Opinion
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Exploring Investment Opportunities in Nigeria: Insights from *Otunba Bimbo Ashiru* at the Duke’s Cultural Economic Summit 2024
The Duke’s Cultural Economic Summit 2024 was a resounding success, bringing together distinguished speakers, panellists, and dignitaries to explore the theme “Our Cultural Exports as a Force for Economic Growth.” Among the notable speakers, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru, Chairman of Odu’a Investment Ltd., delivered a compelling presentation on the myriad of investment opportunities available in Nigeria. Otunba Bimbo Ashiru’s speech centered…
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A New Approach to Combatting Terrorism in Nigeria: The Truth Alliance and the Path Forward
Three weeks ago, a high-level UN counter-terrorism summit in Abuja concluded that a new approach to fighting terrorism was needed across Africa. As the head of one of Nigeria’s largest NGOs dealing with this problem, I strongly agree and hope that the conclusions of this meeting will herald new and exciting approaches to reducing the risk of more violence and…
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When Degree And Skills Collide! Common Sense To The Rescue
It all started with Fatima Mai Zogale and the controversy surrounding Rara’a new song praising Fatima and her well prepared Zogale. The conversation graduated to salary can not make one rich, where salary earners and entrepreneurs argued tirelessly to prove how salary has made them rich or otherwise. The conversation completely took a new dimension when two elephants (Prof. IBK…
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Organ Harvesting Hearing: The Other Narrative of Nigerian Media
Since the organ harvesting story broke in August 2023, I have taken a keen interest in the case and followed it closely with an open mind. To understand the facts firsthand, I attended as many court sessions as possible. So far, I have not missed any, from the arraignment of the suspects to the ongoing hearings, which took place from…
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State police: A desirable move with huge challenges
Since the return of democracy in Nigeria in 1999, different parts if the country have unpleasant experience in the area of security. This development, naturally, has been a source of worry to politicians and other citizens alike. To many observers and security experts, state police holds the key to fixing this security challenges. Proponents of state-controlled police argue that the…
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Hopeful workers and Tinubu and administration’s positive body language
Nigerian workers recently joined their counterparts in other parts of the world to celebrate ‘2024 World Workers’ Day’ with the theme, ‘Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate’. During the celebration, a good number of them were on high expectations to hear what the government of President Bola Tinubu has in stock for them after a protracted…
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Nuts for the living: A personal story
I was going through some old files in my closet the other day when I saw some documents and receipts that absolutely cracked me up. Among the browning, time-worn papers was the receipt from a private primary school for the payment of my first daughter’s fees. It was a middle-class school that charged N5,000 naira per term. Attached to…
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ECOWAS: Is This the Beginning of The End?
Mali and Burkina Faso obviously have a lot more in common than squaring off in a game of football like they just did in the Round of 16 knockout stage of the African Nations Cup (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. Along with Niger, these countries have been a great source of misery for the continent in the last four years, with…
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That Bende Southeast Peace Declaration
The world has witnessed landmark peace declarations, such as the London Declaration of 1949, that gave birth to the emergence of the Modern Commonwealth of Nations. That declaration was signed by eight countries as independent and equal members. That was in the early days of the Commonwealth of Nations. The London Declaration was signed amid the Second World War, but…
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Kwankwaso After the Supreme Court
In the last one and a half decades, Rabiu Kwankwaso has been the most charismatic politician out of Kano after the passing of Abubakar Rimi. Kwankwaso is not just charismatic; he is consequential, with a cult-like following that responds twice, even when he calls once. He is facing yet another defining moment in his political career. The outcome of…
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The Tyranny of Nigerian Labour Unions
In recent events, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, faced a reprehensible attack in Imo State during his campaign for the Labour Party. In response, both the NLC and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have called for a nationwide strike—an action that, while condemning the attack, raises critical questions about the proportionality and historical…
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Oscar the grouch and the Sesame Street that is the NGX
The NGX today is a street lined with muppets. Lilly livered gringos who would rather come at night and bite Oscars backside rather than face him and tell him to his face the truth that he is superintending the death of a wonderful institution. Growing up, we were fed by NTA with Sesame Street. It was an exciting programme with…
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Adeleke and the concept of dancing
Governor-elect Ademola Adeleke is a surprisingly streetsmart guy. He is entrenched in the grassroots despite his apparent affluent background. His fixation with owambe music, coupled with his dancing dexterity belies his bubbly obesity. After seeing him heaving and panting after some of his extraordinary moves, it would be nice if he could stick to his doctors’ dietary advice, be a…
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Max Amuchie: Tribute to a worthy journalist
My Dear Max Amuchie, Today, I join friends, family and colleagues to celebrate a worthy journalist: a terrific reporter and editor/publisher with eyes for details. Max bears the mark of a rounded media professional whose many years of crisscrossing the media ecosystem has endeared him to the hearts of many. You are an incurable believer in social justice, equity and…
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Be wary of appeals for donations, Ogun Govt. warns residents
The Ogun Government has warned residents of the state to ignore any appeals by faceless individuals or organisations soliciting support to fund government facilities or projects. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, issued the warning at a news briefing in Abeokuta. The warning was coming in the wake of an online message by a group soliciting donations from the…
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Women group says Nigeria’s military should be commended, not condemned
Hajia Salamatu Adebayo, Publicity Secretary, Mothers for United Nigeria (MUN), says the military should be commended for gallantry during March 28 attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service and not reviled. Adebayo, spokesperson of the non-partisan women group, made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja in a statement entitled: “Our military should be commended and not reviled.’’ She said the attack…
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Insecurity: Ekiti Council boss warns residents against night journeys
The Chairman of Oye Local Government Area in Ekiti, Mr Sunday Ajimoko, has warned residents against late night journeys to avoid being kidnapped by gunmen. Ajimoko, who gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Oye-Ekiti, urged residents who were fond of embarking on late night journeys to desist because most kidnappers attacked during…
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