Nigeria of the 1950s and early 1960s had very many interesting personalities. Western Region had its fair share of such. One of them was a man named Suara Sobo Akande (Sobo is pronounced as Sorbor). He was a prominent transporter who held the transportation industry of the time by its jugular. An Ibadan man of the Opo Yeosa clan who …

It is not unusual at certain times of uncertain developments, for people to throw up their arms and with a good measure of despondency, exclaim, ‘how time changes’! That speaks volumes. You may take that as resignation to fate or an expression of helplessness. But it goes more than that. It speaks to the realities of the day. Growing up, …

Holding government accountable has become a mantra within civil society and many other spaces, particularly in developing societies like ours. Accountability is indeed one of the major ingredients that give life to representative democracy. Parliamentarians at every level and their counterparts in the executive arms of government are required to periodically report their activities to their constituents and be subjected …

It is a state that occupies the smallest land mass and, arguably, the highest number of people in Nigeria. On a daily basis, Nigerians from other states and foreigners flood Lagos State, which many have dubbed as the “Land of Dreams,” owing largely to its friendly business climate, welcoming allure and a city where hardworking people realise their legitimate dreams. …

It is no elephant project and the expectations of Lagosians will not be cut short, especially at this challenging time that the country is facing a hard biting food inflation but it is also pertinent to tell Lagosians that a forward looking leadership that they gave their mandate to is surging on  with an enduring solution to food insecurity by creating a …

Like in every other public sector reform, Lagos State is again leading in auto registration or renewal procedure. This time, the state is leveraging technology in making auto licence renewal even much easier and simpler; thereby allowing vehicle owners to focus on other things rather than wasting man hours chasing after agents or civil servants. Through the Motor Vehicle Administration …

If there is any government official that many Lagosians want to see regularly address the media, the Commissioner of Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, is NOT the one. The reason is that his story is usually like that of the proverbial elder running through a thicket of elephant grasses. Yoruba sages say if the fellow is not after something, something is …

On a visit to one of the towns along the Badagry Expressway, the remarkable impact of the reconstructed highway could not escape this writer, having passed the same route some years ago when it was for – lack of a better word – a mess! The community, which is after Agbara, was almost impassable some years ago as passengers were made to alight from their …

Since the Independent National Electoral Commission declared campaigns for the 21 September governorship election in Edo State open on 23 April, what happened on Saturday remains unprecedented. On that day, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Barrister Olumide Akpata mobilised some party supporters to welcome the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, and to …

Payment is the fulcrum of human interaction. And like everything else, it is constantly changing. The move from barter to commodity money was followed by currency and we are today in the realm of digital payments. It is clear that to go forward efforts must now be geared towards modernizing the payment infrastructure across the African continent. This is imperative …