When the row between Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, and his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) spilled onto the streets after the party’s presidential primaries in May, I argued that to solve Wike, one had to first fix the candidate, Atiku Abubakar. In light of Wike’s no-holds-barred interview last Thursday, things may have fallen apart, irretrievably. That interview, perhaps …

There is a saying that the bigger the head, the bigger the headache! Between Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and his counterpart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, whose head or headache is bigger? Tinubu has been many things that Atiku has not been. Tinubu has been a pro-democracy …

Decades ago, I remember reading a piece by a writer lamenting the sudden but astronomical shooting up in the price of garri, which used to be the staple food of poor and down-trodden Nigerians. For reasons which need not detain us here, garri shrugged off its beggarly position in the hierarchy of staple foods and began to rub shoulders with …

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has reacted to a trending write-up, which implied that the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) task force was reportedly engaged in the entrapment of motorists. The report claimed that that action was to enable the task force team meet their targets. A detailed response by its Corporate Communications consultant, Mr Kolawole Ojelabi LAMATA, reads: “LAMATA …

Driving through the city of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, one cannot help but observe the practical steps taken by the administration of Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu to establish environmental sustainability in the state. Following the blueprint of the T.H.E.M.E.S. agenda introduced by the Governor as soon as he assumed office in 2019, the state has prioritised cleanliness and environmental sustainability. Spearheading …

As a unionist myself, it’s painful that union leaders often fail to see the banana peels right before them until they fall. Now that the Federal Government has ordered all Vice Chancellors to reopen all universities with immediate effect and proscription looms on the Academic Union of University Staff (ASUU), who wins? Even if the union is not proscribed, for …

I doubt if any Nigerian politician will make heaven, if God were to really judge every lie, every deceit, every wickedness and every act of looting of the commonwealth by our politicians! Jesus Christ, in an encounter with a young rich man, who craves for the Kingdom of God, asks him to go and sell all he has and give …

Before the 1999 presidential primary, crisis engulfed the All Peoples Party (now part of the All Progressives Congress, APC) over the ambition of the late Dr Olusola Saraki. He was bent on running even though the slot had been zoned to the south. The late Chief Arthur Nzeribe, who played a major role in the annulment of 12th June, was …

Universal access to financial services is today widely regarded as a fundamental human right. Firms helping to drive access to financial services are highly regarded as enablers of financial inclusion. “Financial inclusion,” according to the World Bank, “means that individuals and businesses have access to useful and affordable financial products and services that meet their needs – transactions, payments, savings, …

On Saturday, 24th September, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife, will play host to thousands of people joining him to celebrate this year’s Olojo Festival. The festival is set aside in Ile-Ife to commemorate the day of creation. It is the most important festival in Ife calendar when the Ooni wears the sacred Aare crown and …