How Politics Kills Universities
In what has become a familiar ritual of Nigerian campus trade unionism, ASUU has served notice of an imminent work stoppage. It is all about long standing service agreements over benefits and allowances that have been lingering for the better part of the last few decade or more. In the Continue Reading
Securing national progress by urgently combating AI-driven cyber threats
“In war, truth is the first casualty,” warned Aeschylus in ancient Greece. This ancient wisdom takes on chilling new meaning as we witness the emergence of a conflict where truth itself becomes both weapon and casualty. Beneath the surface of our daily digital lives, a new world war is already Continue Reading
Bola Tinubu abolishes ‘corruption’
Nigerian leader Bola Tinubu woke up the world last week, declaring he has ended corruption in Nigeria. He said, “The reforms I’ve embarked upon since I took over in Nigeria have been very impactful. It was initially painful, but today the result is blossoming…We have more money for the economy, Continue Reading
Atiku’s shock and awe
Shortly after one of his spokesmen, Ola Olateju, a professor, reported former vice president Atiku Abubakar as placing his desire to help rebuild Nigeria above his ambition to be president, another spokesman, Tunde Olusunle, quickly corrected what he described as the wrong impression given of the former vice president’s political Continue Reading
Amofin Beulah Adeoye Congratulates FUNATO Pioneer VC, Prof. Olaniyi Jacob Babayemi
Amofin Beulah Adeoye, president of the Beulah Adeoye Foundation, has extended his warmest congratulations to the newly appointed Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Okeho (FUNATO), Prof. Olaniyi Jacob Babayemi. The Oke-Ogun-born legal icon described the appointment of Prof. Babayemi as pioneer Vice Chancellor of the Continue Reading
2026 guber: Why Osun yearns for Oyebamiji
SIR: Of all the contenders for the Osun governorship seat in the upcoming off-cycle election, slated for August 8, 2026, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) stands out as a model of good governance, having been tested and trusted over time. The Ìkirè, Osun State-born finance-expert-turned-politician is a technocrat of no Continue Reading
By-elections and Uba Sani’s consolidation
The recently concluded by-elections across Nigeria, particularly in Kaduna State, are an attestation that the good people of Kaduna State are happy with the performance of His Excellency, Governor Uba Sani. The By-elections are a referendum by the people at the sub-national level, and they should be key performance indicators Continue Reading
Overdue rites of passage for our war dead
It is a common saying in Igbo land that “isi nwa amadi adigh ato n’amba” (the head of a son of the soil is never buried outside the homestead). So too, that of a woman. If, for any reason, the head, and by extension, the body could not be traced Continue Reading
Okeogun Traditional Council meets in Ogboro, discusses key issues
The Okeogun Traditional Council of Obas on Thursday, 28th August ,2025 convened in Ogboro, Saki East LGA,Oyo State, to deliberate on crucial matters affecting the region’s development. The meeting was hosted by the Onisanbo of Ogboro, Oba( Engr.) Kazeem Adio Adegboye, brought together traditional rulers to discuss key issues. The Continue Reading
Shittu’s claims on N300bn loan misleading – Oyo Assembly
The Oyo State House of Assembly has issued a strong rebuttal to Hon. Ibrahim Shittu’s claims about the N300 billion loan request made by Governor Seyi Makinde. The Assembly clarified that the loan includes N149 billion to refinance an existing loan facility with United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Continue Reading