For the singular reason that introspection is a natural predisposition of the human species, one cannot but look back at an eventful year which can only be described in extreme …
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Stampedes are symptoms of Nigerian innumeracy
Within a mere four days, an estimated 70 people were recorded dead from three different instances of stampedes that occurred in Ibadan, Oyo State; Okija, Anambra State; and Abuja. In …
Read More »Shobanjo, the trail blazer, at 80
Within the conclave of eminent advertising practitioners in Nigeria and the consistory of esteemed marketing communications professionals in Africa, he is revered. Even in the larger orbit of the corporate …
Read More »Nigeria desperately needs more stroke centres
Every year, thousands of Nigerians suffer a stroke. Statistics reveal that strokes account for 3.9 per cent of hospital admissions nationwide and up to 7-8 per cent of all deaths. Tragically, about …
Read More »Nigeria’s Civil Service Commissions, ‘Katsina declaration’ and reform implications – Part 2
Continued from yesterday Entrants should not be recruited for life into a specific department but would enter a Home Civil Service that would facilitate inter-departmental staff transfers. Civil servants, therefore, …
Read More »ECOWAS: A way forward
Just like the 27-nation strong, European Union, the underlying thesis for rapprochement in the crisis confronting the 15-nation regional bloc of sovereign nations: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, …
Read More »Stay with our world, Lord Jesus
Merry Christmas to all God’s children! Glory to God in the highest and peace to all who are God’s friends. Christmas can still be the happiest time of the year, …
Read More »Nigerians at 2024 Christmas: Suffering and smiling
It’s Christmas day! Hearty congratulations for witnessing it. For Nigerians, it’s been a tough year. A year of vicissitudes. As many Christians troop to church this morning in thanksgiving for …
Read More »Ending history with casino journalism
Last week, Prof. Ismail Adegboyega Ibraheem, who teaches Journalism and Communication Studies at the University of Lagos Department of Mass Communication, paid the debt he owed for his appointment as …
Read More »French monetary imperialism in Africa
Africa the Second World War, General Charles de Gaulle, the President of France, declared la Franc afrique, France’s informal sphere of influence in Africa. Apart from secretly vetting and backing …
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