The Tragedy of a General’s Death and the Cost of Reckless Reporting By Olaitan Adesina With Brigadier General Musa Uba’s death, Nigeria did not just lose a senior military officer; we lost a man whose life might have been saved had some individuals remembered that national security is not a plaything for newsroom ratings or…
WHEN POWER MET PROTOCOL: THE WIKE–YERIMA ENCOUNTER By Olaitan Adesina In Nigeria, public drama is both a coping mechanism and a spectator sport, and power often feels the need to perform. It rarely walks in quietly. It prefers a convoy, a siren, and a camera crew. So when Nyesom Wike, Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal…
WIKE AND YERIMA: BETWEEN EMOTION AND RATIONALITY Things are happening these days at a frenetic pace such that the only constraint a writer may encounter is- which one should I comment on and which should I overlook? To be sure, no issue of importance, at least to societal health, should be glossed over, by well-…
The Price Tag on Patriotism: America’s “Rescue Missions” and Nigeria’s New Drama By Olaitan Adesina If there’s one thing Americans never do, it’s charity without a receipt. Every “rescue mission,” every “democracy promotion,” and every “humanitarian intervention” usually comes wrapped in a bill. And no one understands that better than Donald J. Trump, the self-proclaimed…
ABSENCE OF AMBASSADORS IN OUR DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS BY M K ILYASU There is so much talk on PBAT reluctance to appoint Ambassadors, which some equate with “Failure on Foreign Policy Strategy”. Is that so simple a matter that can be handled sine qua non to his non appearances on international forums? Come on people, let’s…
Tinubu and the significance of yesterday (1) By abiodun KOMOLAFE The great British Rock Band, ‘The Beatles’, eulogized ‘Yesterday’ in one of its most memorable hit songs. In the lyrics of the song, the past is framed by the line, “Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away,” culminating in a definitive “longing for yesterday.”…
Ekiti, Oct 27: Date with destiny! By abiodun KOMOLAFE The allegations of contrived mayhem in the State of Ekiti are an acknowledgement that desperation has taken root in the quest to gain entrance into Oke Ayoba. This is ominous, but it also reveals the infantile elements in Nigeria’s political paradox, where one addresses a daunting…
NIGERIA AT 65: A JOURNEY OF STRUGGLES AND HOPE. By Dayo Awude At last, our great day has arrived, and Nigeria is now indeed an independent sovereign nation. … now we have acquired our rightful status, and I feel sure that history will show that the building of our nation proceeded at the wisest pace….
Nigeria at 65: A nation still crawling amidst abundance. By Lai Gidado Nigeria is a nation richly endowed with brilliant men and women in science, commerce, and technology. In the United States, Nigerians hold the highest number of PhDs among migrant communities. In business, our citizens can be found making waves across the globe….
BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AS NIGERIA’S NEXT FRONTIER by Eugene Nanven. Nigeria is approaching a defining moment in its history. With the population projected to surpass 400 million by 2050, the pressure on our healthcare system will be unlike anything we have ever faced. For decades, we have proudly called ourselves the “giant of Africa,” yet too…
