Tag: Tayo Ogunbiyi
The Street is not smiling!
A month later, Duke called to inform me that his children are back in Nigeria, while his wife has gotten…
COVID-19 Pandemic and the State of Osun
That Coronavirus, alias Covid-19 pandemic, is currently causing the entire world great heartache, like never before, is an understatement.
Curtailing fire outbreaks in Lagos
Being a cosmopolitan city and the commercial nerve center of Nigeria, incidence of occasional fire disaster should not entirely be…
9th Senate and the Lagos question
It is no longer news that a bill seeking for an Act to make special provision for Federal grants to…
Promoting the revival of local industries
Considering the urgent need to diversify the country’s economy, there is no better time than now to promote the non…
Expanding the Tax Net in Lagos
All over the world, governments use tax revenues to provide jobs, build dams and roads, operate schools and hospitals, provide…
Lagos and the prospect of Lekki Deep Seaport
Recently, Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, signed the $629 million financing facility aimed at completion of the Lekki…
What is it about 100 days in office?
Over time, the idea of 100 days in office has been used to measure the success or failure of governments.
Deadly parcel from South Africa
In the colonial era, it was normal to see whites brutalizing and oppressing blacks as aptly epitomized by the atrocious…
Ooni’s Death: Did Ife Chiefs Lie?
By Tayo Ogunbiyi My interest concerning Ile-Ife stems from an understandable emotional attachment to the ancient town. Though not an…
Breastfeeding And Infant Mortality
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Infant mortality occurs when a child dies before reaching the age of one year. Many factors such…
Keeping Faith With Buhari’s Pace
By Tayo Ogunbiyi While addressing some Nigerians in Diaspora in the course of his recent visit to the United States…
Corruption, EFCC And Conspiracy Theory
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The issue of corruption has over the years been a constant subject of discourse among Nigerians. To…
Presidential Bailout For States: Matters Arising
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The recently announced bail out approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for states owing workers several months of…
Tackling Lagos Traffic Gridlock
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Lagos is famous and unique in many ways. It is the sixth largest city in the world…
Cancer And Ambode’s Birthday Wish
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The world is grappling with many challenges. Terrorism has heightened the fear of insecurity across the globe. Globally,…
Lagos Fire, Articulated Vehicles And Roadmaps
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Being a cosmopolitan city and the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria, incidence of fire disaster is not…
Blatter, FIFA And The Beautiful Game
By Tayo Ogunbiyi After seventeen years of holding sway as the boss of the apex global soccer governing body, FIFA,…
Dame Patience Jonathan: There Was A First Lady
By Tayo Ogunbiyi According to Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist, Carl Gustav Jung [1875-1961], personality is the supreme realization of the…
Now That Ambode Has Come
By Tayo Ogunbiyi “Ambo o, Ambo, Eko sese bere ni o Ambo o” (we are coming, we are coming, the…
Babatunde Fashola (2007-2015): He Came, Saw And Grew Grey Hair
By Tayo Ogunbiyi “You see, this job is a tough job. When I took this job, at the age of…
Fuel Scarcity And The Agony Of Nigerians
By Tayo Ogunbiyi It started like a trivial development that would soon fizzle out with time. Most government officials that…
What Is It About Lagos State University?
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The situation at the Lagos State University, LASU, certainly calls for urgent action among all stakeholders in…
Between Buhari And AIT
By Tayo Ogunbiyi “If it were left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or…
Scary News From South Africa
By Tayo Ogunbiyi The images were frightening and at the same time mind-boggling. If not for the credibility of the…
Fashola, Lagos And Ethnic Propaganda
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Highlighting the ethnic and tribal composition of our great country is always a hurting venture for patriotic…
Between June 12 And March 28
By Tayo Ogunbiyi In the history of every country, certain dates are considered as defining and epoch making. Such dates…
Fashola’s Boost For Lagos Night Economy
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Various people view night time from diverse angles and perspectives. While some see the night as a period…
Fashola And The Futuristic Pillars Of Lagos
By Tayo Ogunbiyi In a few months’ time, the curtain will draw on the illustrious tenure of Governor Babatunde Raji…
PVC And The Sanctity Of Choice
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Surprisingly, I got my Permanent Voters Cards, PVC, perhaps the most coveted property in the land today,…