Senator Bob on ‘The Burden Of Legislators In Nigeria’
Senator Bob on ‘The Burden Of Legislators In Nigeria’ By: Martins Oloja Date: 17 January 2026 3:42am WAT In a representative democracy, a parliament’s primary role is to represent the people’s interests and ensure their voices are heard. Even in crisis times, a parliament isn’t supposed to lose its voice. If it does, the consequences […]
Wike: Portrait of an untouchable genius
Wike: Portrait of an untouchable genius By: Martins Oloja Date: 10 January 2026 8:10am WAT Don’t get it twisted,Hurricane Nyesom Wike, generally believed to be in the eye of the storm at the moment, deserves much more than he is getting from all his political allies, colleagues and even the mainstream media. As for the […]
Are Nigerian leaders watching AFCON Morocco 2025?
Are Nigerian leaders watching AFCON Morocco 2025? By: Martins Oloja Date: 03 January 2026 4:20am WAT On December 14, 2023, on this same page, I wrote an article titled, “Whither Nigeria as Morocco, Saudi host World Cup”. This is the opening paragraph of the article: “There is a sense in which we can claim that […]
‘Because our leaders live by bread alone’
‘Because our leaders live by bread alone’ By: Martins Oloja Date: 27 December 2025 4:00am WAT As a minister of the word, I would like to preach today some words of life to our people, especially our duty bearers, our leaders that God has given onerous responsibilities to run Nigeria to the glory of His […]
Philip Asiodu: Blast from the years locusts ate our civil service (3)
Philip Asiodu: Blast from the years locusts ate our civil service (3) By: Martins Oloja Date: 20 December 2025 5:58am WAT What played out as early retirement of PC Asiodu in 1975 was not the only time that his confidence, courage and capacity to speak truth to power would be an albatross to the deployment […]
Philip Asiodu: Blast from the years locusts ate our civil service (2)
Philip Asiodu: Blast from the years locusts ate our civil service (2) By: Martins Oloja Date: 13 December 2025 4:45am WAT On page 127 he seized on his presentation titled “Growth and Development In Nigeria – Medium-Term Prospects” which he presented at the Oxford & Cambridge of Nigeria Business Forum on April 18, 2013 to […]
#Philip Asiodu: Blast from the years locusts ate our civil service
#Philip Asiodu: Blast from the years locusts ate our civil service By: Martins Oloja Date: 6 December 2025 4:35am WAT A remarkable book presentation in honour of one of the most significant public servants Nigeria has ever produced, Izoma, Philip Chikwuedo Asiodu, 91, took place at the Metropolitan Club, Victoria Island, Lagos on Wednesday this […]
Enough of lip service to the state police
Enough of Lip Service To State Police By: Martins Oloja Date: 29 November 2025 8:12am WAT Expectedly, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency, ordering the Nigerian Police and Armed Forces to recruit additional personnel to tackle rising insecurity across the country. He also appealed to the National Assembly to begin […]
#Genocide Crisis: Where Is Nigeria’s National Assembly?
#Genocide Crisis: Where Is Nigeria’s National Assembly? By: Martins Oloja Date: 22 November 2025 6:00am WAT The inspiration to comment on the whereabouts of our wonderful legislators at this time stemmed from our women from the North under the umbrella of Voices for Inclusion and Equity for Women (VIEW) who early this week condemned the […]
Why Nigeria Needs More Universities, After All (5)
Why Nigeria Needs More Universities, After All (5) By: Martins Oloja Date: 15 November 2025 6:00am WAT How can innovation in agriculture, governance, health sciences, digital technologies, etc be addressed without commitment to robust research and development (R&D) funding? How can we hope for a better tomorrow if today’s beneficiaries of student loans cannot find […]