“Baba just fall my hand! Ha, wetin.”“Which Baba?”“Baba Bubu, the President of all Nigeria.”“In the spirit of this season, may Almighty Allah (SAW) grant him good health and quick recovery. It is part of our duty to pray for our leaders. Only infidels pray for evil.”“My friend, the fasting season has ended. Stop fasting after Ramadan. I am saying something [...]
On February 1, 2017, after a series of deliberations with a friend of mine, who is a consultant with one of the largest consulting firms in the world, we decided we would draw up a solution to the Nigerian problem, however feeble our ideas would be.We went through virtually all development roadmaps employed by Nigeria in her endless journey to [...]
As I write this, it’s now 32 days that six students of Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, were kidnapped and possibly most of us have forgotten about them. Buffeted with political issues across the length and breadth of our country, one may pardon citizens for seemingly forgetting about these six students. It is understandable too why the kidnapping is [...]
It is a fact that when the cat is away, the mouse will play around. It is equally on same plank that in a family, there are pillars unto honour and dishonour, a blend and a mix so strange that mothers do wonder how God created them all.The story of Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria (FTAN) is strange and [...]
In many ways, the elites (especially those who hold political office) in Nigeria are the country’s problem. They not only constitute the problem, on many occasions they add to it. Take for instance the current face-off between members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and an arrangement of Arewa Youths threatening to eject every Igbo resident in the north.Comments [...]
When we celebrated the 24th anniversary of June 12 nearly two weeks ago, I was among those Nigerians who might have left deeply wondering how Nigerians graduated from a people who were willing to vote for you without caring what your religion or that of your running mate is, to a people that are sharply divided and their voting patterns only [...]
This week -- precisely from the 29th of June -- Nigeria will start exporting yams to the UK and America. The government is targeting an annual income of $8 billion from this commodity.Actually, with the right policies there should be enough yams for local consumption and export. So far, many are still waiting for government’s strategy on yam development.The possible income from [...]
Something is wrong with anybody who says there is nothing wrong with Nigeria. We all seem to agree that something is not working. We all seem to concur that this is not the best Nigeria can be. We all seem to believe that something major needs to be done for us to make progress. What we lack is a consensus [...]
For the first time in many years, I’m hearing something positive coming from the hallowed chambers of the Nigerian Senate. In a resolution, penultimate week, the upper chamber of the legislature asked the federal executive to forward the report of the 2014 National Conference to it as an executive bill for urgent legislative action. It’s a relief. And anyone who [...]
Women are seen and touted as an important index in the world's development. One needs to just check global goals, from Millennium Development Goals to the present Sustainable Development Goals. The world's global noise continues to gain momentum and there seems to be no end in sight with regards to this. No one will deny the fact that women are smart, [...]
