The story goes thus: A group of successful alumni who were talking at a re-union dinner decided to visit their old Professor, then retiring. During the visit, the discussion soon turned into complaints about stress in their work and lives. ...
Today, all roads lead to the International Conference Centre, Abuja, where the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR, confers awards on 305 Nigerians and others for their enormous contributions and services to the nation. Though ...
Worried by the poor performance of candidates in the twin subjects of English Language and Mathematics in the recent West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examinations conducted in May/June this year, two conferences held simultaneously last week at two fast-growing Nigerian ...
“Let me specially appreciate these people, the taxi driver, Imeh Usuah, Corporal Solomon Dauda, presidential steward, Mr. Michael Onuh. Those who take into criminalities because of poverty are not quite right because myself and some of you here knew where ...
For long, Muslims have always protested against the use of “Islamic” in characterising the murderous Boko Haram group because they do not represent Islam. However, despite the denunciation of the group and condemnation of its agenda by Muslim leaders, there ...
The world marked the International Day of Peace this Sunday and the message of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, is apt. The message seems to be directed at Nigeria, which continues to bleed due to ...
ABCD. That is the mantra that runs through the DNA of Sir Richard Branson’s companies. As one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time, apart from being an engaging writer and syndicated columnist, his philosophy is simple but important: ...
One of the best initiatives taken by the Federal Government a few years ago to boost the critical security sector in Nigeria was the establishment of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Even more important was the appointment ...
This is not the best of times for Nigeria virtually in all areas. There is a lot of tension in the land with our fellow citizens being subjected to various forms of inhumanity. Children cannot go to school in many ...
In a 2010 article, “UNILORIN: A meteoric rise in 35 years”, published in Unilorin Star of the year, I attempted to periodise the development of the University of Ilorin in its various stages. The identified phases of development, as explained, ...
The invention of Mark Zuckerberg is undoubtedly the bomb. Though just ten years old this April, if Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest in the world with some 500 million citizens, including, of course, millions of ...
When I wrote “On Ebolaphobia” on this page two weeks ago and followed up with “Of Ebolaphobia and Ebolaphobes” in another column of mine last week, I thought I was done with the “celebrated” Ebola disease. However, as the disease ...