Precision

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); I always struggle to keep a smirk off my face each time I ruminate over how we often as a people focus on basic things while glossing over the crucial ones. Security, climate change, economy and a host of other hot issues are important but they become basic when viewed from the perspective of crucial issues like religion and...

Overtime, the quest and the inordinate zeal to fit into the western way of life have ravaged our worldviews as Africans and have continued to stand our existence on its head. Though, a dumping ground for western irrelevances and a dependent on the west in various fronts , the African state is still towering high in maintaining some of its...

Adura-Ilesanmi For the past 5 years, I have been having encounter with the former Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Eyitayo Jegede, SAN through interviews or at official gatherings. There is no doubt that his gentlemanly but brilliant, cerebral, intelligent and of course, his power of articulation are something to behold. In fact, he has endeared himself to many with...

Josephine Agwu is a cleaner who works at the Murtala Muhammed airport in Lagos. At sighting a cash of $12,000 within the airport, all that comes to her mind was, "this is not mine, I must return it to the authority." She did exactly what her mind told her and what followed her action was absurd and appalling. "Was she...

Friday in the Muslim world is a very sacrosanct day that affords the faithful opportunity to congregate and share thoughts. As for the Friday 15th of July, 2016 it was indeed a dark one as some elements within the Turkish military forces planned to topple the democratically elected government in the country. The reality was that the coup hit a brick...

The West African Examination Council, WAEC has released the results of the 2016 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE which turned out to be the best in ten years, as more than half of the candidates who sat for the exam passed.  The Head, Nigeria National Office, WAEC, Mr. Olu Adenipekun, who announced the result said 878,040 candidates, representing...

Barring any unforeseen circumstances the governorship election in Edo state will hold on the 10th of September, 2016. Meanwhile, the main political parties in state, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have started planning in preparation for the governorship election. One thing is certain a successor to Governor Adams Oshiomhole must emerge after...

It is the middle of the year and also the last month in the second quarter of 2016. Thus, the month provides us with the opportunity to reviewing our achievements so far in the ongoing year in order to know where we are when compared to where we are coming from since the start of the year. At the global...

On Saturday March 12, 2016, a new Ivory Tower named University of Medical Sciences was birthed in the city of Ondo, Ondo State. The two events that shaped the historical day were the official inauguration of the school and the matriculation of over 200 students that were admitted for the 2015/2016 academic session. The adventure of the new university, whose...

The Mo Ibrahim's prize for achievement in African leadership was announced few weeks ago and for the umpteenth time there was no clear cut winner for the coveted prize among past African leaders. After reading the news, I remembered a discussion with a colleague at work recently on the personality of Mo himself and how best he could channel his...