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The Netherlands king gave Tinubu a cue
When President Bola Tinubu visited The Netherlands last week during the country’s King’s Day celebration, Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced that his country would invest $250m in Nigeria in the ...
2nd May 2024
Yahaya Bello puts the law on trial
Former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State is trending these days the way crossdresser Bobrisky trended on social media for mutilating the naira because there were no serious matters to discuss. One i...
1st May 2024
How have workers fared under Tinubu presidency?
Happy International Workers’ Day. As expected, the Federal Government has joined its counterparts across the world to observe this year’s May Day as a public holiday. Of all the factors of pro...
1st May 2024
Pointless argument about English not being Nigeria’s language
Over the decades, there has been a recurring not-well-thought-out argument that English is not Nigeria’s language and is not a mark of intelligence. Those who raise this issue usually point at China...
30th April 2024
Modal verbs that express past actions
Modal verbs, which express a likelihood, ability, permission, request, order etc., usually help main verbs to state the future. It is the reason they are categorised as auxiliary verbs in the context....
30th April 2024
What’s wrong with Nigeria and Nigerians?
Nigeria, we are often reminded, has the potential to be great. I have been getting that message from our forefathers since the 1960s when we got flag independence. Over 60 years later, we are still re...
29th April 2024
Blame the government, not contractors
In January 2023, as time wound down on the Muhammadu Buhari administration, it approved a project plan under which, it said, nine roads totaling 1,347km nationwide would be commissioned for 25 years. ...
28th April 2024
The sweet danger (2)
The rainy season is here and it comes with a lot of goodies. You get to see fruits and lots of vegetables. Crassocephalum crepidioides (Ebolo), Crassocephalum Biafra (Worowo), Amaranthus viridis (te...
28th April 2024
Demystifying the silent struggle of adenomyosis
For years, Tope had battled with excruciating pain that came with her monthly cycle. It was a pain that went beyond the usual discomforts of menstruation, a pain so severe it often left her bedridden ...
27th April 2024
Girls, please be careful with your pastors!
Dear Mummy Temilolu, Please tell girls to stop going into ungodly relationships even with Presidents/Excos of campus fellowships. A good number of them have a habit of breaking the hearts of so many g...
27th April 2024
Affection can become a struggle in your marriage
Any relationship initiated out of love can progressively drift apart after the connection has been fully established, even when the individuals have become comfortable with each other, their emotional...
27th April 2024
A widow's story (iv)
“It was death that ended my first marriage. Although we were married for close to three years, we didn’t have any child because I miscarried twice. The last miscarriage happened exactly one month ...
27th April 2024
Sickle Cell and uplifting energy levels
Anaemia occurs when there is a deficiency in red blood cells or haemoglobin, which is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. When a person is anaemi...
27th April 2024
What’s in repayment of CBN loans?
There are different angles to the matter of loans called Ways and Means which Nigeria’s Federal Government takes from the Central Bank of Nigeria. Repayment of the loan carried out by the Federal Go...
26th April 2024
Nigeria’s turnaround will shock the world
When the dawn breaks and the sun rises from its 93 million miles abode tomorrow April 27, I will be celebrating another birthday milestone with my family, friends, and well-wishers dispersed around ...
26th April 2024
Bello and Enenche: A tale of two lions
If charisma was a commodity, Pope John Paul II would have been the producer of its purest form. It wasn’t for nothing that the Pope survived an assassination attempt in 1981 and forgave his assailan...
26th April 2024
Actions to combat climate threats in Nigeria
There is no doubt that the globe presently feels the accelerated impacts of climate change. Gradually, but steadily, shifting weather patterns, rising sea levels, ubiquitous flooding emergencies, and ...
25th April 2024Party spraying is not what damages the naira
Since the arrest of another Nigerian socialite, Pascal Okechukwu (aka Cubana Chef Priest), I have come across jejune assertions justifying the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s pursuit of t...
25th April 2024
Tinubu, delay in restructuring could be dangerous
The National Assembly has set in motion committees to further alter the 1999 Constitution. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on February 14, 2024, constituted a 45-member Committee on Constit...
24th April 2024From fuel subsidy to currency subsidy?
One piece of good news from Nigeria in the past one month is the rapid recovery of Nigeria’s currency, the naira. The naira was rated as the best-performing currency in the world in the last one mon...
23rd April 2024
Errors to avoid when using time-related words
“Time’ is a common word that can be used in different contexts. Like the general concept of time, which is naturally important to man, the word itself is versatile, to the extent that it cuts ...
23rd April 2024Human capital development isn’t equal to more institutions
“The Nigerian educational system is in trouble,” lamented a friend who owns a private coaching institution for secondary school students, particularly those sitting for the Joint Admissions and Ma...
22nd April 2024Yahaya Bello on trial, just like the EFCC
I did not know that Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, owned athletic sneakers. I mean the kind possessed by such famous sprinters and long-distance runners as Usain Bolt and Eliud Kip...
21st April 2024What probiotics represent in our lives
Probiotics have gained immense popularity in recent years for their potential health benefits. These living microorganisms often referred to as “good” or “friendly” bacteria are believed to pr...
21st April 2024
The sweet danger (1)
Last year, I announced my 50th birthday. I did not know that some readers kept the date and this year, I got birthday wishes without even reminding you all. I can confidently say that what we share is...
21st April 2024Few ways to challenge negative feelings in your marriage
Negative feelings are normal in life as no one can predict the future as life does not head in a single direction. Sometimes life may seem so perfect for a while and suddenly, a traumatic event happen...
20th April 2024Girls, if you pursue guys too soon, you’re likely to fail woefully!
Yesterday, I saw one of the most disgusting videos on Facebook where a comedian I’m not sure is mentally okay savagely dealt his girlfriend a heavy slap on her face after slamming on her face his bi...
20th April 2024Sickle Cell and Hearing Loss
Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder affecting red blood cells. It is characterized by the presence of abnormal haemoglobin, which causes red blood cells to take on a sickle-like shape, cau...
20th April 2024A Widow’s story (iii)
“I am a widow but maybe I am fortunate because my own experience with men is different. Take for example the man that I am currently in a relationship with. He’s been separated from the wife for a...
20th April 2024Untangling the mystery of the causes and impacts of adenomyosis
Adenomyosis is a condition that is not well understood and is a hidden mystery in women’s health. It is caused when the inner mucous membrane of the uterus breaks through the muscle wall of the uter...
20th April 2024Politician’s age, leadership and consensus formation (2)
Submissions made regarding the age of those who occupy political offices in some advanced nations are mostly about the opinion of people on the matter. Submissions don’t establish the effects age ha...
19th April 2024
