Two significant events will take place on 28th July in Lagos. The first will be the unveiling of the historic Sports Diplomacy Wall of Fame at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA); the other will be a gathering of great sportsmen and women who would shine like a million stars at a gala evening at Eko Hotel and Suites, …

Penultimate Wednesday, all roads led to Chrisland University, Abeokuta as my friend and brother, Prof. Babafemi Adesina Badejo delivered his inaugural lecture as Professor of Political Science and International Relations. Badejo’s inaugural lecture stood out for at least two reasons: It was the first in the university founded in 2015 and the topic was just one word, “Interests”. Quite captivating …

The Nigerian critics’ community is unfair to the greater majority of the population! Since the advent of the so-called democracy in the country in 1999, a disproportionate majority of critics and public policy analysts focus on the government at the centre while most states are underserved by these critics and analysts. Yes, the policy decisions of the federal government have …

The United Kingdom has announced that it is set to increase visa application fees for foreigners, including Nigerians seeking to migrate to the European country to live and work. During a press conference at Downing Street, UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak said that the Immigration Health Surcharge – a fee paid by foreigners to access the country’s National Health Scheme …

The emergence of GTI Asset Management & Trust Limited into Nigeria football ecosystem, using The Nigeria Football Fund (TNFF) investment vehicle, has turned to be the real game changer that is propelling the development of the elite league and Nigeria’s football economy. In simple terms, TNFF has helped to restructure and reposition Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) for greatness following …

President Bola Tinubu is set to travel to Nairobi, Kenya, to participate in the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5thMYCM) of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and the African Union Member States. A statement by Dele Alake on Friday, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, said Tinubu would …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has hinted that the suspension of Max Air domestic operations will not disrupt the ongoing Hajj airlift operation in Saudi Arabia. In a statement on Thursday, NAHCON’s Information and Publications Division Deputy Director, Mousa Ubandawaki said: “Consequent upon the indefinite suspension of Max Air domestic operations by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), it …

With the yet-to-be-verified list of ministerial nominees, the media is awash with the potential appointment of some former governors as Ministers in the coming cabinet of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Some of those prominently touted as possible ministerial nominees include but not limited to ex-governors Bello Matawalle, Abdullahi Ganduje and Atiku Bagudu, who were immediate past governors of Zamfara, Kano …

A sea of humanity bid Otunba Michael Olasubomi Balogun, founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), farewell last week in Ijebu-Ode. It was grand, the kind of occasion that befitted his sense of grandeur and his love of drama. The high priests of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) were there in large numbers for Balogun was an influential and …

Non-initiates marvel at the peculiarity of the rapprochement which subsists between media practitioners, even when they differ in opinions and political disposition. My very good friend and brother Segun Ayobolu served as Media Adviser to Bola Tinubu (now President) when the latter was governor of Lagos State. In that period, I was engaged in the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, handling various …