BUYING CONSCIENCE — Makinde’s Media Car Splash Is a Threat to Free Press!
By Muftau Gbadegesin As of today, Governor Seyi Makinde has graciously and generously dashed out different models of brand-new, tear leather Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV) to selected journalists, broadcasters and media professionals as rewards for only-God-know-what-efforts in the state. He has equally awarded a controversial multi-million-naira book contract, to Continue Reading
NACCIMA President Felicitates with Olubadan-Designate on Coronation
On Sunday, August 24, 2025, Engr. (Dr.) Jani Ibrahim, National President of NACCIMA and President of Organised Private Sector Nigeria (OPSN), made a courtesy visit to Oba Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, the Olubadan-Designate, at his Bodija residence in Ibadan, Oyo State. He was accompanied by Engr. (Amb.) Segun Bolaji, an Elected Continue Reading
Babatunde Fashola’s wisdom, Nyesom Wike’s wealth
I commend Babatunde Fashola, a former Governor and former Minister, for his advocacy of a sports-driven economic modelfor Nigeria. Speaking at a book presentation, Fashola said Nigeria’s policymakers had“ignored a solution hiding in plain sight” by failing to fully develop sports as a business and an untapped solution to the Continue Reading
Jonathan, Don’t Just Run… Please Flee!
A self -anointed select pack of northern political hounds has found a favourite seasonal mascot for each election cycle. Former president Goodluck Jonathan has managed to find repetitive mention in each election cycle. Hardly any presidential election cycle passes without a loud speculation of Jonathan as a possible candidate. In Continue Reading
By-elections and the 2027 reality
The first reality that is worth celebrating is that “Global Square”, the Sunday Sun back page column, authored by Kenneth Okonkwo, is six years old this week. The first edition of this column featured on the 25th day of August, 2019. Unbelievable! Global Square has featured about 300 articles celebrated Continue Reading
Free Nnamdi Kanu…, by Obi Nwakanma
As at this morning, dear reader of the Orbit, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) remains a political prisoner, and a prisoner of conscience in Nigeria. Kanu continues to be held, against his will, and against the laws of the federation of Nigeria, whose courts Continue Reading
Oyo 2027: Amofin Beulah Adeoye as Heir to a Legacy of Leadership
By Abegunde Samuel Temitope Oyo State’s developmental journey since the beginning of the 4th Republic has been shaped by a lineage of transformative leaders, each contributing distinct strengths to its progress. From Lamidi Onaolapo Adesina, Lam-Adesina’s foundational reforms through Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja’s grassroots governance to Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala’s Continue Reading
National Single Window comes to life after failed attempts
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policies are yielding great interest. Since taking office, he has implemented policies that are sustainable and beneficial to the Nigerian economy, one of which is the National Single Window (NSW). Nigeria has always been a country of opportunity, but too often, those opportunities were lost in Continue Reading
How Dr Ramat will raise the bar at NERC
The trend of increasing youth inclusion under President Bola Tinubu’s leadership is a model that is good for even development and national unity; for this, many observers have lauded the President while urging him to sustain the feat. Tinubu’s ability to recruit the finest of human resources to get the Continue Reading
Avoidable frequent change of university identity
The least of the problems facing each public university in the country is naming. With all the universities groaning under poor funding, ill-equipment and poor staffing, the federal government has become obsessed with changing the names of some of these universities after our politicians and past leaders. One of such Continue Reading