When the Federal Government announced that Mathematics would no longer be compulsory for admission into arts and humanities, the applause was instant. Parents sighed with relief; students who had fought lifelong battles with algebra rejoiced online. But beneath the excitement lies a question too serious to ignore: are we reforming education or simply lowering the…
And somehow, they kept surviving things they never named. You know the kind of pain I’m talking about. The one she brushed off while pounding yam.The one she carried in her chest like an extra load.The one that made her wince slightly when she lifted the bucket but still went on like nothing happened. That…
Respect. A Thumbs up, and a Bow. These are not words one could have attributed to El Presidente two weeks ago, but it appears he has earned it by an unusual combination of actions. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a character who goes by the name Polonius said: “Though this be madness, yet there is method in…
The Internet was recently abuzz with gory details of a dangerous domestic incident involving a winsome couple. You may be tempted to think you were watching scenes from the popular ‘True Crime Series ‘ with the salacious details of the unfolding story. Well, the gist is that a marriage of less than a year has…
When migration scatters the family tree, and names become blurry echoes. There was a time when cousins were your first crew. The ones you fought and gisted with in the same breath.The ones who ran barefoot with you through sandy compounds, climbed mango trees, and shared sweets your aunty told you to hide.The ones who…
I find it impossible to discuss the future of the National Stadium in Lagos without recalling my enduring personal connection to this historic landmark. In the mid-1960s, while residing on Razaq Balogun Street in Surulere, a narrow lane between the houses provided a direct route to Western Avenue and, ultimately, to the stadium itself. On…
One of the most persistent myths in Nigerian football is the belief that former players are best suited to lead the game’s future. This idea has survived for far too long. The truth is clear: playing skill does not translate into effective football administration.As the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) prepares for a transition after next…
Happy Independence Nigeria, the land of intrepid and audacious people. The land of beautiful and bold entrepreneurial women making waves in various sectors of the economy. Despite the various security challenges experienced by the nation in recent times the state of women in commerce, real estate, content creation, media, banking, music, films are quite laudable….
Ask anyone in diaspora and they’ll tell you: Nigeria never left us.It’s in our pepper preference, our humour, our sense of community, our suspicion of authority, and our spiritual GPS.We carry it in the way we speak, the way we style, the way we cook. But every time you try to feel proud, something pulls…
Call them PENGASSAN, NUPENG, NURTW, RTEAN, or ASUU. Call them by whatever name. It is analogous to putting lipstick on a pig.It remains a pig.Unions are an abberation to Free Enterprise.Without free enterprise, wealth cannot be built, an economy cannot endure. This is no longer in the realm of theory. It is a Law. In…
