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There is a saying that “the young shall grow.” Hidden in that concept is that they will not only grow...

The pyrotechnics notwithstanding, the hijinks last week around the fate in office of the governor of the Central Bank of...

It is quite possible for the electorate to take charge of setting the tone for the political climate in 2014....

I ended 2013 with an   essay on how ethics and ethnicity will play a major role in Nigerian public space...

Permit me to begin this contribution by quoting from a portion of an essay that I wrote on 26 September 2011, which was...

In biblical days, Jewish women were imprisoned by different forms of male oppression. But Jesus came to set the captives...

Let me begin by apologising that I might be a little dense in this write up; but only because the...

The wiry, slightly stooped man leaps on the stage, clutching a sheaf of papers. Spectacles peering beneath an Elvis Presley...

“At 48, Tambuwal’s youth points to a future of hope and possibilities.” Eulogising the life of any person, especially a...

The onset of a New Year is usually accompanied by a tide of resolutions we typically abandon before the end...

I don't have to spell this out, even to non-residents to whom this city is only understood as just the...

I am back from my very long and interesting vacation. No. Not to the Bahamas, or even Obudu Cattle Ranch....

“As I fear for APC, I fear for Nigeria…” Very many years ago, I was still a young reporter in...

1. Nigeria, with a 2013 estimated population of 174,507,539 is the most populous Black nation and the 7th most populated...

On April 25,2005, my then boss, Chief Ufot Ekaette, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, summoned me to his...

‘From the way they are going, the Akubuiros might as well enter the Guinness Book of Records as one family...

Finally the third negative and the worst is the failure of leadership. Unless the question of leadership is resolved, and...

I wonder if you have any suggestions as to how I can galvanise Yoruba votes. Perhaps I could change the...

For now, the open letter is closed. But those who are privileged to have had a peak at the open...

In the years leading to the centenary of amalgamation, there has been a lot of writing, especially on the Internet...

Why would the government of Osun State build a church? Why would any government build a place of worship, at...

The best stories are usually the true ones. The following story is not only true but it is also revealing...

Mr. Ọlabọde George is a member of Nigerian ruling party-PDP. Under the regime of President Oluṣẹgun Ọbasanjọ, he was a...

It was 15 years ago when I first became conscious of Dubai’s presence. I was a manager at a mortgage...

In the 90s, I was a student of the University of Ibadan. When I gained admission, I had a reasonable...