By ‘Tope Fasua I am afraid. I am afraid. I knew there was always a possibility that I would be left holding the can with my bet that Nigeria was the country to be in and that we should stay here and make the most of our country. I have always had a fear that […] Read more
At the risk of sounding like a broken record or an alarmist, the need for a TRANSFORMATIONAL leadership has become absolutely necessary if Nigeria must come out of this quagmire. This is because transformational leaders have the Midas touch to tackle these worrisome issues using systemic approaches to local solutions, which require intimate and empathetic […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published on MaTaZ ArIsInG on Monday, 21 March, 2022) With women, there is never an end to a war- any war in which their core interest is involved. When they win, they sip choice wines with the skull of the enemy. When they lose, they, in bitterness, weep, withdraw and go underground […] Read more
By Wole Olaoye O ye powers within my ten toes, let me not strut like an eagle only to receive a historic slap that resounds via social media round the globe. I have been reliably informed that the slap under reference was of the “common slap” variety, not a “cover slap” which, by definition, affects […] Read more
By Ayo Dada Money, power, life and everything in it are transient, if their is any doubt in the minds of our greedy, selfish, self centered, wicked and evil leaders, the viral video of Anambra State’s immediate past governor’s viral video of him in the custody of EFCC, looking like an ordinary person/criminal should clear […] Read more
By Farooq A. KperogiTwitter: @farooqkperogi In today’s Saturday Tribune/Peoples Gazette column, I reflect on Nigeria’s constant national grid collapses and use my–and my friends’– experiences in other “Third World” countries to argue that Nigeria has to have the world’s worst electricity crisis, which should qualify it to be a “10th World country.” This week, Nigeria’s […] Read more
By Ayo Ojo The Treaty between Adeyemi, Alafin of Oyo and Head of Yoruba-land and Her Majesty, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, July 1888 I, Adeyami, Alafin of Oyo and Head of Yoruba-land, the four corners of which are and have been from time immemorial known as Egba, Ketu, Jebu and Oyo, embracing within […] Read more
By Bayo Adeyinka Each time I conduct interviews, I usually end up shaking my head and lamenting about the state of education in Nigeria. Our tertiary institutions are churning out graduates who are mainly unemployable. Earlier today, I interviewed almost 50 candidates and by the end of the whole session, the only conclusion I could […] Read more
By Dr. Wumi Akintide Why Nigerians may have to travel to Tipperary to find another politician and statesman like Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Oyeniyi Awolowo. One of the greatest and rare privileges of my life was a chance to briefly and directly serve under Obafemi Awolowo as Secretary while he was the Chairman of the Presidential […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in MaTaZ ArIsInG on Monday 14 March, 2022) “Thieves of a feather” is the title of a piece written by American journalist, Emily Sohn in the December 19, 2007 edition of ScienceNewsforStudents. Great writings advertise themselves first with great titles. You were probably suckled in a cliched world where birds of […] Read more
