Opinion

I greet everybody, particularly my muslim brothers and sisters, on this celebration of another eid el kabir. May we be able to learn its lessons! For those who did not know, it is a celebration of self sacrifice. The prophet Ibrahim apparently saw a vision in which God told him to sacrifice his only son,…

Nigeria is a very interesting place. The people are so warm that almost nothing shocks them. The nation and the citizens are always reporters’ delights! They are newsmakers!! The last time I checked, the latest news was a debate on the selling of Nigeria’s national assets. Nigerians will normally select unselfish people into positions of…

I’ve always maintained that you don’t really need a certificate to qualify as a candidate for an election. It negates the principle of democracy. The basic principle of democracy is the most popular person winning a free and fair election. That’s why most of the western democracies don’t have educational requirements in their electoral laws….

I attended a church service today. If you see their service, you’ll definitely know they’re not worshipping the same God with Nigerians. Maybe they had done the collection of offerings before my arrival. But in Nigeria, churches would use every opportunity to collect money. Right from the normal offerings to the thanksgiving offerings. Some will…

Prof. Isaac Adewale. Former Minister of health When Christ made one of his last sayings on the cross and said, ‘It is finished’, he couldn’t have been referring to Nigeria. However, when we really look at the Nigeria of today, it’s like some negative forces are working towards the end of Nigeria. There’s hardly any…

Turning Social Media to an Exhibition Space. You may be carrying your most accessible gallery in your pocket. No rent. No security guard. No opening hours. No geographical address. People in Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, London, New York and Tokyo can enter it within seconds. It is your phone. Yet many artists use this extraordinary instrument…