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At Last, Apapa-Oshodi Expressway Gets FG’s Attention

The shame of the nation, which is an apt description of the dilapidated Apapa-Oshodi expressway, has begun to get the…

Happily Married

Men and women are as different as black and white; what appeals to one might be total nonsense to the…

Tribute To Idowu Fasina

Campbell John McLeod, a Scottish theologian, wrote in one of his works that “to live in hearts we leave behind…

Much Ado About Jonathan’s 6-Year Tenure Proposal

The venom was even ready before the proposal. It was a very good example of the chicken and the egg.…

Al-Mustapha’s Diversionary Tactics

As the events of the last few days have shown, Major Hamza al-Mustapha, on trial since 1999 for heinous crimes,…

Security Vote To Secure Who?

Billions of naira freely handed over to governors monthly in Nigeria as ‘security vote’ is, to say the least, a…

Controversial Bill: How Patriotic Is Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba?

It was with shock to know that the Senate Leader Victor Ndoma-Egba as a ‘SAN’ proposed a bill that will…

In Defence Of The Local Government

It was at a public function in Lagos recently that I realised how much many Nigerians wrongly perceived the local…

National Assembly Please Reject The Six-Year Term Proposal

The debate on the six-year single term tenure for the President and the Governors in Nigeria is unnecessary, diversionary and…

Cameron’s Visit To Lagos: A Tribute To Visionary Leadership

Just very recently, the British Prime – Minister, David Cameron, led a powerful delegation of British Trade Mission to Nigeria…

Ramadan: Time For Truce And Penitence

After much expectations, the holy month of Ramadan is here. For our Muslim brothers and sisters, the Ramadan represents a…

Evangelicals Without Blowhards

In these polarised times, few words conjure as much distaste in liberal circles as “evangelical Christian.” That’s partly because evangelicals…

Overhaul KAI Brigade Now

It has become an accepted practice for things to go wrong in Lagos state with nothing happening to those tasked…

The Desperate Canal Dwellers In Lagos

The extent to which some Lagosians can go to find shelter for themselves can be amazing and equally dangerous to…

Handling Disagreements

Marriage/relationship is a life of decisions, even the very idea of who or when to marry is not sometimes easy.…

We Practice Voodoo Economics

In the last few weeks I have tried to reflect and make sense out of the labour war with government…

Breaking Up Is Never Easy From Ghana To Sudan

A former first lady of Ghana lost an election most emphatically on 9 July, the same day that the new…

Jonathan’s 6-Year Tenure Proposal: Matters Arising

Suddenly, the 4-year, two terms tenure which elected president, state governors and members of the National Assembly and State Houses…

Nigerian Financial Market: Questions Today; Answers Now

A good number of times in life, the most complex questions are answered with simple analogies. This is because a…

The Nigeria Of My Dreams

Not too long ago, a young man called me to arrange a meeting. He had a project he wanted to…

An Aberration Called ‘First Lady’

In the eight Chapters of the Nigerian Constitution, including in Chapter Six which deals with the powers of Federal and…

Rochas’ Quaint Monarchical Bent And The Fourth Tier Concept

I reckon that one of the most controversial statements coming from the stable of Owelle Rochas Okorocha so far is…

Natural Gas Transmission And Distribution In Nigeria

INTRODUCTION Natural gas as a raw material is produced in abundance in oil and gas wells throughout Nigeria. However, according…

President Jonathan: Time To Provide Strong Leadership

Events of the past few weeks after the April general elections have clearly shown that the country is in dire…

On BRF And BRT

Every democratically elected government is accountable to the people, to whom it owes its existence. These people, therefore, need to…

Igbo President Will Be The First To Be Impeached In Nigeria

The 2011 general election in Nigeria has come and gone and from my personal point of view it was the…

Unnecessary Hysteria Over Islamic Banking

There is so much hue and cry across the country about the introduction of Islamic banking. Christian leaders have been…

Things That Kill Love (2)

To say that someone would willingly kill what appeals to him/her or what gives so much joy to mankind, could…

Till Violence Do Them Part

Time and again, abundant evidence point to the fact that only a very thin line separates man from beast. Fathers…

Murdoch, His Robot Sidekick Steal The Show As Cameron Sweats It Out

Historians may well judge the events of Tuesday to be Britain’s official resignation from international life. We do not know…
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