Author: Showunmi Rex

Our Roles In Helping Our Children To Greatness

Friday, September 23, 2016
It is a great honour to welcome you all to this August occasion. Parents, Teachers, Guests, Visitors and all other protocols duly observed, let me start by stating the obvious; God has blessed us with wonderful pupils in this school. As we thank God, we also thank our parents for making the job e ...

How Aviation Would Stimulate Growth In Tourism

Friday, June 17, 2016
Brief Early in life while studying Homer rsquo;s Ilyad and the history of Ancient Greek, especially the story of Achilles and all the adventures that checkered the ten years Trojan war, I understood that some deeds are more of instrumental good than intrinsic (borrowing Aristotle r ...

THE BIG ISSUE: A Weekend Rave On Rape

Monday, November 30, 2015
Somehow on Saturday 28th November, I quot;ran quot; into the latest Nigerian talk show in town, TVC 39;s The Big Issue hosted by Oba Adeoye. Coincidentally, or rather deliberately, the debate issue was the same subject-matter that raved the Internet last week. The Rape issue. As w ...

Buhari: The Burden Of Change

Tuesday, May 12, 2015
In a few week 39;s time, the much anticipated wind of change will take full control of Nigeria 39;s political atmosphere. All the glorious future promised in a gloomy weather is now set to fill the cloud. Some actually took the campaign for a magic enterprise, the public conversation has so far ...

A Pistol pointed at the Heart of Lagos

Friday, April 3, 2015
While many Nigerians feel that the battle for the soul of the country is over as the presidential evidently revealed, the people of Lagos may need to be more resilient a little longer. April 11th offers another litmus test to our resolve at upholding a progressive and sustainable democracy. The s ...

5 Evident Reasons You Should Vote with Common Sense.

Friday, March 27, 2015
These are 5 things that is likely to happen if you vote without thinking about the six years of this Administration. They are based on assumption, analysis and earlier actions of government. 1. Naira Crash: According to Bloomberg, Nigeria under Jonathan is likely to witness the devaluation of Nai ...

2015: Why Atiku Deserves Our Attention

Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Earlier in the day (24/9/14) the former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar made a formal declaration of his ambition to run as a candidate for the highest office of the Land. I was one of those who was overwhelmed by the concept of the whole event. Nigeria Newsdesk (@NigeriaN ...

Lagos 2015: APC' s Succession Story -- Between The Chosen, The Special and The H

Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Every so often we come to the crossroads of Destiny when and where the importance of a decision so urgent, so crucial becomes so inevitable. All of our life, it would seem, is reduced to the result of that very decision. In most cases such issues are as fundamental as who takes over the mantle of ...