The rainy season is here and it comes with a lot of goodies. You get to see fruits and lots of vegetables. Crassocephalum crepidioides  (Ebolo), Crassocephalum Biafra (Worowo), Amaranthus viridis (tete abalaye), and Purslane are some of the vegetables that…

In January 2023, as time wound down on the Muhammadu Buhari administration, it approved a project plan under which, it said, nine roads totaling 1,347km nationwide would be commissioned for 25 years. The plan was described as the first phase…

Nigeria, we are often reminded, has the potential to be great. I have been getting that message from our forefathers since the 1960s when we got flag independence. Over 60 years later, we are still reminded of Nigeria’s potential. Has…

Modal verbs, which express a likelihood, ability, permission, request, order etc., usually help main verbs to state the future. It is the reason they are categorised as auxiliary verbs in the context. While other auxiliary verbs such as is, are,…

Over the decades, there has been a recurring not-well-thought-out argument that English is not Nigeria’s language and is not a mark of intelligence. Those who raise this issue usually point at China, Japan, Germany, South Korea, etc, as examples of…

Happy International Workers’ Day. As expected, the Federal Government has joined its counterparts across the world to observe this year’s May Day as a public holiday. Of all the factors of production such as land, labour, entrepreneurship, and capital, labour…

Former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State is trending these days the way crossdresser Bobrisky trended on social media for mutilating the naira because there were no serious matters to discuss. One is joining the fray because some friends in…

When President Bola Tinubu visited The Netherlands last week during the country’s King’s Day celebration, Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that his country would invest $250m in Nigeria in the next few months, including a $100m investment in a waste-to-wealth…

Anti-graft agency Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is taunting us with another emotional roller-coaster. They are asking us to join them in navel-gazing over another sensational case of thievery by a politician. We will do that for weeks (or months)…

I did not start out to write a self-help book. As my career as a journalist crossed the 35-year mark and I inch closer to the sixth floor of life, it became increasingly difficult to ignore suggestions to share my…

Mallam Sidi Hamid Ali. Farewell to a titan of Nigerian journalism and politics, Alhaji Sidi Ali. Your legacy endures, casting a guiding light for generations to come. Rest in peace, knowing that your contributions to our nation shall forever be…

Pastor and Mrs Enenche and Vera Anyim. On Dunamis, there was a sigh of relief when Anyim and her pastor reconciled after the church apologised for the “stone thrown” at her and she accepted the apology… Forgiveness is a mark…

…it must be stated that having come this far, it was careless of NOUN to allow an error on its website, which initially rendered law as BSC, yet Ms Anyim should know better, after all the certificate issued to her…

The future of Africa is intricately connected to the vitality and well-being of its higher education system. It is imperative to continue investing in this sector to uphold the standard of education and broaden its accessibility to a larger population,…

For a leader who believes that leadership is not a popularity contest where leaders must courageously take the toughest of decisions, even if it makes them unpopular among the staff, it means that deep down in him is a milk…