Category: Opinions

President Muhammadu Buhari was presidential in his address to the nation on Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Sunday. He got off his accustomed armchair; stood up and spoke to Nigerians like an unfeigned Commander-In-Chief. I could see the sense of urgency in his cadence and grimace. Really, the President’s first COVID-19 ‘’outing’’ is a far cry from the previous televised embarrassments. Though… Read More

According to John F. Kennedy, “The war against hunger is truly mankind’s war of liberation.”  It is no longer news that Coronavirus (Covid-19) is quite alarming and far spreading while food prices have risen dramatically around the country in recent days, fuelling widespread concern and social unrest in communities confronted with devastating price increases when buying provisions and food stuff.… Read More

For the intellectual, miracle could be described as God’s great supernatural intervention in the natural affairs of men. But for the layman, miracle could equally be described as wonderful, surprising healing and deliverance by Pastors or men of God through the name of Jesus the Christ. For the uninitiated, Jesus is still performing miracles through His servants. But for those… Read More

The Church was packed full. It was a gathering of eminent Nigerians to remember. But there probably more soldiers than dignitaries and well wishers who came to wish Papa Adekunle Ajasin final bye. The men in green were in the Owo Church to “guard” then No 2 in the country: gen. Oladipo Diya who came to stand in for his… Read More

Section 17 (3) (d) of the constitution has imposed a duty of the state to ensure  that “there are adequate medical and health facilities for all persons”.But the section is not justiciable like other provisions of the Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles State Policy enshrined in Chapter II thereof. Hence, successive governments have failed to provide medical care  for the… Read More

There is a natural mystic blowing through the air If you listen carefully now, you’ll hear This could be the first trumpet, might as well be the last Many more will have to suffer; many more will have to die Don’t ask me why Things are not the way they used to be… One and all, we have to face… Read More

As expected, the Vice Chancellor’s response on the barrage of lies that Babalakin tried to peddle about the suspension of the 51st convocation of the university, elicited anger and rage from a faceless and dishonest ‘Concerned Stakeholders’ and a group of delinquent non-academic staff making scrupulous releases requesting for the Vice Chancellor to proceed on leave, because, for them Babalakin… Read More

Re: Babalakin obsession with…….. My attention has been drawn to a sponsored treatise by an unknown Alabi Azeez of a phantom online magazine codenamed Unilag Vanguard. The decision of the writer to launder the image of his paymaster is not of interest to me. However, he goofed big time when he chose me as an object of vilification and insults.… Read More

Has the outbreak of the coronavirus marked an end to faith healing practices in Nigeria, Africa and the world? This question has become necessary because traditional, Christian and Islamic faith healing claims have been rampant. And they include claims of healing persons who are suffering from all sorts of illness, the blind, lame or those with HIV/AIDS. Faith healing is… Read More

Does Nigeria possess the relevant forensic expertise to deduce the size of the explosive that devastated Abule Ado? I am referring here not to the trigger which could jolly well be a match stick, box of matches, a cigarette, a 12.5 or even a 50kg cylinder of LPG. If could also be a 2-ton industrial LPG storage.  Let’s leave the… Read More