THE emergence of Barr. Richmond Jolomi Omagbemi, as a prominent and influential figure at University of Delta, Agbor, was a gradual and explosive process. With extraordinary synergy he enjoys with the highly cerebral Vice – Chancellor, Prof. Stella Chiemeke, he…
ABUJA residents woke up to a mind-boggling reality yesterday, as the powers behind the Federal Capital Territory Administration, popularly referred to as the FCTA, exercised their power, by sealing off the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, head office in Abuja,…
Dear Mr Olushola Matthew, I read your recent letter to Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola with a heavy heart and a keen sense of responsibility to address the undertones of vilification and the lamentable distortion of a public servant’s legacy. While you…
“Sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism. Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.”- Seneca. Seneca, was a statesman and philosopher from the ancient Rome, that believed in the need to appreciate the sacrifices made…
LAST Sunday, the Department of State Security Services, DSS, announced the arrest of two suspected high-profile kidnap kingpins, as they tried to depart Nigeria for Saudi Arabia. Their mission was Hajj, the Islamic holy ritual. The suspected kidnappers had been…
THE enemy is behind everything that happens to anyone here. In electronics and computing, a glitch is an unexpected software or hardware malfunction. Here, you have your phone frozen or your app crashed, you respond cursing the devil that is…
In every democratic society, civic rights—such as freedom of speech, assembly, and protest—are sacred. They empower the people to demand accountability, fairness, and justice. However, when these rights are misused to shield criminal behavior or promote illegitimate causes, they…
THE ongoing scandal of corruption at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, stands as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities in our academic institutions, where power, authority, and financial mismanagement frequently intersect. The findings from the due diligence exercise and…
LEADING up to the recent superlative annual reports showcasing one of the most significant growth experienced by a Nigeria Financial Institution in recent years I was forced to ask “what is Fidelity Bank” doing right? My banking and financial…
THERE is a Yoruba proverb thus: “You cannot shave a man’s head in his absence”. Literally it means, you cannot make a decision that affects someone without their knowledge or consent. The person whose life is affected by the decision…
