Category: OP-ED

Almost a month into the death of Fadlullah Agboluaje, a Nigerian student admitted to Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine, the school authorities are yet to tell the family what went wrong. Fadlullah’s death is an avoidable one that ought not to have been. But the young man is gone – very painful. His sister, Rofeeha, had explained how her brother… Read More

Artificial intelligence is a branch of computer science that deal extensively with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively. ” Solving problems have been highlighted as an essential skill in the workplace , but in a timely fashion and creative manner showcase some level of intelligence in an individual.   Looking at the context of what technological innovation have introduced,… Read More

Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives was the Guest Speaker at the 52nd Convocation Ceremony of the University of Lagos, his alma mater, on Monday, January 17, 2022. The theme of the lecture was: “Building Back Better: Creating a New Framework for Tertiary Education in Nigeria in the 21stCentury.” The Speaker had a lot to speak about but… Read More

Recently, the former Vice-President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, tested the political waters through the Chairman of Daar Communications, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, concerning a supposed one-term presidency. Dr. Dokpesi was reported to have advised the South-East Zone to allow Atiku to run for a single term from 2023 to 2027 and that if Atiku should renege on this promise, he… Read More

It is common in the social media these days for people to do a countdown to the end of the President Muhammadu Buhari government. They seem in so much hurry to see its back, that they cannot hide their excitement. Their main grouse is that the retired general made lots of promises especially of a secured, peaceful, prosperous and happy Nigeria,… Read More

Nigeria needs a visionary leader and a new model. The present sets of gladiators, which I refer to as “managers” and their enablers will either sink us completely as a nation  or our beloved country Nigeria will sink them and be afloat.  This is a country that has become a huge joke and an epitome of social malady; a nation… Read More

An Abuja-based discreet Think Thank invited me to the Nigerian capital for a strategic meeting. The goal is to develop a plan to rescue the South-East of Nigeria, irrespective of what is happening in other parts of the country. The group thinks there is room to build a progressive region around the incoming governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, and… Read More

Has Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, lost his trenchant voice to the serpentine politics of Aso Rock? Has the fabled Lion of Ubima been emasculated and magicked into a wimpy cat? Has Chibuike Nwaamaechi, who defied a sitting president; survived lethal political machinations in his former party — the PDP — and fought against titans and celestials to deracinate an… Read More

It was Abraham Lincoln, an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865 that said, “Be with a leader when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong.”This has become my life philosophy and it has become… Read More

Africa is a distinctively unique continent among all 7 continents of the world. Africa has a very diverse culture. It is rich in cultural heritage and diversity, a wealth of natural resources, and offers breathtaking tourist attractions.  Africa’s known mineral wealth places it among the world’s richest continents. However, her inhabitants are not lazy; but highly superstitious in nature, very… Read More