OPINION

BY ‘WOLE OLADIPO The Bible says my people perish for lack of knowledge. Holy Prophet Muhammad, (PBH), enjoined His followers to seek knowledge, up to the far East- China. In essence, love and knowledge are the main thrust of God’s message to mankind! Culture/Tradition, as a way of life, defines people’s uniqueness. So, …

...Over 1,000 Ogun Workers Sat For Exercise By: Adémólá Òrúnbon ABEOKUTA – Chairman of the Ogun State Civil Service Commission, Engr. Tokunbo Odebunmi, has said that the 2-day Computer-based Examination recently organized for over 1000 Ogun workers is to encourage civil servants to be more proficient in Information Communication Technology …

Opinion: By Wole Arisekola In Africa, most especially the South-Western part of Nigeria, it is believed that when a mother hen is crying out to the world that an eagle stole its chic, it is not because it can’t do anything to retrieve it, but to let the world hear …

Opinion By: Aderonke Dada As the world changes with unprecedented speed, only a society that can address socio-economic challenges of protecting poor and vulnerable households from prevailing economic shocks can successfully bridge the gap of inequality and build peaceful coexistence among its citizenry. Undoubtedly, Social protection has been neglected for …

Opinion: BY: IBRAHIM ADÉMÓLÁ ÒRÚNBON Democracy operates principle of majority which requires equal political opportunities and liberties to aspirants to contest under political parties in recent times. Therefore political party has made formation of (representative) democracy easier and possible via the instrumentality of elections. Nigerian democracy is threatened by candidates …

Opinion By H.E Goodluck Jonathan I begin this write-up by saying that I mean no ill-thought towards the Biafran struggle or Igbos in general. What I’ve written here are mainly my personal reflections concerning the Niger Delta, especially with regards to non-Igbo groups and their stake in the Biafran movement …

Opinion BY: ISMAIL SOKUNBI Housing is a basic necessity of every human being just as food and clothing. It is fundamental to the welfare and survival of man. According to some experts, housing is one of the best indicators of determining the standard of living and peoples’ value in a …

Opinion By Abdullahi Haruna Kasirim Nwuke in his article titled ‘Nigeria’s VP Osinbajo cannot blame the country’s implosion on the ‘silence of the elite’ fatally took a dive that saw him totally misunderstanding Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s call for Nigerian elites to speak up to the protracted security challenges that …

LAGOS – Top Nigerian lender, Fidelity Bank Plc recorded a strong financial performance in the first quarter of 2021, posting appreciable growth in profits for the period ended 31 March 2021. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online – www.startrendinternational.com by Ejike Ndiulo, Head, …

Opinion By Tunde Akinlade Ohun ti o sonu ni Mosalasi koja bata ladani (what is missing in the Mosque is beyond Ladani’s shoe. Just recently, a truck with a 20ft container strapped to it’s back fell Idiroko road, near Ansar ud Deen roundabout. The truck got damaged, a lost to …