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Was Lagos State Govt Right Or Wrong For ‘Arresting’ Okada Men From The North, Read This

Was Lagos State Govt Right Or Wrong For ‘Arresting’ Okada Men From The North, Read This

Over the weekend Friday 30th August, A lot of dust was raised over the interception of a truck load of 48 motorcycles popularly called''Okada'' alongside 123 persons loaded in trucks by the The Lagos…

DONT FORGET LEAH SHARIBU

DONT FORGET LEAH SHARIBU

On February 19th 2018, some one hundred and ten 110 schoolgirls were abducted by the Boko Haram terrorist group from the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe state, Ni…

THE MALE CHILD

THE MALE CHILD

It is saddening to note that while raising awareness for the girl child, little or nothing is done for the male child and they're oftentimes neglected. These days, everywhere you turn, there is some …

Speculation rife over surprise Kim Jong Un visit to Beijing

Speculation rife over surprise Kim Jong Un visit to Beijing

Beijing was under tight security Tuesday with speculation rife that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was making a surprise visit, after the reported arrival from Pyongyang of a special train met by an…

The Presidential Goof by Seyi Law

The Presidential Goof by Seyi Law

- The President Goofed things up.- Buhari strongly condemned IPOB but failed to do same for Arewa Youth- Likens Buhari's reaction to Trump's "there are good people on both sides"- Calls Kogi State Go…

President Buhari is a Private citizen; The Cluelessness of some Political Appointees

President Buhari is a Private citizen; The Cluelessness of some Political Appointees

On Tuesday 08th August, 2017, a presidential aide (Lauretta Onochie) came forth and condemned Nigerians for demanding more details regarding the President's unfortunate circumstance. See her comments…

NOT TOO YOUNG TO RUN

NOT TOO YOUNG TO RUN

It is with sadness I came to realize that the not too young to run proposal has been thrown into the dust bin by the recently held #LAGOS SUMMIT, it is sad that a bill that was welcomed by the Speake…

CAN SUCCESS BE BAD?

The term "success" is one of the most used and understandable notion (to some extent) in our vocabulary. The delight that often comes with it makes it the cynosure of all eyes, a target almost everyo…

GLOBAL DECLINE IN VALUES: WE NEEDN'T KEY IN

Each day in life comes with its own peculiar challenges, which are either acute or less acute. The nature of these impediments determine the nature of the approach and solution required. Man's natura…

SUICIDE: THE WAY OUT OF EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS?

Coming to terms with the factuality of life as no bed of roses saves one a lot of energy, and prepares the mind to confront avoidable and unavoidable challenges headlong. Like I maintained some tim…

SECESSION FROM NIGERIA: AN INVITATION TO RETROGRESSION

Nigeria is a vast political entity comprising distinct cultures that are reminiscent of peculiar ethnic groups. Her complexity as well as beauty lies in her diversity. The Uncreated Creator's enabl…

SEPARATING POLITICS FROM PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: WHAT NIGERIA NEEDS

Government has come to be construed as an agent of societal progress due to its statutory duty of seeing to the well-being of all under it. Optimizing the governmental structure in any political envi…

POLITICS OF INCONSIDERATION: A NATIONAL DEFICIENCY

Politics has come to be regarded as a game played in the governmental/leadership circle in any society. Traces of it are also discoverable in corporate environments. The recurrence of this phenomen…

$20m DISCOVERY: WILL PATIENCE JONATHAN BE PROBED?

A friend of mine recently posted something funny on Facebook. He said while it takes a graduate 100years to make $300,000, it takes a drug dealer 2 days to make $300,000, and a politician makes t…

OPINION: THE CALL FOR TRUE FEDERALISM: WHY THE NORTH MUST NOT BE FEARFUL

There has been a lot of talk lately about the restructuring of the country, and the devolution of powers. And with increased agitation from various groups, the call for a remodeling of the proces…

So an interesting thing happened in the country this week. Nigerians awoke on the morning of Tuesday, August 30, to images of the 6th richest man in the world, Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, on N…

ISIS: WHAT NEXT AFTER RAQQA AND MOSUL?

ISIS: WHAT NEXT AFTER RAQQA AND MOSUL?

ISIS has recently suffered heavy defeats on the battlefield. When the group first gained prominence in 2014, it prided itself as being a caliphate with "headquarters"? in Raqqa, Syria, and also firml…

THE WRATH OF THE KHANS AND THE FALL OF TRUMP

THE WRATH OF THE KHANS AND THE FALL OF TRUMP

When the race for the US Presidency began, no one envisioned that Republicans would head to their convention in Cleveland in July, to put their stamp of approval on a billionaire TV reality star.From…

FOLLOWING THE RULES OF NIGERIA'S POLITICAL JUNGLE: BETWEEN REMI TINUBU AND DINO MELAYE

FOLLOWING THE RULES OF NIGERIA'S POLITICAL JUNGLE: BETWEEN REMI TINUBU AND DINO MELAYE

Politics in Nigeria is not for the faint-hearted. Over here, the political field is a jungle, where only the strong survive. But while the terrain does bring out beastly instincts in certain politici…

OPINION: POLICE BRUTALITY IN THE USA: WHEN WILL BLACK SONS BE FREE?

OPINION: POLICE BRUTALITY IN THE USA: WHEN WILL BLACK SONS BE FREE?

Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Frederick Grey, Trayvon Martin; these names all have something in common- deaths due to police brutality against black men in the USA.Some days ago, US cities erupted in p…