You may have seen it. The list, of course. Those who think that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not moving fast enough to appoint ministers have offered to help. They have composed their own ministerial list for him and shared it on social media. It’s trending now. Just one look at it, however, and you would know that it’s an …

Readers of my columns will recall that I was strident in my criticism of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in their recent eight-month strike, not because the strike action was not justified but because of what I considered as their hare-brained approach to a very important issue that could make or mar not just ASUU and their students …

Popular Nigerian gospel singer, Tope Alabi has reacted to the controversy trailing her viral video where she was heard singing in Yoruba language using the word ‘Aboru Aboye’, a form of greeting among Ifa initiates. In the viral video, Alabi referred to herself as ‘ebo’ literally meaning sacrifice, while also singing the words, “Abiye ni mi, Oruko mi ni yen. …

There is need for clarification on the originality of the headline for this conversation before we proceed. It was taken from a recent thought-provoking piece by Evangelist Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko, the Deputy Secretary, Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT). The piece came the same time Dr. Uche Nworah, adjunct Professor and former Managing Director and CEO of Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), wrote …

Many Nigerians have written extensively on the concept and consequences of examination malpractices. On 12th July 2012, Chinedu Ugwu, a final year student of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Ibadan, posted an article on examination malpractice on the Internet. Ugwu defined examination malpractice as a deliberate wrong doing contrary to official examination rules designed to place a candidate at …

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has faulted claims that she closed the AsoRock Chapel. Mrs Tinubu said that, contrary to reports, the chapel is open and holds weekly fellowship. A Twitter user with the username @VeronicaaNaomi had alleged that the First Lady ordered the closure of the chapel. She claimed that her directive for the closure was because some …

Back in April 2018, I was a guest-by-happenstance of Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan in his Yenagoa home. My very good friend, one of the most professional and most cultivated police officers I’ve ever known, Don Awunah, invited me and a few of his close friends for a function in his honour. Awunah (sadly now of blessed memory) was being …

Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office on 29th May, we have seen courageous leadership in action and hard decisions are being taken which were expected, except we want to deceive ourselves. Our economy is in bad shape and there are no easy answers on the way forward. There will be short-term pains but the long-term gains will be beneficial …

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the leadership of Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has condemned the burning of the Qur’an in front of the main mosque in Stockholm, Sweden. In a statement on Saturday, NSCIA said: “This abominable and heinous act is a clear affirmation of the growing high level of Islamophobia while evidencing …

In 1999, a handsome young man contested a House of Representatives election in his constituency. He did not want to stop there; he also wanted to be the Speaker when he got to the House. Young Salisu Buhari knew that a beautiful university degree would spice up his CV. He had none but believed he could acquire one. “A lot …