Overriding public interest in land use: Balancing rights and development
Land in Lagos is more than soil and buildings. It is the foundation of livelihoods, shelter, commerce, and cultural heritage. Yet, under Nigerian law, particularly the Land Use Act 1978 (as applicable in Lagos State), all land is vested in the governor to hold in trust for the people. One Continue Reading
Judge Frank Caprio: Exemplar hero in public service
Frank Caprio, the American judge and public servant, has passed to the great beyond. He was known as the “nicest judge in the world” for the compassion which he displayed in his courtroom. This earned him a celebrity status on social media where millions of people across the world subscribed Continue Reading
Voters Registration: Olaniyan Urges Massive Mobilization.
Former Deputy Governor of Oyo state Engr. Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan has called on citizens of Oyo state to seize the opportunity provided by the ongoing continuous Voters Registration exercise to register for participation in future elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC have commenced online and physical voters registration Continue Reading
Barr Akeem Agbaje Advocates for Inclusive Governance on International Women’s Equality Day
Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State and 2027 gubernatorial aspirant, Barr. Akeem Agbaje, has joined voices to mark International Women’s Equality Day, calling for greater participation of women in leadership and governance across all levels. In a statement marking the day, the illustrious son of Continue Reading
Call for diligence as Owo massacre suspects face trial
Coming three years after their arrest, the commencement of prosecution of some suspected terrorists, who attacked the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, on June 5, 2022, and killed 40 worshippers, appears to have suffered a delay; but it nevertheless points to the intention of government to pursue Continue Reading
Nigeria, decide with intentionality: the paradox of making omelettes or wasting shells
What are the odds that a dreadful maximum-security prison in Alcatraz and a notorious underground vault in Edinburgh would one day attract billions of dollars from tourists around the world? This remarkable transformation illustrates the saying: Only broken eggs make omelettes. The real question for Africa—and for us, educated, exposed Continue Reading
Escalating global military spending and its implications
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s latest report published on April 22, global defense spending surged to an unprecedented $2.443 trillion last year, representing a significant 6.8 per cent increase from the previous year, reflecting a world increasingly characterised by geopolitical tensions and security uncertainties. This surge, the Continue Reading
George and impenitent PDP governors
But for its assault in sensibilities of Nigerians, the assemblage of impenitent PDP governors with the likes of Osun’s Ademola Adeleke, the dancing governor and Bauchi’s Bala Mohammed of ‘Every West African Fulani is a Nigerian’ in Gusau, Zamfara, last week Saturday where the forum attributed PDP’s unimpressive outing during Continue Reading
OYO APC: Barr Akeem Agbaje Calls for Unity Ahead of 2027 Polls
…….Only a United APC Can Translate Federal Gains to Oyo State in 2027 Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 2027 gubernatorial aspirant in Oyo State, Barr. Akeem Adedeji Agbaje, has emphasized the need for sincere and sustained unity within the party to ensure victory for both President Bola Continue Reading
Okonjo-Iweala’s mealy-mouthed Tinubu economic performance scorecard
Nigerian-Born Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, came calling the other week. She paid a courtesy call on President Bola Tinubu and gave what should have been an austere and severe personal assessment of Nigeria’s economic performance under the Tinubu administration. An otherwise closely-reasoned television interview Continue Reading