Category: Opinion

As a distinguished medical luminary and astute administrator, Professor Ekele has indelibly etched his mark on the Nigerian healthcare landscape. His visionary leadership and unflinching commitment to excellence have transformed Gwagwalada Teaching Hospital into a beacon of distinction, earning him widespread accolades as one of the most effective Chief Medical Directors (CMD) in the country. Early Life, Education, and Career Professor Ekele’s biography reveals a man of unimpeachable character, driven by an insatiable passion for medicine and an unflinching commitment to public service. Born and raised in Nigeria, he pursued…

The race to be socially accepted is leading many people to their downfall. Young people who should ordinarily be at peace with themselves are deeply troubled by the needless, self -inflcited pressure they impose on themselves. A man in his forties sees himself as a failure because he hasn’t acquired luxury cars, purchased a lavish mansion, or reached a point of extravagant spending. To him, he has failed – forgetting that no time is ever too late for a man to succeed. Crime records reveal that young people between the…

The oba under our law is not a king; he is a chief. That is why the law governing the appointment and removal of the oba and his ìjòyè is called Chiefs Law. The colonial government made it so. The oba was not recognised as king by the law – because the English king/queen was the sovereign here, and there could not be more than one king in a kingdom. They didn’t stop at that. What the oba occupied or vacated was a ‘stool’, not a ‘throne’. Only the English…