Interviews & Profiles

Oyetola: The quiet strategist at 72

We are celebrating the 72nd birthday of an outstanding leader who, coming from the small town of Iragbiji in Osun State, has made his...

Dan Ocholi – Tribute To My Boss & Brother

The (in)famous ‘Lagos – Ibadan’ press, depending on the side of the divide translates to different strokes for different folks. The appellation is derived...

The Professor Who Gave Me Rehabilitation

A human being can save your life without your knowing it. The way I operated back in time could have led to my utter...

Herbert Wigwe – The Illustrious Warrior

“Away from our earth. Always in our hearts” The altitude and high temperature of Mexico seemed inconsequential to Jairzinho and his Brazilian teammates as the...

The World Hails El Anatsui @ 80

They no longer make creative masters like the personable wonder simply called El Anatsui. El Anatsui came from Ghana to Nigeria and then conquered the...

Aiyedatiwa!

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu is dead! May God repose his soul! Since nature abhors a vacuum, his Deputy, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has...

Ademakinwa: What’s left of life?

I do not know how to start this Tribute. Still, I have to do it; and it’s to Temitope Adeniran Ademakinwa who died on...

Mighty-Mighty of Astonishing Philanthropy

Anything can happen on the spur of the moment to shake up the earth in this age of the social media and its so-called...

Emeka Ozumba – A Profile in Industry

The overarching consensus amongst his compatriots is that Emeka Ozumba is unassuming but quietly effective. Cool, calm, calculated and compassionate, the personable go-getter clocks...

Zik’s Day Beckons

The man fondly called Zik of Africa deserves his day. Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria’s foremost nationalist and first president, deserves his birthday, November 16, to...

Grand Ofala of Igwe (Sir) Raphael N. Offor of Omogho

Igwe (Sir) Raphael N. Offor, KSM, JP, AMB. P breaks bold ground as he celebrates Ofala on 31st December. 2023. He was crowned Ide...

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An Open letter to the people of Oyo State

Good day and compliments of the season to all my beloved people of Oyo State...

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The Naira-for-Crude initiative has ignited a profound debate in...

HISTORY LESSON: Boom For The Bleeding Giant by Cameron Duodo

According to the last contentious Census, still a majority of Nigeria’s citizens are older than the country itself, and probably wiser. So what else is new? Every year our leaders say the same thing on this occasion. They tell us, even admit they have failed us...

Why Does The Black World Hate Nigerians?

To be hated and to be loved is one of the ironies of being a Nigerian. If you are a resident of the United States, and you observe your immediate community as much as I do, you may have felt or noticed the simmering heat emanating from the tension within the Black World...

Time To Probe Nigeria's $12bn Debt Repayment

With the return of democracy in 1999 it became obvious to those looting the country's economy using so called national debts that it wouldn't take long before Nigerians began to demand explanations for the country's debts...

Amala Politics: The End

It’s no longer news that the Molete high chief is dead. The last time I saw Nigerians jubilating after the death of someone was when the death of Gen. Sani Abacha was announced and confirmed...

Visiting Silverbird Cinema

The Silverbird cinema illustrates the beautiful generosity of the Bruce family’s progressive interest in conquering entertainment in Nigeria after night clubbing, beauty pageantry, concerts etc...

Insecurity: Time to heed Zulum’s warning

At a programme in honour of the reconstituted North-East...

Of King David Umahi and Other Anachronisms

David Umahi, the adorable executive governor of Ebonyi State,...

Grassroot Sports Development: Towards the Rejuvenation of School Sports in Nigeria  

The 2018 National Sports Policy (NSP) draft clearly articulates...