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Food Matters: A Reflection on Ramadan
By Abayomi Sarumi There is a certain buzz that fills the air as Muslims approach the end of the fasting season. This year’s fasting came on the heels of the
Save Edo state tertiary institutions from sting
By Washington Osa Osifo, Ph.D The most important benefit of Education is to produce manpower, people with skills and high level of logical thinking and imagination to proffer solutions to
2023: Is Nigeria ready for a woman president? [opinion]
By Zubaida Baba Ibrahim In less than two years from now, the curtain will be drawn on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. But while he is still the present
Southern Governors’ Forum: A welcome development
By Sola Ebiseni The news came so subtly and quite unusual with stories associated with such giant newsmakers: that Governors of Southern Nigeria met on May 4 on the State
The scourge of ritual killings in Nigeria
By Dakuku Peterside Iniobong Umoren was a young woman in her early 20s who lived in Uyo the Akwa Ibom State capital. She shared, on Twitter, her need for a
Lagos and the revitalisation of public health [opinion]
By Tayo Ogunbiyi THERE is a saying that “a wealthy nation is a healthy nation”. This assertion is anchored on the belief that a healthy population contributes immensely to the
The nexus between insecurity and food security, AFAN experience
By Arc Kabir Ibrahim Insecurity in Nigeria is covering a larger geographical space now than essentially the North East and North West, hitherto! Every part of the country is grappling
Lagos and the revitalisation of public health
By Tayo Ogunbiyi There is a saying that “a wealthy nation is a healthy nation”. This assertion is anchored on the belief that a healthy population contributes immensely to the
Pitfalls in the PIB [opinion]
By Sodiq Alabi THE Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, has wandered its way through the National Assembly for two decades, like an ancient Sufi mystic in search of the Truth. It
Is the Southwest just ’Area Boys and Fake Pastors’?
By now, you may have read the comments of one Olu Okeowo, who belittled the people of the Southwest when he said inter alia, as follows: ”I have noticed, electricity

