Opinion

    By Prof Tayo Popoola There is a nickname that has followed Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr. for decades: the Bull. It is more than a colourful tag attached to one of Nigeria’s most successful businessmen. It has become a fitting metaphor for a career marked by persistence,…

    By Asiwaju Kunle Kalejaye, SAN Prof. Toyin Falola, the world-acclaimed author, essayist and teacher, wrote about the nature of Nigeria’s problems. He said: “In Yoruba, Nigeria’s situation is aptly described as egbirin ọ̀tẹ—a complex web of problems that keeps evolving, rearing its head in new places the instant…

    By Kenechukwu Aguolu, FCA With the Dangote Refinery Initial Public Offering (IPO) opening on Monday, September 14, the excitement among Nigerian investors is understandable. The opportunity to own a stake in one of Africa’s largest industrial assets is significant. However, for small investors with a short-term investment horizon,…

    By Asiwaju Kunle Kalejaye, SAN   The inaugural address of Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, titled “From the Call to the Cause,” marks a historic turning point for the legal community as she officially assumes office as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). She was sworn…

    By Asiwaju Kunle Kalejaye SAN Chief Jonathan Akinremi Odebiyi(1923 -2005) was a Minister of Education in the Obafemi Awolowo government in the Western region, Nigeria. He was a politician with an intellectual bent. He subsequently went ahead to establish a secondary school, which he named Eyinni High School…

    By Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji A democracy is not a gift that arrives fully formed and then runs itself. It is a living agreement between the governed and those who govern, renewed every day by the choices, voices, and vigilance of ordinary people. When citizens step forward,…

      By Asiayei Enaibo The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) and Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Dr. Dennis Burutu Otuaro, has congratulated High Chief Engr. Kestin Pondi, Managing Director of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, and Dr. Michael Onoka, Commissioner for Energy,…

    – By The Conscience Chronicler There is an unusual question that troubles every honest conversation about Nigeria’s fate. It is not a question of resources, for Nigeria is resource-rich beyond the dreams of many nations. It is not a question of human capital, for Nigerians are among the…

    By The Conscience Chronicler I have written before about the architecture of exclusion, where the godfather networks, the violence, and the monetization that together form a fortress designed to keep decent Nigerians out of politics. But there is a deeper, more insulting perversion of the democratic idea. It…

    By Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr. In consonance with the timetable guiding the 2027 electoral process, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) scheduled August 19 as the commencement of campaigns across the nation. Interestingly, the fireworks are here. The first week of the campaign was generally engaging, with Atiku…