Opinion

Why is it that the Nigerian government always fails to recognise brilliant ideas when they see them? And people will be complaining of joblessness. Why will there be no joblessness. Governors, youth groups and even the army of unemployed peopleseem to have agreed on one idea but the people at the centre seem to have…

He was a Christian of the Catholic denomination. He actually nearly became a ‘Fada’. However, he dropped out of the junior seminary. He came from a family of teachers. His father was a school headmaster. They came from Abeokuta but settled in Ado Odo. He read Education(English) at Unilag. He was into student union politics…

I went to my farmland earlier this week, ready to see if one could put in some effort at reducing the food crisis being faced in Nigeria now. The farmland is government owned. I had called the farm officer intimating him of my plans to start working on the land again. So, when I got…

I can never ever get tired of writing about Itire. Although, at that time it could be termed a Woop Woop with reference to Lagos Island, the place was attractive for its memories. There was Komukomu the butcher. He was so successful that he even had some apprentices. In the morning till midday, he usually…

It is reported that the federal government has instructed that CRK and IRK must be returned to the curriculum as separate subjects. That’s great, isn’t it? However, if indeed we are operating a secular constitution, is it right to have the teaching of ANY religious subject in government schools? I believe religion is a personal…

The Yoruba have a saying that concerns the elderly. The saying goes thus, ‘ogbon gbon lagbalagba fi nsa fun malu’. It literally translates to the fact that it’s with style that the elderly runs away from the ox. However, the deep meaning is that the elderly will always look before they leap. I thought OBJ…