Category: Opinion

Given the nature and scale of the demands being placed on modern states, it is clear that “business as usual” will no longer suffice, even if it remains the easiest option. For citizens in...

A man joined the military institution as a young man. He fought a war, came out unscathed; rose through the ranks to become an Army general, was a military administrator, Army secretary, Military governor,...

It was Henry Kissinger, former US diplomat, Secretary of State and National Security Adviser under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, who said that “whatever must happen ultimately should happen immediately”. From the look...

By subsuming the UK’s renowned international-development agency under the country’s diplomatic apparatus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims to be looking out for the British taxpayer. In fact, he is striking a severe blow to...

The World Trade Organization has an irreplaceable role to play in transforming countries’ economic prospects and the lives of people around the world. Although the COVID-19 crisis has brought the organization’s deteriorating health into...

I woke up this morning to read my oga, Richard Akinnola’s Facebook update to the effect that he won’t be making any posts on the happenings that surrounded the annulment of the historic presidential...

Cassock is no ordinary apparel. Neither are handcuffs choice ornament. So, when by mid 80s a fresh-faced minstrel from a cultural cauldron like Benin City spotting this unlikely fashion combo burst onto the big...

The Chairman, Lagos State Chapter of NIMN The Executive Committee Distinguished members Ladies and Gentlemen Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts with you on this auspicious occasion of the...

It has been five years of President Buhari. The second leg has started like the first. A few months after being sworn-in in 2015, oil prices crashed. The new president faced an economic challenge...

This piece summarizes my contribution to an African debate. From Johannesburg to Lagos, Cairo to Dakar, Kinshasa to Kigali, Nairobi to Accra, etc the debate on how Africa should respond to the global coronavirus...