and genuine policy manoeuvring with success still…

Insecurity poses a significant threat to Nigeria’s stability and development as a nation. To safeguard its sovereignty and ensure the safety of its citizens, the Nigerian government must take decisive action through various security agencies to address this pressing issue.…

I am not privy to what Femi Gbajabiamiala, your savvy chief of Staff, is telling you. There is hunger in the land. Messages have been sent to Aso Rock through the back door. So bad are things now that a…

National Judicial Council For, one may ask: if the job is so poorly remunerated as they would have us believe, why would a sane and highly placed parent choose to hose-in their child into a dead-end position guaranteed to blight…

“Baba-Wole! Whether you like it or not, it is my duty to carry your bag into the plane today”, insisted Aketi, as we threw banters on the queue at the Ibadan Airport en route Abuja. I yanked my bag from…

It is widely said that Nigerian judges are over-worked and grossly underpaid. Senior lawyers have described the conditions of service of judges in the country as “a disgrace”. So poor indeed is their remuneration that in October 2023, the Nigerian…

This is what Kurumi’s Ijaye looked like after it was attacked and defeated by Ibadan forces in 1860/61: “Old people, men and women and young children were being carried to the river Ose to die,” wrote John Iliffe in his…

Super Eagles Squad [PHOTO: X @NGSuperEagles via https://twitter.com/NGSuperEagles/status/1754618214556828080/photo/1] As we await the outcome of the 2023 African Cup of Nations final game between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in Abidjan, Nigerians are expectant and the excitement…

As Nigeria prepares to win the AFCON tournament this evening in Cote d’Ivoire against Cote d’Ivoire, let us take a moment to acknowledge Godwin Izilien, a former Super Falcons and Golden Eaglets coach who died last week. In 1978, as…

Some readers did not see that one is ‘pro’ while the other is ‘pre’. Yes, I discussed probiotics and later Prebiotics. We need to be paying attention to details. Each time anything is touted to be a super food, humans…

In late July 2023, I was commuting within Abuja when I heard a lady’s sharp, piercing voice screaming, “Na your papa be mumu!” Let’s call her Temitope or Tope for short. If looks could kill, the police would march Tope…