By Emeka Alex Duru The controversy on Kemi Badenoch, Leader of the British Conservative Party and…
Category: Opinions/Columnists
Linking communities with roads, bridges is Sanwo-Olu’s best Christmas gift
The project is further enhanced by the installation of solar-powered streetlights. It provides safe and accessible…
OPINION: A person who wants to die meets the person who wants to kill him
By Richard Akinnola I hate military coups. They have set us back decades in our national…
Profile of the newly elected chairperson of FIDA Abuja branch, Barr Chioma Onyenucheya-Uko
In 2018, Onyenucheya-Uko was part of the small team that represented Nigerian CSOs in drafting and presenting…
Swift promise of Purple Line as Sanwo-Olu’s railway revolution attracts global attention
By Uche Nnadozie While Lagosians are still celebrating the successful launch of the Red Line metro…
Dele Farotimi, Afe Babalola, and Streisand effect
I can bet my bottom dollar that no more than 50 people initially bought the book,…
Notorious, overprotected sexual predator at Ekiti University
According to Section 8.3 of the university’s “Revised Regulations for Senior Staff,” gross misconduct is defined…
Improving commuting through Sanwo-Olu’s Taskforce, the Ikotun example
A visit to the area showed an unbelievable experience by this writer as traffic was smooth…
Abati, Igbo-phobia and clumsy path to national prominence
He had programmed his mind on the matter, hence his brashness at his co-presenter, who tried…
Chief Gordian Chukwuemeka Oranika: Death of the pioneer DG of FCT
Oranika did not forget his God and was an active Roman Catholic Christian. He was a…
OPINION: Obasanjo not an ideal leader to emulate
He did not repair the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, the Lagos-Abeokuta road leading to his hometown in Abeokuta,…
OPINION – Delta State’s 2025 budget: A mirage of progress? (Right to reply)
That Mr Anaughe could use Tinubu government as a reference point reflects severe jaundice in his…
Sanwo-Olu is building something big at Mile 2
By Uche Nnadozie Not even the very successful Lagos Blue Line metro in the corridor could…
Governor Makinde: Your unhinged 2027 ambition a disservice to Oyo people
Makinde’s unhinged 2027 ambition cannot be founded upon his unguarded and unjustified attacks against our great…
OPINION: Assault – Will Hon. Ikwechegh’s probe be another charade?
The 9th Senate played to the gallery on the Sen. Abbo case. By Adesuwa Tsan In…
Downstream deregulation: Between Obasanjo’s half-measures and Tinubu’s bold leadership
In a national broadcast on October 8, 2003, President Obasanjo expressed his frustration and anger at…
Wamakko and battle for soul of Sokoto APC
This is why many are shocked by the recent attacks on the person of Senator Wamakko…
Leadership failure: Who did this to us?
Things have really gone bad for the citizens. President Bola Tinubu and his administration must therefore…
OPINION – Benjamin Kalu: A legacy of legislative excellence
Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu may have since been elected the Deputy Speaker of the House…
OPINION – Red Line: From Agbado to Ikeja in 29mins, Sanwo-Olu on a mission to keep Lagos moving
There is no second-guessing the governor having delivered the Red Line in good time from beginning…
OPINION: Examining the President’s T-Pain alias
In the final analysis, as revealed by the above and subsequent others, Nigerians may actually be…
Don Obot Etiebet: Straight like an arrow
Etiebet has been in politics since 1978 when he joined the National Party of Nigeria (NPN)…
On the debate over Idris Elba’s role in ‘Things Fall Apart’
The argument that only Hollywood can project an idea on a scale that will grab the…
2 hefty infrastructure deals Sanwo-Olu signed to transform Lagos
By focusing on key road networks, we aim to reduce traffic congestion and create a seamless…
Nigeria’s missing links at 64
The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely the failure of leadership. Successive leaders of the…
OPINION: Nigeria’s missing links at 64
9By Emeka Alex Duru If you interpret Nigeria from the allegory of the blind men asked…
The importance of yams in Igbo cosmology
Yam is spiritually and culturally significant and crucial to the traditional Igbo economy. Yam farming requires…
Seeing Lagos through the windows of the Red Line
For us, it was a pleasure seeing Lagos through the windows of the Red Line. Seeing…
OPINION: Mr. President, this arrangement is not sustainable
It is high time the president was told the truth: this arrangement is not sustainable. By…