INTRODUCTION In last week’s installment, we dealt with the controversy over the removal of fuel subsidy; corruption’s unyielding gripe and perennial event for change after which we suggested several pathways that can be taken by our political leadership in…
I am not sure where to start regarding my experience of participating in The International Football Scouting Course that took place last weekend! In fact, at first I was not sure as to why I would want to be part…
A new battle is brewing between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the federal government (FG) over proposed electricity tariff hikes and consumer reclassification. The NLC has strongly opposed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (NERC) plan to increase tariffs or move consumers…
THE Lagos State Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General, Lawal Pedro SAN, convened a strategic meeting on Monday with all 40 lawmakers at the Assembly Complex in Alausa-Ikeja. While the specific agenda of the meeting remains unclear at the…
IT does not matter if the thoughts of former Head of State General Ibrahim Babangida in his 398-page book with 13 chapters were written by him or his hired cronies. What matters is that he has owned up to…
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 3 March, 2025) THERE is a royal family in Lagos called Oniru. In the earliest times when there was no Lagos and Eko knew its boundaries, that family owned all lands that…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed confidence in salvaging his country’s relationship with the United States following a tense meeting with US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office. He stated that he remained open to further dialogue with Washington…
UNITED States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the US. The order grants government agencies and federally funded organisations the discretion to decide whether to continue offering services in languages other…
Days after North Korea test-fired cruise missiles to demonstrate its counterattack capabilities, US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson arrived in South Korea on Sunday in a show of force. The arrival of the aircraft carrier and its strike group at…
Eighteen European leaders gathered yesterday in London to repair Ukraine’s fractured relationship with the U.S., with Britain and France assembling a “coalition of the willing” to develop a plan for ending the war with Russia. The leaders also pledged to bolster…
