Aregbesola’s free train ride
As expected, a few days to Eid-el-Kabir, the Osun State Government announced the schedule for its free train ride from Lagos to Osogbo, the state capital. A statement by the Commissioner for Commerce,...
View ArticleA war without casualties
Where are the casualties of Nigeria’s noisy war against corruption? A war without casualties cannot be a war properly so called? The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...
View ArticleMakinde: Public policy and public progress
For a woman who earned a PhD at the age of 60 in 2008, and went on to become a Professor, her Inaugural Lecture on September 12 provided a stage for philosophical reflection and scholarly thinking....
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Tourism means business
This year’s World Tourism Day, September 27, is another time to think about Nigeria’s approach to tourism and to rethink. The celebration will focus on “Sustainable Tourism – a Tool for Development.”...
View ArticleLABAF: Dino’s book missing
Two questions and two answers got me thinking deeply about books and people who write books in a week that the 19th Lagos Book and Art Festival (LABAF) 2017 celebrated books with a big buzz. On the eve...
View ArticleWill Kanu reappear?
With the Federal High Court in Abuja scheduled to decide on December 13 whether the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai, should be asked to account for the whereabouts of separatist Nnamdi Kanu,...
View ArticleJonathan the sexagenarian
Forget appearances, it was not a happy 60th birthday for former President Goodluck Jonathan on November 20. By his own account, he has had bad nights since his defeat in the 2015 presidential election...
View ArticleWhistleblowing made tough
It wasn’t expected to go the way it is going. The drama began in April with the discovery of mind-boggling cash hidden in an up-scale apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, by anti-corruption fighters acting on a...
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Buhari’s prison experience
It is unclear why President Muhammadu Buhari went to Kurmawa Prison on December 6 during his two-day visit to Kano State, but his stop at the prison clearly highlighted Nigeria’s awful prison...
View ArticleEvergreen evening
Music of yesteryear took the attendees on a musical voyage. It was an electrifying evening. City People Entertainment, Evergreen Musical Company and Members of Music Icons celebrated “10 Music Legends...
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Plenty parties, plenty problems
Paradoxically, political parties are causing problems for the country when they should bring solutions. With a confounding multiplicity of parties, the country’s political landscape reflects a poverty...
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Imafidon and Unilorin
On October 19, 2017, the 33rd Convocation Lecture of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Kwara State, was delivered at the university’s Main Auditorium. The lecturer was introduced as “Professor Chris...
View ArticleAdesanya: Celebrating a giant
Eleven years before his departure, Abraham Adesanya survived a gun attack that defined his importance as a progressive combatant. He was nearly 75 at the time. Here, a picture of what happened: “On 14...
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Adams: Yesterday and today
When does the past end? When does the present begin? These posers are pertinent as the National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Chief Gani Adams, on January 13, stepped into a new...
View ArticleA party for Fafowora
After a serious session of The Nation Editorial Board on January 17, it was time for serious fun. Ambassador Dapo Fafowora, a trained historian and a respected retired diplomat, was leaving the Board...
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Abiola: Filial dishonour
Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, or MKO for short, was known for his amazing prosperity as well as his amazing generosity. Indeed, the late businessman and politician was a generous soul with a...
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Double Wahala, double drama
Big Brother Naija (BBN) 2018 started with a characteristic bang on January 28. When the last edition of the reality show ended on April 9, 2017, it was uncertain when the next one would happen. Big...
View ArticleFighting the fire
Fixing the All Progressives Congress (APC) is a task that must be done to keep the party in power. It is reassuring that President Muhammadu Buhari has come to appreciate the need for party unity as...
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