By Yusuf Ali

In a 1959 speech, John F. Kennedy famously said: “When written in Chinese, the word ‘crisis’ is composed of two characters—one represents danger and one represents opportunity.” Although today it is widely recognized that this is not the correct interpretation of the Chinese characters, President Kennedy’s wisdom about a crisis yielding unique opportunities may be more important than ever.

By Jude Eze

In one of his many columns in the back page of New Telegraph, erudite journalist, Ike Abonyi wrote: "it will be safer for Nigerians to lower their expectation from President Buhari's regime. Anything his administration couldn't achieve before 2021, may not be achieved again by it since 2022 will be spent scheming on how to win 2023 general election."

By Bolanle Bolawole

The elders say whatever tree the chimpanzee beats in the forest sounds like a drum. In like manner, whatever the Nigerian politician touches, he ruins.

By Benard Akoma

One clear message from religious preachers, which makes convincing reasoning even among unbelievers, is that God created every being for a purpose. The pastor of the church where I worship puts it this way: "if the carpenter makes that chair for a purpose, just for you to sit and relax, is there still any doubt that himself, the carpenter, was equally created for a purpose by God?" Pigeonholing the man, Anyim Pius Anyim, bearing in mind his life trajectory, into the carpenter position, obviously leaves no one in doubt, that the purpose for his own creation is already very visible to every discerning mind. That purpose for his creation was even made manifest very early in his life.

By Azu Ishiekwene

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, would like to close the case of the suspicious death of Sylvester Omoroni Jr., and simply move on to something else. He’s surprised there's pushback and can’t understand why.

By Bola Bolawole

The masquerade came out in the open on Monday when the governor emeritus of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, confirmed his much-rumored interest in the 2023 presidential election.

By Yusuf Ali

These days, so many people are saying so many things; indulging mostly in sponsored attacks, and fictitious lies in the pages of Newspapers on the activities of Governor Buni led CECPC, and as spokespersons, we make the deliberate choice of staying out of the most part because it is not worth replying.

By Senibo Chris Finebone

Last Sunday, the Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Wike in a state-wide broadcast, declared wanted those the governor said were ‘kingpins of bunkering and illegal crude oil refining activities in their communities’. The governor also said that ‘those behind illegal bunkering activities in Okrika communities, Port Harcourt Township, Rivers South-East and Rivers South-West Senatorial Districts and their names would be soon published and declared wanted, if they fail to voluntarily report to the police.’

By Jude Eze Ogechi

"Whenever brothers emerge from closed-door family meeting wearing smiling faces, they did not tell themselves the truth at that meeting." - Anonymous African proverb.

By Bolanle Bolawole

Our people have a saying: If you are sent an errand like a slave, deliver it as a free-born. In other words, apply wisdom when running delicate errands. And remember the son or daughter of whom you are - except you lack a worthy pedigree! The Yoruba understand that messengers do find themselves in the dilemma of getting sandwiched between the rock and the hard place. "Yoruba bo, nwon ni" a messenger should fear the one who sent him on an errand and not the person at the receiving end. Don't shy away from your duty but critically consider the situation before acting. No two circumstances are exactly the same. Consider, for instance, the story of “the captain and his fifty” in 2 Kings 1: 1 – 12. While the first two captains and their fifty soldiers (or policemen) perished for lack of tact; the third captain saved his own life and those of his fifty men by applying wisdom. He delivered the king’s message quite alright but also escaped the wrath of Prophet Elijah.

By Bola Bolawole

This is not just the age of technology; it is an age when technological advancements make giant strides by the day. Some nations set the pace; others do the catching up but some lag behind in perpetuity. There are producers of technology - who smile to the bank with every technological innovation they unleash on the world - but there are also the perennial consumers of technology – who pay through their nose to acquire the latest innovations that define our modern world. Technological advancement has become so pervasive that it has invaded every facet of life; the hallowed chambers of justice are not left out.

By Azu Ishiekwene

This is a local story and it’s personal. I’m involved. And because I’m involved, I thought the best way to tell it is to hear it from persons who have a more intimate knowledge of the story; those who have lived in Magodo Shangisha GRA Scheme II, Lagos, for well over two decades. The three respondents, the first of whom is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, have asked that their names should not be used. I’ll simply describe them as Respondents I, II and III.