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I pray that the spread of HIV and AIDS will stop. But for it to stop, each and every one...

In an interview with the Punch newspaper on 30th November 2013, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo, a great nationalist, a two-time former Commissioner of Education of the...

“…I have never regarded myself as having a monopoly of wisdom. The trouble is that when most people in public...

Nigeria should lead in education The “Development University” concept is new in Africa. In 2011, according to the World Bank,...

This week seems to signal the end of David Versus Goliath polls in a decade and a half as Nigerians...

At a time Nigerian students earnestly await the announcement of a truce between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union...

One of the lasting friendship that I most cherished while I covered the Senate as National Assembly Editor between 1979-1983...

I got a heartbreaking note yesterday, from a lady I have never met, who was a beneficiary of the 2011 round...

Elections in Nigeria have always assumed the status of a war on their own. Unlike the conventional war, this war...

A key lesson every leader should learn from is the fifth quality suggested by Professor David Gergen: what he calls...

The 2015 electoral contest is one that pitches President Goodluck Jonathan, puffed up by his native Ijaw and some of...

Nigeria's future needs a major rescue operation almost everywhere you turn. Nigerian adults are wasted, the youths are dislocated and...

The government of Lagos State deserves commendation for supporting the Mirabal Centre, a refuge for women escaping Violence against Women...

Over the last few months, I have been involved in a running conversation with a friend. About Nigeria, of course....

 Foul political mud slinging. Under the belt insults. Campaign and personal attacks Offensive media tirades. A dismal, disgraceful and disastrous...

On the 20th November, some of us were invited by the Presidential Committee on the National Conference or Dialogue to...

“As far as the President is concerned, Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State is the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’...

Last week, kerfuffle broke out over the presence of the Chief Judge of Edo state at the fifth anniversary celebration...

Someone asked the academic question of whether Presidents can stop being President for reasons of politics and it didn’t take...

‘The suspension of Oyinlola is nothing but a deliberate ploy to circumvent the Court of Appeal judgement, which recognised him...

The convoy was intimidating, people scampered for safety, other road users veered off the road in what looked like a...

Isn’t it strange that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets today, and the economy’s outlook...

This weekend was the burial of our dear Comrade BABA Oluwide Omojola who died on October 19th at the age...

As leaders of their respective states, within the Nigerian states, within the federal structure of Nigeria, governors could make or...

Aiye! The English language calls you “earth” or “world” because she lacks the resources to convey what you really mean....