No more coups here — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu 

Back in time Nigeria owned the world record in coup-plotting by the khaki boys of the military. Now coups happen in other lands like Niger, Gabon, Burkina Faso, etc., and Nigeria has taken up the duty of flushing out the…

Tinubu reforms are producing short term pains for long term gains — Magnus Onyibe

Some economists believe that when the immediate past president of Nigeria, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari took over the reins of power in 2015 as a democratically elected president, the population of the poor in the country was 60 million. But by…

Widow of Nigeria’s first military ruler, Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, dies at 97

Widow of Nigeria’s first military ruler, Lady Victoria Nwanyiocha Aguiyi-Ironsi, is dead. A close family friend disclosed that she died at 5.00am on Monday, exactly one day after her friend, age mate and wife of the former Premier of Eastern…

Nigerian development tragedy: the affliction of image deficit and the way out -Magnus Onyibe

Our dear country seems doomed to remain mired in negative publicity. That is even as headlines heralding horrific events like  gruesome murders of civilians by herdsmen ,  suicide bombings by religious insurgents like Boko Haram and mind-boggling sums of public…

Salawa Abeni: A queen for the ages

Salawa Abeni is queen in a music genre where all the men are kings. Think back to her duet with Kollington. Remember her singing – Kollington professor, Salawa Waka Queen. Thisislagos reminds us why she is queen…   Salawa Abeni’s…

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