Category: Columnists

COLUMNIST – Extolling Ikorodu Division’s Leadership’s, IDPIL/G’s Relentless Actions for Lifting ‘Hitchhikers’

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By Dr Nurudeen Oshinlaja Growing up in Igbogbo town where many of us went to farms in Agunfoye, Igbo-Owore, Igbe, Olumo, Olu-Odo, etc., it was common to hitchhike as we returned to Igbogbo town especially after strenuous farm work. For example, on Baiyeku Road, we would wish and pray that a benevolent car owner would give us a lift to the town – only 1 out of 100 times did I get lucky. I always wondered why car owners who drove pass with free spaces in their cars could not…

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COLUMNIST: Lawlessness and Corruption in Nigeria: The time for action is now

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By ‘Dayo Hassan Nigeria, a nation rich in natural resources and human capital, remains mired in a cycle of underdevelopment. At the heart of this stagnation lies a pervasive culture of lawlessness and corruption, affecting every stratum of society, from leaders to followers. This malignant issue permeates various sectors, from government to civil society, and continues to be a major impediment to Nigeria’s growth and development. Leadership in Nigeria is marred by rampant corruption, with public officials often seen as the custodians of illicit wealth. The looting of public funds…

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COLUMNIST: Lagos State Socioeconomic Equilibrium: x minus x is better than zero

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By Nurudeen Oshinlaja In a recent conversation about the avowed leading status of Lagos State ahead of other Nigerian states, a duo of Nigerian colleagues opined that the state loses as much as it gains socioeconomically from her aggressive quest and propensity to always acquire what they termed the ‘big’ economic projects in Nigeria. They cited the Lekki Deep Seaport and the Dangote Refinery as examples of such opportunities that Lagos State should have yielded to other states. They argued that Lagos State’s unwillingness to cede such nationally significant ‘big’…

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COLUMNIST: Ikorodu Division’s Vegetation and Drainage Palimpsests as Metaphors of JB’s Public Value

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By Dr Nurudeen Oshinlaja On a tiring Friday evening, I decided to check out my darling Ikorodu Division and Lagos State (Southwest, Nigeria) to admire the geographic ambience of the enthralling towns and quench my nostalgia. I am captivated by how the Lagos Lagoon bounds and edifies Ikorodu Division as a prominent sprawling littoral Lagos urban society. The coolest thing, to me, from the picture are the imprints of the resilience of the vegetation and drainages (based on GIS imageries I extracted on 07/06/2024) despite the disturbance of poorly controlled…

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