I have never seen anywhere in the world where people seeking elective political offices have successfully deployed harassment and intimidation of opponents to win elections. The most sanctimonious set of people on earth are politicians. And this is most especially with Nigerian politicians. They could show up at your door with the finest of roses, even when their intention is …

The saying, “inch by inch, life’s a cinch” is one for all seasons. As you go about your job as a public relations practitioner in a corporate organisation this year, you will do well to bear it in mind, always. You make progress in little steps. This year, like all others, has 12 months. I have written out 12 things, …

Like all other sectors in the socio-economic life of Lagosians, the health component has been receiving the required massive push from the Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration. And the results have been phenomenal. Right from his first day in office, Governor Sanwo-Olu was conscious of consolidating on the achievements of his predecessors and sustaining the reputation of the state as a Centre …

As 2023 gets off on a smooth sail, the reality of the Blue and Red railway lines have begun to hit home. Everywhere you turn along the two rail corridors, it is construction and more construction. If it is not overpasses, it is massive train stations. The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, created by the presidential candidate of the All …

Arsenal have to be favourites to win the Premier League now. It is very clear they are going to take some shifting from the top of the table. The only thing we don’t know about Mikel Arteta’s side yet is how they will cope with being frontrunners in the second half of the season. But it doesn’t look like their …

Fellow Nigerians, 1. 15th January, a very special and unique day in 2023 as it was 53 years ago!  40 days from today, Nigerians will be voting in an election that many regard as the most crucial and existential decision we have to make as a nation, and particularly for our children and youths, given the sad state of our …

Salute to Our Heroes Fellow citizens, as we mark this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day today, let me begin this address by saluting our gallant troops who, from the creation of the Nigerian state over a hundred years ago, have played a pivotal role in our journey to nationhood. It was Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United …

In just a little over a month from now, the All Progressives Congress (APC) would have completed eight years of controlling the central political machinery of Nigeria. As the clock ticks, Nigeria is moving closer to another date with destiny. Come 25th February, millions of Nigerians will go to the poll again to elect the sixth executive president of the …

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave office on 29th May 29 after completing the two four-year tenures allowed by the constitution for an elected president. The date is approximately four months away. The President has his legion of admirers, as he has detractors; and there are those who care less. Those who make up the last group have no appreciable government …

Her funeral rites would have begun on Wednesday, 11th January, but were postponed because her family, along with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), is awaiting an autopsy report. As of the time of writing, the matter had faded from the headlines and a new date for interment was yet to be announced. Obviously, the autopsy would serve the legal purpose …