Opinions
Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embalo, on 26 November, sat in his office as the President of Guinea-Bissau. As a retired General, the 53-year-old knew when he was beaten. Three days earlier, he had succumbed to unbearable…
Emotion has a place in human life, but it must never replace clear thinking. Growth requires a sense of fairness and responsibility. A country that runs on sentiment will always reward indiscipline and frustrate those who play by the rules.…
The institution of marriage is sacred within the African perspective, as it is not only between a couple but also an extension of the larger community, including their families and clans. Marriage is a symbol of love, growth, social respect,…
Mr Segun Adeniyi is a national asset. He has served this country purposefully at the highest level and continues to do so. He deserves to be celebrated and given all the flowers he can get. My first meeting with the…
Nigeria is up to its eyeballs with issues of insecurity that it feels like the dark days of the Goodluck Jonathan presidency, when terrorists were running amok in the country. Since the government has appeared ineffective in almost every aspect,…
At the beginning of the ongoing United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s thirtieth Conference of the Parties, popularly known as COP30, the host, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, declared it as the ‘COP of truth’. This assertion…
Last week on ‘The Bottom Line’, I wrote about the Federal Government’s decision to scrap the 2022 National Language Policy, and the response has overwhelmed me. At the beginning of this month, the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, declared, “Using…
Witch’s milk, more properly known as neonatal milk or galactorrhoea, is a temporary condition in newborn infants in which they produce a small amount of milky fluid from their nipples. This phenomenon is physiological, which means it is a normal,…
President Bola Tinubu addresses the 2025 All Nigeria Editors’ Conference, promising tax reliefs and fiscal incentives to support a struggling media industr Read More: https://punchng.com/a-long-list-for-tinubu-a-long-morning-for-editors/ Read the full article here
Professor Toyin Falola Honouring Falola ultimately is the affirmation of the power of scholarship to shape the present, preserve cultural memory, and pave the way for the future. At a time when many of our universities across Africa are still…
This week, we will continue our discussion on dementia, and I would like to start with incontinence in people with dementia. Incontinence is when someone unintentionally passes urine, known as urinary incontinence, or faeces, known as faecal incontinence. Some people…
While you were distracted by the executive branch’s show of shame last week through FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, something equally dramatic was unfolding in the federal legislature. The House of Representatives, deploying ad hoc committees: Launched an investigation into all…
In a tribute he personally signed on Segun’s birthday on 6 November, President Tinubu aptly defined Segun’s journalism in the following words: “As a journalist and one of our nation’s most-read columnists, you have set the pace for disciplined conversations…
When you see a country desperately pursuing taxes and engaging in tax reforms, as well as being constant in the debtors’ market, it tells you that the country has an insatiable appetite for money. When such a country gets the…
Financial institutions in Africa must develop strong climate finance capabilities, given the challenges ahead, to ensure they are more relevant to their environment, while also building good climate-risk resilient portfolios. Technology and artificial intelligence (AI) will play a critical role…
The outcome of the Anambra gubernatorial election was hardly unexpected. Charles Chukwuma Soludo secured a second term in office, conquering it wholesale, sweeping all 21 local government areas as though they were trophies in a contest. With 422,664 votes, he…
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