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Monday, 24 May 2021 05:41

LASU VC tussle: Sanwo-Olu got it wrong again - Biola Santos

Martin Luther said “I was born to fight devils and factions. It is my business to remove obstacles, to cut down thorns, to fill up quagmires and to open and make straight paths. If I must have some failing let me rather speak the truth with too great sincerity than once to act the hypocrite and conceal the truth.” The above words have profound meaning in the context of the current problem facing Lagos State University on the appointment of its 9th substantive vice-Chancellor. The decision has been taken by the Governor and Visitor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to cancel the second…

Monday, 24 May 2021 05:40

Harnessing Africa’s sovereign wealth - Akim M. Daouda, Uche Orji & Mamadou Mbaye

On May 18, African heads of state, European leaders, and representatives of international institutions gathered in Paris for a summit on financing African economies. As heads of African sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), we strongly believe that mobilizing national resources – and using them to attract additional foreign capital – is the only way to ensure our economies’ financial independence. The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the lingering vulnerabilities of African economies. They remain too sensitive to exchange-rate risk, unable to finance themselves, and too dependent on donors. In addition, adverse risk perceptions mean that most international investors and asset managers still…

Sunday, 23 May 2021 05:50

Mama Igosun pulls a Kudita on Okon - Tatalo Alamu

With all the noise and rumours of coups and military intervention in the horizon, a domestic variety of the dreaded phenomenon was the least on snooper’s mind as we expected a special breakfast promised by the indomitable and indefatigable Mama Igosun. Yours sincerely had always advised Okon to steer clear of the kitchen whenever the ancient Amazon insisted that it was her turn to stir things up in the culinary department. It was always a pretext for a declaration of hostilities. But on this fateful morning, the crazy boy decided to press his luck too far. After lapsing into an…

Sunday, 23 May 2021 05:49

El-Rufai, Malami, Ayade: Nigeria’s three troublers in one troubling week - Festus Adedayo

Perhaps if Alois Hitler, father of a man who would later be the albatross of the whole human race, had performed a ritual which the Yoruba call the Ẹsẹ̀ntáyé – a traditional earthly journey investigation – on his son Adolf, six million Jews who were exterminated in excruciating circumstances decades later by same man who grew to become the most notorious troubler of the world, would probably have had their lives spared. Alois’ Austrian-German society of the 19th century ostensibly didn’t believe in Ẹsẹ̀ntáyé and would have thought it to be craps. Not doing this, itself to be, for the…

Sunday, 23 May 2021 05:48

Attack on Police: Anarchy and disintegration imminent! - Michael West

Nigeria's total collapse and disintegration appears imminent. One does not need a soothsayer to know this. The ominous signs are everywhere for all to see. Apart from the political turmoil instigated by cronyism, misgovernance, leadership failure and incompetence - all of which validated strident calls for restructuring of the polity and self-determination by some ethnic nationalities, the clock is ticking for the implosion of multidimensional internal conflicts that will soon climax in anarchy and splitting of the country into irredeemable fragments. This is not a prophecy of doom; even the visually impaired can see the thick cloud of imminent rain…

Sunday, 23 May 2021 05:46

Mighty help in the name of the Lord - Taiwo Akinola

Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth ~ Psalms 124:8. Introduction: Truth be told, times do come in life when we don’t know what to do. Dark and ominous times when evil reports are rampant, when deadly darts are flying and the sparrows are falling, and yet human helpers are sleepy. Something must be done, and urgently too, but we don’t know what to do. The present situation in Nigeria is a classic example of the kind of time described above. Many things are grossly wrong, and something needs be done, but the…

Sunday, 23 May 2021 05:45

Article of faith: The strange ways of God - Femi Aribisala

When we come to Christ, we must forsake not only our ways but also our thoughts. Isaiah says: “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:7).We must also jettison the traditions of men. Jesus berated the Pharisees for teaching: “Man-made laws instead of those from God.” (Matthew 15:9). God says: “My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, for as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9). Therefore, child of God, forget your logic,…

