Opinion

The protest over the propriety of writing the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) by Nigerian students seeking admission into universities and those desirous to work in the United Kingdom is deserving and highly commendable. A right step in...

The assent to the Electoral Act 2022 by President Muhammadu Buhari after the back and forth on some controversial provisions underscores the perfect workings of a parliament and executive both driven by new energy to deliver change in a...

Ordinarily it would have been best not to comment on the national tragedy of the pathetic demystification of our well-celebrated and highly esteemed super cop, DCP Abba Kyari, but for the ongoing altercation between the two government agencies at...

I was rather appalled to read comments attributed to Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr, a daughter of Nigeria's former minister of information, Dr Dora Akunyili, who in her book, ‘I am because we are’, a biography on her mother, alleged that her...

Firstly, President Buhari shouldn't stress this matter. He should give his assent already. This Electoral Amendment Act 2022 is in the best interest of this country. In November 2021, an amended electoral bill was sent to the president for his...

Akwete today is being popularised as a metaphor by Anambra State Governor-elect, Cee Cee Soludo, for the purchase and consumption of made in Anambra products and services. Already, the women of Akwete, who under the inspiration of the pioneering works...

Killing, killing, killing in the name of Biafra! When did murder become typical of the Igbo stock? When did taking innocent lives become classic in Igbo land? In Igbo cosmology, murder, 'Igbu oshu' is a cardinal sin deserving of...

Hopefully, by the time this commentary is in print, on February 22, 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari should have given his assent to the re-amended Electoral Act Amendment Bill which was transmitted to him on January 31, 2022. If so,...

The Indians have a proverb that literally means “Your future does not depend on the lines of your hands, because people who do not have hands also have a future.”   Often people ask me why I write on certain topics...

The acronym EKOEXCEL stands for excellence in child education and learning. It is an education transformation initiative of the Lagos State Government aimed at repositioning basic education in the state. It is also intended to enhance teacher effectiveness by...