Opinion

Buhari Is Not Mandela

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari recently declared that he would be seeking a second term in office. This was not a…

Syria: Highway To Universal Conflagration

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Universal powers converged this Tuesday under the auspices of the United Nations Security Council to deliberate on the alleged use…

The implications of Buhari’s second term declaration

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Another historic event occurred in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria, on Monday April 9, 2018, at about 11 am,…

Before things fall apart

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

It is no more news that the great Super Falcons of Nigeria lost heavily to the Les Bleues of France…

Another Dawn, Another Dirge: Goodbye, Honest Man

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Greatness can be a surprisingly quiet thing. Some geniuses are of such exceptional modesty or gentility, that they shield themselves…

2019: Let the others simply run away

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

There are two options for those in contention for the presidency in 2019: run, or run away. Now that President…

Of Sowore, Durotoye, Fasua: Rupturing the Fetish of Political Experience

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

It is true that Nigeria is a complex country. But that only politically experienced folks can effectively and efficiently govern…

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping: The Rise of New Presidents for Life

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Just as Africa is busy clearing its stables of despotic Presidents-for-life, China and Russia are busy installing their own.

The Reasons Nigeria Must Wake Up Fast

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Fellow Nigerians, please, permit me to say it as bluntly and categorically as possible, our dear country, Nigeria, the giant…

Winnie Mandela: Heroine Or Villain?

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

It is no longer news that Winnie Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid crusader and former wife of the First Black…

Nigeria’s Anthony or Britain’s Joshua

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

I know you might be surprised by the title of this discourse. I am referring to the same golden boy…

On Lagos’ Infrastructure Development

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

One major index of social change and development today, especially in Africa, is infrastructure development as particularly epitomized by the…

Answering the Call (1)

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Armed robbers attacked me on Lagos airport road and an anonymous Good Samaritan came to my rescue. I soon discovered…

The European Game of Expulsions

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Serious diplomacy has, this Easter Season, given way to the farcical drama of European countries expelling Russian diplomats, with the…

Bill Gates, T.Y. Danjuma and Street Life

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

For a government that has swallowed more than it can digest, last week’s extra portion from Bill Gates and T.Y.…

Danjuma’s call for self-defense is most apropos

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A onetime Chinese leader, Mao Tse Dong, once said, “We advocate world peace but there can be no peace without…

Now is the time to enter politics

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

You might wonder that I am writing on this topic. The present economic ‘recessional’ state of my country, Nigeria combined…

Bill Gates, the Naked Truth and the Power of IMPACT!

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

In 1999, the Gate’s Foundation pledged US$750 million to set up Gavi Vaccine Alliance. With that commitment, everyone interested in…

Can The Internet Replace Pay Television In Nigeria?

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Back in 1996, when the the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) licensed 38 internet service providers to sell internet services in…

Combating Lassa Fever’s Resurgence

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The new wave of cases of fresh outbreak of Lassa fever in the country should give everyone something to really…

On Damascus Road (3)

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Picture this: I am standing in the middle of the road with a bullet wound in my left leg. Nevertheless,…

Dapchi: Dangerous Example Of How Not To Help Boko Haram

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

It’s like a tale from fish-wifery told by the moonlight: How Boko Haram entered a Nigerian town as villains, kidnapped…

Why Buhari Must Jail Corrupt Politicians Now

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The latest Transparency International (TI) report disrating Nigeria’s war against corruption did not come as a surprise. But the report…

The Bard From Labode, Master Of Mirth

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

‘Honest Man’ was how we called him. And he would grin and reply: ‘The Only One in the World!’ After…

On Buhari’s Food Security Council

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Last week's announcement by President Muhammadu Buhari that he would inaugurate and head a National Food Security Council has sparked…

Being a deputy governor in Nigerian politics

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Deputizing in Nigerian politics can be quite interesting. The deputy governor is the second citizen of a state, just like…

INEC and Election Reordering Bill

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The bill of the Parliament seeking to reorder the sequence of elections which intriguingly hit the brick wall remains a…

Insecurity And Imperatives Of Collective Security

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Public Security is the necessary foundation for economic growth and social development of any society. It is the primary duty…

The Tragedy of Lagos

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Lagos State has the most opaque finances in Nigeria because she has been run since 1999 by cosmopolitan minds who…

A Nation Saddled By Corruption And Stealing

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

When former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan affirmed a few years back that “corruption is not stealing”, he was crucified…

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