Friday, 21 May 2021 05:39

When the throne itself is under siege - Dare Babarinsa

The year 1966 was an epochal year in Nigerian history. It is the only year in Nigerian history that our country had three governments. In January until the 15th of the month, Prime-Minister Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa was in power. On January 15, 1966, he was kidnapped along with Festus Okotie-Eboh, his Minister of Finance. He was killed by soldiers who staged a coup against his regime. On that day too, J.T.U Aguiyi-Ironsi, commander of the army, came to power. Acting President of the Republic, Nwaifor Orizu, had handed over to him on the recommendation of the remaining members of the Balewa…

Friday, 21 May 2021 05:37

The travails of Nasir El-Rufai - Azu Ishiekwene

The list was long and the contents harsh and threatening. The notices may have been issued separately, but they landed like a packaged digital bomb in my WhatsApp inbox. Eight unions, apart from the central body, had collectively declared war on Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai. The die was cast. The unions were the Nigeria Union of Railway Workers; National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees; Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees; Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions; National Union of Electricity Employees; National Union of Teachers; National Union of…

Friday, 21 May 2021 05:35

‘Chasing’ is love language women enjoy to hear - Michael West

It is not surprising that last week’s topic generated so many reactions such that BECKY OLORUNPOMI, a certified relationship & marriage counsellor, author, conference speaker and convener of an annual Singles' Summit, decided to deepen the topic in her elaborate response. Love language, she argues, is what the ‘chasing' all about. Please read on: In his column of May 14, 2021, Michael West, in a piece entitled: “Why Do Men Stop ‘Chasing' in Relationship?” addressed an issue that often generates suspicion and tension in relationships. Reading the article, I, being a woman, came up with some perspectives to the topic;…

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Thursday, 20 May 2021 05:34

Nasir El-Rufai’s courage - Bayo Onanuga

Governor Nasir El-Rufai is fighting a new war that both the Federal Government and other 35 States government and the leadership of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are shying away to confront, choosing instead to cower in fear of the blackmail of labour. How much of state resources should be spent on governance, in paying salaries, pensions and other emoluments of civil servants and political appointees? 40 per cent, 60 per cent, 80 per cent, 90 per cent or even all? Aregbesola confronted this question as governor of Osun State, leading to his innovative formula of paying a percentage of…

Thursday, 20 May 2021 05:32

Just thinking aloud... (III) - Bola Bolawole

As the two lost-but-found friends lap up the remnants of their pepper-soup, washing it down with the last drops in their beer bottle, one of them suddenly went Afghanistan, as it were. He dipped his hand into his bag and brought out a black book saying, as he did, “The word of God is forever settled. It is written: The sword shall never depart from the house of David” And he began to flip through the pages of the black book, which turned out to be a Bible. “Yes, it is in II Samuel 12:10: ‘Now, therefore, the sword shall…

Thursday, 20 May 2021 05:31

Biden and Trump agree more than you think - Charles Lane

Biden has brought a dramatically more decent and professional style to the White House, and changed Trump’s course on climate, taxes and relations with traditional U.S. allies. Meanwhile, Republicans attack his administration as a leftist threat. The two parties are locked in racially tinged battles over the rules of U.S. democracy, from voting rights to law enforcement. The importance of this moment can also be measured, however, by the issues politicians are not arguing about. In several key areas, Biden’s policies resemble those Trump probably would have pursued if reelected. Entitlements: For decades, reducing the long-term costs of Social Security…

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 05:31

Why an ‘international community’ does not exist - Hamza Karčić

When Bosnian Serb forces unleashed their genocidal violence against Bosniaks in the early 1990s, Bosniaks appealed to an "international community" for help. For three and a half years, these leaders sought to marshal the support of said community to their cause to no avail. There has hardly been a conflict, crisis or mass display of violence over the past three decades in which a beleaguered nation or ethnic group did not appeal to the world's community at-large to come to their aid. Who exactly do these persecuted parties appeal to? In appealing to the international community, a suffering party projects…

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