Category: Opinion

On August 2, 1100, England’s King William II went hunting in the New Forest in southern England. During the chase, an arrow shot at a stag by his companion, the Norman nobleman Walter Tirel struck an oak tree, ricocheted, and pierced the king’s chest. The king died right there. The spot where he fell is today marked by the Rufus Stone.   History records the episode as an accident. Yet the story has endured for nearly a thousand years as a powerful illustration of unintended consequences. An arrow meant for…

I am in receipt of a letter that asked parents to pay for an excursion to England. I was very perturbed because this goes beyond the mandate of the school. These kids barely know the geography of Nigeria, and you want to export them to another culture for indoctrination and cultural imperialism.   What is London for the Nigerian child? Are we still under colonialism? This program has nothing to improve the child except to give them a false sense of elitism which has destroyed Nigeria.   In these tough…

In line with his mandate and focus, the National Assembly,NASS under the management of Barrister Kamoru Ogunlana as Clerk of the National Assembly CNA is going by it’s words through training and retraining of the entire workforce numbering over 7,000, which included the Legislative Aides of Federal Lawmakers.   Not compromising the ethics and lay down procedures,the administrative guru and head of the National Assembly management embarked on the training of directors on the intricacies of leadership in the current dispensation.   With the Renewed Hope Agenda, RHA of President…

The way things are panning out, by the time President Bola Tinubu finishes his course, he will be competing with Mrs. Malaprop in serial gaffes. Mrs Malaprop was a character in Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 1775 play, The Rivals. Her name was derived from the French phrase mal à propos, which translates to “inappropriate”. In the play, Mrs. Malaprop was notorious for her frequent misspeaks which gave comic effect to the play. She used words that were meaningless but sounded similar, though out of sync with words she intended to say.…

The former Minister of Youth and Sports and current Special Adviser to the President on Public Communication, Chief Sunday Akin Dare went down memory lane to X-ray the political sagacity of the late sage , Late Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, SLA , the Aare ona Kakanfo of Yoruba , “The Generalissimo” and former Premier of the old Western Region, who was killed sixty years ago during the first military coup in the country in 1966. Though , I was not born at then , but I had the experience in…

The recent 10-point statement by Zacch Adelabu Adedeji, Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), offers a glimpse into a forward-thinking roadmap for the agency. It represents a fundamental pivot from aggressive enforcement to strategic “taxing of prosperity, not poverty.” At its core, the mandate collapses the old, fragmented system into a single “system integrator” for all federal intake – from oil royalties to solid minerals. Most importantly, it shields small businesses with turnovers under ₦50 million from the tax net entirely, protecting the backbone of our economy. By…

The air in Osogbo is thick with more than just the dust of the harmattan as we crawl toward the defining moment of 2026. In the beer parlours of Ajegunle in Osogbo, the market stalls of Iwo, and the high-walled inner sanctums of our political elite, a single phrase is being whispered like a sacred incantation: “Federal Might”. To some, it is a promise of inevitable victory; to others, a looming shadow of institutional intimidation. But as we stand on the precipice of the August 15, 2026 Osun governorship election,…

The Development Bank of Nigeria, DBN since it’s inception has continued to host the World International Women’s Day , IWD to celebrate women of distinction , recognition, and also empowered the vulnerable ones which has led to a thriving businesses and economy in recent times, particularly the accelerated growth of the country’s Gross Domestic Product,GDP. The 2026 program will not be an exception either through celebration of the annual program or availement to women in Nigeria, under the leadership of Dr Tony Okpanachi, the Managing Director, Development Bank of Nigeria,…

As Nigeria gradually approaches the 2027 general elections, the conversation around credible elections has once again taken center stage. Elections remain the most powerful instrument through which citizens express their democratic will, determine leadership, and shape the future of their nation. However, Nigeria’s electoral history has been punctuated by concerns ranging from voter apathy and electoral violence to vote buying, manipulation of results, and declining trust in institutions. If the 2027 elections must stand out as credible, transparent, and widely accepted, responsibility must not rest on one institution alone. It…