Fifty years ago today, on July 29th 1966, a man by the name of Major General Francis Adekunle Fajuyi gave his life in defence of our country and the then Head of State, General Johnson Thoma... Read more
In Nigeria, billions of dollars each year flow illegally from public coffers into private hands. Nigeria’s kleptocracy undermines the regime’s ability to combat Boko Haram, a deadly terroris... Read more
Turkey is about five hours away from Nigeria by air, about 2, 634 miles from here, but the night there was a coup attempt in Turkey, July 15, with soldiers shutting down parts of Ankara and... Read more
This past week, South Carolina megachurch NewSpring asked its founding pastor, Perry Noble, to step down. While the specific reasons have yet to come to light, excessive use of alcohol was c... Read more
Boris Johnson’s appointment as the UK foreign secretary is raising eyebrows in Africa, writes Zimbabwean filmmaker and columnist Farai Sevenzo. Since the UK’s EU referendum, poli... Read more
I received with shock the news report that EFCC has frozen the personal bank account of Ayodele Fayose the Governor of Ekiti State. This indeed came as a shock considering the personality in... Read more
Pope Francis’s three-year-old papacy, marred by controversy from the beginning, has hit a new low. After Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected to succeed Pope Benedict XVI in 2013, he quickly ju... Read more
The windfall from oil initiated what should be appropriately described as “a curse” it instantly obliterated the middle class and extended the consumption pattern of the upper class, thus cr... Read more
Nigeria is at a crossroads. Just over a year ago, people voted in a historic democratic election to end corruption and business as usual, opting instead to build an economy that delivers for... Read more
The arena is darkened. A feast of blood Will follow duly; the spotlights have been borrowed For a while. These ringside prances Merely serve to whet the appetite. Gladiators, clad tonight in... Read more
