The reasons the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 25th February election, Peter Obi cried out the other day, that he was under intense pressure to leave the country, are becoming clearer. He is really in huge stress and in a battle of his life. You will only understand the magnitude of odds stacked against him to appreciate what he …

There’s a saying in Yoruba language that the horse does not spurn the final gallop home. True. Home is that place you go to rest, after the labour and toil of the day. It is that place you find succor and respite, after the vagaries and vicissitudes that go with your daily exertions. No wonder they say, home, sweet home. …

When I received an alert that a building has just collapsed within the precincts of Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos, I hesitated. Incredible! I became a doubting Thomas, making frantic phone calls to that vicinity in order to verify the videos sent to me. Building collapse within the most expensive terrain, a community well-organised or deemed well organised in Nigeria sounded …

Donald Trump consolidated his record in demagoguery when he became the first former United States president ever to be criminally indicted and arraigned in a Manhattan court on 4th April. He was the first US president to complain about an election he won and also the first to openly express support for the body-slamming of a reporter. He has the …

You cross the line with the OBIdients, as the supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate in the 25th February presidential election call themselves, if you query the credentials of their Al Capone or disagree with their narrative of the presidential election, especially its outcome. If you say Obi did not win or disagree with the riotous way they …

From every indication, it looks like the relationship between the powers that be in Enugu State, by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has once again gone south, thanks to a hard-to-fathom tendency to expect different results from doing the same thing. The current face-off, like the previous ones, appears to be emanating from a Motion recently moved by the state House of …

The just concluded general elections came with its twists and turns across the length and breadth of the nation. The attendant fraud and malpractices have continued to reverberate in the land. In Enugu, the polls recorded high drama and subterfuge, never witnessed in the annals of electoral history in Nigeria. The election was not only brazenly manipulated but eventually stolen …

A usual workweek for some could read: Traditional Monday meetings, outfield customer oversite on Tuesday, convene strategic think-tank session with colleagues working remotely from the corporate office, whilst deploying the HP Smart App to print meeting outlines for physical attendees on the go. Just as you go about your day, the relationship with your team is somewhat multi-dimensional with Slack …

Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, boasts a youthful population. According to the National Population Commission, about 64 percent of Nigeria’s population is below the age of 25. This presents an opportunity for the country to harness the energy and creativity of its youth towards building a digital and innovative future. The world is currently experiencing a rapid shift …

The best word to describe the state of Nigeria right now is Kupenga. Kupenga is a word from the Shona language of Zimbabwe which means, “to be on the verge of breaking or falling apart”. We are sitting on a keg of gun powder hoping it won’t explode. But that is if critical issues are strategically addressed as the wounds …