What sort of man is Mike Adenuga Jr (MAJr)? Does it sound like a million-dollar question? Don’t worry, let’s get down to it. In answering the question, a biographical account would be appropriate. Indeed, some great story tellers have produced inspiring pen-portraits on him. In 2011, Mike Awoyinfa and Dimgba Igwe wrote a book on Adenuga who was born 70 …

Obiageli Ezekwesili is like a daughter to me. Even when she was a minister, I treated her the same way I treated my biological daughters. She was a dynamic young woman, who is competent, reliable and very enterprising. As she, therefore, clocks 60 today, I cannot but thank God for her life, as I wish her more fulfilling and glorious …

In the build-up to the 2023 presidential election, I raised a stumper in a column, “If Peter Obi fails, as he certainly would, what next for the southeast?” It was with sincere contemplation and unaffected judgement that I probed the imminent misfortunes of the southeast as fashioned by a star-crossed quest. I had advised we deploy tact with dispatch and …

Nigeria’s February/March elections undid many things. One of them was the 63-year-old myth that no wealthy and ambitious candidate could emerge president. Until the last presidential election. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria’s president between 1963 and 1966, came close. But while ownership of his extensive and authoritative newspaper chain made him influential, he was not wealthy. In any case, he was only a …

The piece you are about to read was first published by me on 30th September 2015, almost eight years ago and  just four months into Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency. With little editing to whittle it down to fit into the space allotted. It is as relevant today as it was then. Enjoy it! “By President Muhammadu Buhari’s own admission, he is …

Access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene is essential for human health and well-being. The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 is about “clean water and sanitation for all”. However, in many developing countries, these necessities remain out of reach for a significant portion of the population, particularly those living in suburban and rural areas. The popular thinking is that local …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has given Friday, 28th April as the deadline for complete Hajj fares remittance by boards, agencies and commissions of state Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare managers. The chairman of the Commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan gave the ultimatum on Wednesday during a marathon meeting with the chief executives of state Pilgrims Welfare Board, agencies and …

The emergence of cultures within adaptable working models that facilitate improved flexibility and therefore well-being whilst generating new range of opportunities to innovate and increase productivity shows that hybrid work is here to stay. A report by Gartner shows a sizeable 51 per cent of United States knowledge workers are projected to work ‘hybrid’ and 20 per cent to work …

The Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board in the Federal Capital Territory has said that it would conduct medical screening for the 2023 Hajj intending pilgrims from 5th to 7th May. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the board, Malam Muhammad Aliyu on Tuesday in Abuja quoted the Director of the Board, Malam Abubakar Evuti as saying that the inoculation …

After reading Dreams from My Father, a book authored by Barack Obama, the 44th United States President, I concluded that Obama made up his mind to become the US President as early as when he was just eight years old. His was a trajectory evidently influenced by a conscious disposition of a man determined to fulfil his dreams. Nigeria’s President-elect, …