Address Delivered At The Investiture Of Mrs. Nwamara Catherine Nnaji, Fca, As The 10th National Chairperson Of The Society Of Women Accountants Of Nigeria (SWAN)

By Bashorun J.K. Randle I congratulate Mrs Nwamara Catherine Nnaji, FCA on becoming the new national President of the Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria [SWAN].  It is not by pure happenstance that the current President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria [ICAN] is a lady – Mrs. Comfort Eyitayo FCA. Unknown to … Read more

Grazing Routes For Fulani Herders: Matters Arising

By: Adémólá Òrúnbon The farmer-herder attacks in Nigeria entered a new phase of policy direction between the federal government and state governors as the Presidency revealed it is reviewing the grazing routes across the country to reduce trespassing on plantations by herders which have greatly affected Nigeria’s food production capacity as more farmers keep away … Read more

Buhari Is Worst President, Ortom Is Right

Ortom

Tunde Odesola Hooray! The leaves are falling! It’s autumn, the evening of the four seasons. Harvested crops and fruits, in baskets, are heading to barns from farms. Winter, spring, summer and autumn. Each period of the season walks on three legs. December, January and February are the three legs of Winter, Spring springs on March, … Read more

Multi-Million Naira Ogun State Model School, Ago-Iwoye, Established By Senator Ibikunle Amosun-Led Administration Has Been Abandoned

The multi-million naira Ogun State Model School, Ago-Iwoye, established by Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led government has been abandoned. The model school, named after Late Prof. Sanya Onabamiro, an indigene of Ago-Iwoye, was established alongside 25 others across the 26 state constituencies. The cost of each model school was put at N750million naira by former Governor Amosun, … Read more

Opinion: The Trip of No Return to Saudi-Arabia

She was one of the most brilliant students the medical college produced that year and she had high hopes of becoming one of the best neurologists in the world. After the compulsory one-year service to the nation, she got employed at one of the state’s general hospitals. Read Also: Someone Will Always Be Better She … Read more

Synopsis!!! Subject To Last Minute Changes (Or A Miracle) Ikeja Club And Ikeja Must Remain The Beacon of Hope For Nigeria And Beyond

By BASHORUN J.K. RANDLE When Ikeja Club was founded in 1966, it was an epochal event.   Strangely, when the year started it provided little hint of the cataclysmic events that would engulf not only Ikeja but our entire nation in a matter of days.  It is of utmost importance to emphasise that the territory known … Read more

Buhari: Our President, Their Patient

President Buhari, Buhari

Tunde Odesola His name outnumbers the 26 letters of the English alphabet. Arguably, the most creative hands to ever hold a chisel and a paintbrush, but unmistakably the sublime genius embodying the inventive force of the Renaissance Age. A sculptor, painter, architect, poet and engineer, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is the 38-letter name a … Read more

Opinion: Someone Will Always Be Better

The story was in the news a while ago and it did cause a lot of scare for people, especially parents. The story revolved around a teenage boy who filled the bottle of a classmate with acid because she came ahead of him in major subjects after their examination scripts were revealed. Read Also: Read … Read more

Ogun Championing The Cause Of Human Trafficking In Nigeria

Civil Service

Due to the larger population of Nigeria, the country is routinely tagged as one of the leading African Countries in human trafficking, especially with cross-border and for years, the local and international media have been awash with horrifying stories of Nigerian women and girls trafficked for sexual and labour exploitation, and of migrants trapped in … Read more

International Youth Day: Building the Capacity of Change Agents in Transforming Food Systems

International Youth Day is commemorated every year on August 12 to raise awareness about the challenges and problems faced by the youth, and to endorse ways of engaging the youth to more actively participate in affirmative contributions to development. This year, the theme is, “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health,” and … Read more

Opinion: How Lola Brought Charm From Ijebu To Her Marriage In Nnewi – Azuka Onwuka

Opinion: How Lola Brought Charm From Ijebu To Her Marriage In Nnewi - Azuka Onwuka

Unknown to everyone, before Lola left her parents’ home, she fortified herself for any eventuality. When Emeka broke the news to his parents that he planned to marry a Yoruba lady, they told him that he was a joker. That would never happen, they said flatly. Was there a scarcity of nubile damsels in Nnewi … Read more

Opinion: They Train for Several Years to Compete for Just Few Minutes

They train consistently for years, maintain a strict disciplined diet and work out regularly. For just a few minutes of the competition, the athletes train for several years. They get a minimum of eight hours of sleep every day and wake up early in the mornings to head out for their training. Read more:  The … Read more

Opinion!!! Haba, Kyari!

Abba Kyari

By Tunde Odesola If you went to nursery or primary school in Nigeria, you’re unlikely to miss the deafening ‘A-for-apple’ cognitive verbal rendition schoolchildren crammed and screamed. ‘A-for-apple!’, ‘B-for-ball!’, ‘C-for-cake!’, ‘D-for-dog!’, ‘E-for-egg!’, ‘F-for-fish!’ ‘G-for-goat!’, ‘H-for-hen!’, ‘I-for-ink!’, ‘J-for-jug!’. In my kindergarten days, ‘K’ was for kettle, but now, I guess ‘K’ must be for Kyari. Certainly, … Read more

#BoJuBoJu @ Lagos

Following the undertaking by the Trustees of King’s College; St. Gregory’s College; Barewa College; and Igbobi College to alert their schools to the raging controversy over the shabby treatment meted out by the Government to the Randle family over the J.K. Randle Centre which is under construction at Onikan, Lagos, more schools have insisted on … Read more

Opinion: The Bane of Entrepreneurship

Most people don’t understand the bane of entrepreneurship, that is, the ugly side of starting and sustaining a business. They love the way entrepreneurs looks but don’t understand the enormous tasks and sweat it takes to start, run, and sustain a business. Read Also: Kate Henshaw At 50 The story of this lady is the … Read more

Opinion: Kate Henshaw At 50

A few years ago, the picture of Kate Henshaw with her well-toned and structured mid-section went viral on social media. There were diverse opinions on her six-packed abs.  While a lot commended her for maintaining a disciplined and toned body, other lambasted her for looking like a man. Read Also: The Virtue of Integrity and … Read more

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