Category: Opinion

Issa- Onilu’s digital drive in NOA By Paul Odenyi

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As Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu marks two years as the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), it is fitting to reflect on the remarkable digital transformation that has been unfolding under his visionary leadership. Since his appointment in October 2023, the agency has undergone a profound overhaul, embracing modern technology and innovative communication platforms to enhance its service delivery and deepen its engagement with Nigerians across the country.   At the heart of this transformation is the agency’s commitment to aligning with the federal government’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which emphasizes…

NOA: Value of Vision By Tolu Meduna

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On 3rd November 2023, during a Strategic Vision Briefing, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), his mission was to ensure the agency stops “winking in the dark,” he shared a number of bold and purposeful ideas amongst them is: “Every airport in Nigeria will one day have NOA value campaign messages playing on their screens.” It was a vision, not just an idea but at the time, it felt ambitious, even audacious. Fast-forward to 26th July 2025, I stood in the reality of that vision.…

Rejecting The Sunnah (Hadith) Of The Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) Is Considered A Rejection Of Islam! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, may the blessings and peace be upon our beloved master Muhammad, the last of Prophets, on his family, and all his companions. Dear brothers and sisters! In this our time filled with confusion and misguidance, some Facebook and TikTok accounts have appeared claiming to call people to the Qur’an only — but in reality, wallahi they are attacking Islam from within. One such misguided individual, a man named Yahaya Masussuka…

Speaking Progress, Living Fairness: The PR Mandate for a Hopeful Nation By Dr. Afolabi Olajuwon

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Public Relations (PR) has long been the moral compass of communication and governance. In times when nations face polarization, distrust, and despair, the mandate of PR must go beyond information dissemination, it must inspire vision, fairness, and hope. My aim is to examine how communicators, policymakers, and leaders can use the power of hopeful and just speech to foster unity, motivate progress, and sustain public trust. By applying principles such as “Speak progress, live progress” and Let fairness be your language and equity your tone, PR is not merely about…

APC’s slave-raiding expeditions By Lasisi Olagunju

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In mid-19th-century Ibadan, military expeditions under Balogun Ibikunle were so successful in slave-catching that by 1859, the city was gripped in the apprehension that it had harvested more slaves than it could control. Professor Bolanle Awe, citing missionary Hinderer’s Half-Yearly Report of Ibadan Station for that year, wrote that the oracle of Oke Badan had to intervene with a decree that Ibadan should desist from going to war for some time because there were “too many strange people in the town.”   People choke on their own success. If you…

The unbreakable Akpabio: Strength in the face of falsehood By Rt Hon Eseme Eyiboh

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In the grand theatre of Nigerian public life, where noise often masquerades as news and envy parades as activism, one truth remains constant: the measure of a leader’s vision is often revealed by the weight of the storms they must weather. The recent deeply personal attacks aimed at the President of the Senate, His Excellency Senator Godswill Akpabio,GCON merely affirm his impact. They are the inevitable rumblings that follow the footsteps of those who build, for greatness has always attracted turbulence. It is the familiar rhythm of leadership in a…

Of Nigeria, False Friends and True Dangers: A Call for Vigilance, by Hassan Gimba

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I have a confession. Vice President Kashim Shettima has never been my man. I have never quite taken to him. Not that I hate the man some want to see as the Cicero of our time. But it is also not that I exactly dig the man others prefer to see as overly ambitious. Despite his good performances, especially in delivering speeches and jibes, I have always viewed him with caution. Jibes. Hmmmmn! Perhaps I never saw his jibes, especially those aimed at prominent leaders, as funny—except for the ones…

Amupitan’s magical marriage to a buffalo By Festus Adedayo

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While growing up, I went on hunting expeditions with elderly men. From there, I found out that the forest, as an ecosystem, is diametrically opposed to the human world. In the forest, the hunter exists with “other beings”- animals of different shades and character, plants – whose existences bear similarity with man’s. One of such beings is an unseen spirit whose existence the hunter can take for granted only at his own peril. In the forest, the hunter is in a continuous struggle with these beings but is seen as…

DECENCY IN DECLINE: A NATION LOSING ITS MORAL FABRIC By Mallam Ibrahim Agunbiade

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Indecent dressing has steadily crept into our society, becoming a common sight in public spaces, institutions, and even religious gatherings. What used to be condemned as immoral and shameful is now paraded as a symbol of civilization and modern fashion. Unfortunately, this trend erodes the moral foundation of our community and contradicts the teachings of religion, culture, and law. Moral and Religious Dimensions From the Islamic perspective, modesty (haya’) is not merely a choice, it is a divine command. The Qur’an clearly instructs both men and women to guard their…

Ekiti, Oct 27: Date with destiny! By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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The allegations of contrived mayhem in the State of Ekiti are an acknowledgement that desperation has taken root in the quest to gain entrance into Oke Ayoba. This is ominous, but it also reveals the infantile elements in Nigeria’s political paradox, where one addresses a daunting reality, not with a countervailing strategy, but with stones and missiles. Indeed, without relying on scientific opinion polls, it is absolutely clear that unseating the incumbent government will be quite a task. For a start, those snapping at his heels within his own party…