Category: Columnists

The Impact of One Life By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB How a Single Person Can Change the World In a world of billions, it is easy for one person to feel insignificant. Many people quietly wonder whether their lives truly matter or if their actions can genuinely make a difference. Yet history, and everyday life, continually reminds us of one powerful truth: one life can change countless others. Every great movement, every meaningful invention, every act of transformation often begins with a single individual who dared to care, dared to…

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A Critical Appraisal of Nigeria’s Most Consequential Security Debate By Oluwole Solanke, PhD, FCIB Nigeria is once again standing at a crossroads of national consequence. From the blood-soaked communities of the North-West ravaged by banditry, to the insurgency-battered territories of the North-East; from the simmering farmer-herder battlegrounds of the Middle Belt, to the kidnapping corridors of the South and the organised crime networks festering in major urban centres, the Nigerian state is confronting a security crisis of alarming proportions. The question that now stirs vigorous debate in legislative chambers, academic…

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LIFE and the Lessons of Death By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB Introduction: The Silent Teacher Death is the one visitor every human being must someday meet. It does not knock with respect for wealth, status, intelligence, beauty, or power. Kings have bowed before it, empires have collapsed because of it, and generations have disappeared into history through its silent passage. Yet, despite its certainty, many people live as though death belongs only to others. Ironically, death is one of life’s greatest teachers. It teaches lessons that comfort cannot teach, wealth…

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LIFE and the Danger of Comfort Zone By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB Life is a journey of movement, growth, discovery, and transformation. Yet, one of the greatest invisible enemies of progress is the comfort zone — that quiet place where routines become permanent, dreams become postponed, and potential slowly goes to sleep. Comfort zones are attractive because they offer safety, familiarity, and predictability. They shield us from risks, criticism, failure, and uncertainty. But while comfort may protect us from temporary discomfort, it can also imprison us from greatness. A ship…

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By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB Introduction: Democracy Beyond Mere Elections What should be a vibrant and open democratic exercise is reduced to a carefully arranged political selection designed to serve the interests of a privileged elite. Citizens become spectators in the very system that is supposed to belong to them. The language of unity masks the reality of exclusion. “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”— Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863 Lincoln’s immortal words remind us that the defining characteristic of…

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From Service to Legacy: The Compelling Case for Returning Babajimi Adegoke Benson to the House of Representatives By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB There is a political wisdom older than democracy itself: that a tree is best judged by the quality of its fruits. In the contest of public trust and representative governance, no standard offers a clearer measure of a leader than the tangible difference made in the lives of those he serves. When the people of Ikorodu Federal Constituency cast their ballots in the coming electoral season, they will…

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Leadership and the Consequences of Arrogance By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB Leadership is not merely about authority, position, or control, it is about influence, responsibility, and the ability to inspire others toward a shared vision. True leadership is rooted in humility, wisdom, and service. However, when arrogance creeps in, leadership begins to decay, often with far-reaching consequences. Arrogance in leadership is subtle at first. It often disguises itself as confidence, decisiveness, or strength. But over time, it reveals its true nature, an inflated sense of self-importance that blinds a leader…

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What It Truly Means to Be Human By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB Rediscovering Connection in a Disconnected Age In a world increasingly shaped by technology, speed, and surface-level interactions, the question quietly lingers beneath it all: What does it truly mean to be human? Is it our intelligence? Our ability to create, to innovate, to dominate nature? Or is it something far less visible, yet infinitely more powerful? To be human is not simply to exist. It is to feel deeply, to connect meaningfully, and to live with a sense…

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FROM IKORODU TO ABUJA: WHY BABAJIMI BENSON DESERVES YOUR VOTE AGAIN IN 2027A Comprehensive Case for Continuity, Performance, and Vision By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB “The true test of a leader is not the legacy he builds for himself, but the lives he transforms around him.” — Nelson Mandela In the contest of democratic leadership, promises are the currency of campaigns, but results are the only measure that matters. When voters in Ikorodu Federal Constituency cast their ballots in 2015, they took a chance on a visionary young man named…

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LIFE and Your Power By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB Life is not merely something that happens to us, it is something that responds to us. Every sunrise whispers a quiet truth: you are not powerless. You are a participant, a decision-maker, a force. Within you lies a power so subtle yet so profound that, when awakened, it can transform not only your circumstances but your entire existence. Too often, people walk through life unaware of the strength they carry. They wait, for permission, for opportunity, for someone to believe in…

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