Opinion

By Femi Adesina For the second time in the life of this administration, President Muhammadu Buhari visited Ebonyi State last week, commissioned landmark projects, and equally passed the night. Rare, …

By Femi Adesina The Yoruba people of South-west Nigeria have a saying: when a child rejects instructions at home, it is from outside that such child is trained. And that …

Rahaman Onike Since Friday night that Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III joined his ancestors, there have been different write -ups on people’s perceptions of the late Alaafin depending on which …

By Femi Adesina Anytime he traverses the land, air or sea like a troubadour, he must bring good tidings. Each time the Nigerian President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) …

Muhammadu Buhari Why should our 54 countries not lend weight to each other in international bodies, compounding our influence as the EU does? 25 April 2022 Muhammadu Buhari What becomes …

By Femi Adesina Last week on this platform, focus was on the fact that adversaries of the Muhammadu Buhari administration were hiding behind the smokescreen of insecurity to vent their …

Little by little, the haze on the political landscape is clearing and thawing. The race for the apex and most coveted political office in Nigeria, the largest democracy in Africa, …

By Femi Adesina Security is everything, nobody can dispute that. You have to be alive to enjoy every other thing government is providing; roads, rail, bridges, airports, food security, in …

By Femmi Adesina Let’s start with a caveat: free comments are part of democracy, and so this is not an attempt to muzzle anyone. Nobody should come and shout, oh, …

By Femi Adesina Haters of God and humanity struck on Monday, bombing the Abuja-Kaduna train. They then proceeded to open fire on passengers of the immobilized coaches. It was premeditated …