Last week, I began an examination of the issues relating to the closure of Nigeria’s borders, its effect on the nation’s economy and production of locally made goods. This week, I intend to proceed on a discourse of the pros and cons of the closure while identifying areas government can improve upon to address problems which brought about a need for the closure in the first instance. First and foremost,...Read More

NIGERIA’S BORDER CLOSURE: GOVERNMENT DESERVES SUPPORT OF NIGERIANS (1) In August 2019, Nigeria announced and enforced the closure of its border with the Republic of Benin. The operation under the codename ‘Ex-Swift Response’ was a collaborative security operation involving the Nigeria Immigration Service and Nigeria Customs Service together with Nigeria Police Force and the Armed Forces. As with virtually all governmental policies and actions, the continued closure of the border...Read More

ANNOUNCEMENT! ANNOUNCEMENT!! ANNOUNCEMENT!!! AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY PARENTS-TEACHERS CONSULTATIVE FORUM (PTCF) 9TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING This is to inform all Parents, Teachers and other stakeholders that the 9th Annual General Meeting of the Parents of Afe Babalola University holds as scheduled: Date: Friday 22nd November, 2019. Time: 11am prompt. Venue: PTCF Amphi-theatre. Thank you as you attend promptly.   Signed Pastor Prof. Adekunle A. Alalade PTCF Chairman  Read More

Avocados, otherwise known as an alligator pear, because of their shape and color, contain incredible amount of essential nutrients, including vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants. As well as being delicious to eat, avocados are used in many health and beauty products including hair conditioners, face creams and bath oils, to name but a few. You can’t ignore avocados, they taste great, they do you good and they can make you look...Read More

WHEN FALSE PUBLICATIONS MAY AMOUNT TO CRIMINAL LIBEL  In recent times, there has been an increase in the arrest and arraignment of persons alleged to have published false and misleading information against public figures. The first of these was that of a blogger who was arrested, arraigned and subsequently remanded in prison in connection to publication relating to a cleric. Since then there have more of such incidents including journalists of...Read More