tony ogunlowo

I liked the ‘old’ [new] national anthem, ‘Nigeria we Hail Thee…’ written by a foreigner,Lilian Jean Williams to rhyme with the about to be independent nation of the FederalRepublic of…

I’m not a big fan of reality TV programmes: the original concept of showcasing the lives of ordinary people has been lost in a maelstrom of faceless (and often talentless)…

New Year, new wahala! Everywhere you look, its doom and gloom: politicians come and go promising Heaven and Earth, but fail to deliver, leaving the average person on the street…

Just as ECOWAS is about to send a military task force to Niger in a bid to uproot coup leader General Abdourahmane Tchiani and his cronies, and return the country…

When Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is sworn in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the 29th of May 2023 he will have his work cut out for him.…

First of all, ‘emilokan’ for my non-Yoruba readers simply means ‘it’s my turn’ in English. In Nigerian politics it’s a syndrome which affects a narcissistic few who believe they’re entitled…

Let’s say I want to re-build a nation that’s already on life support and clinically dead. The population is blaming the politicians, past and present, for the predicament the country…

As the condolences pour in for the victims of the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State terrorist attack in which more than 50 people lost their lives, with scores…

It’s going to be a different world when all this palaver with Ukraine is over: ‘Bad Boy’ Russia will be relegated back to its former cold war status, its economy…

2023 is just around the corner and very soon Nigerians will be trooping to the polling stations to cast their votes to elect a new President. It’ll be a defining…

It’s coming to that time of the year when all the pastors and prophets will start releasing their prophecies for the coming year. They all claim to speak to God…

Nigeria has recently been voted as one of the safest countries in the world to live in. It has a zero-crime rate and you’re a lot safer walking the streets…

The new breed of femmes fatales is young, pretty – and they can kill you! The on-going case of Chidinma Ojukwu has gripped – and shocked – the nation and…

Nigeria is a funny and strange country to live in and the lawmakers are even stranger making you ask whether they’ve lost touch with reality altogether: the Senate is trying…

The Nigerian Police Force is an outdated, inefficient and corruption-ridden institution that lacks the ability to fight crime in the 21st century. The lawlessness of the Fulani herdsmen has yet…

This it! The Whole world is going crazy and you need to prepare yourself to go through incredible tough times for a long time to come! You need to be…