By Olukorede Yishau I LOST a father figure on December 19. Many knew him less by his given name than by the name of his life’s work—MicCom—a neat coinage drawn from Michael and Comfort, the English names he and his first wife bore. In that fusion of names sat the story of a marriage, a […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE LAST WEEK’s “Oyebanji’s magic wand in Ekiti” is what we are re-visiting here today, allowing some of my esteemed readers the opportunity to advise the Ekiti State Government and Ekiti people generally on how to make a success of their brand-new airport. Remember that I saluted the completion and commissioning of the [&hell...
By Babafemi Ojudu RECENT EXCERPTS circulating from a book authored by Dr. Charles Omole, Muhammadu Buhari: From Soldier to Statesman, purport to recount events and attitudes within the Buhari presidency, particularly as they relate to the presidential ambition of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Because these accounts touch directly on matters I...
By Babafemi Ojudu WHEN MUHAMMADU Buhari and Professor Yemi Osinbajo assumed office as Nigeria’s President and Vice President in May 2015, their partnership evolved into one of the most stable and institutionally coherent relationships in Nigeria’s democratic history. Across two full terms, President Buhari repeatedly demonstrated—through word...
By Eniola Olatunji reporting for Patmos Media Line NIGERIAN ON Thursday night at the 4th African Youth Games in Luanda Angola used the Rope A Dope and the One inch punch tactics of legendary world boxing icon, Muhammed Ali to book a twin victory in the semifinals of the Games waiting at the door of […]
By Bola Bolawole CHRISTMAS IS here, but there is no “feferity” that usually heralds its coming. New Year itself is around the corner but there are no signs amongst the people. From 2023, only the super-rich celebrate here. The middle class has all but been wiped off, such that it is either you are rich […]
By Babafemi Ojudu I have read with amusement, the vituperations of some idle urchins on social media. Each time I write something critical about their hirer, they sneer: “He said he was retiring to The Farm. Where is his farm?” Others mock: “Don’t mind him; it’s just his house on Iworoko Road, Ado Ekiti.” They […]
By Babafemi Ojudu IN TIMES of national insecurity, words do not travel alone. They carry fear with them. They also carry hope, doubt, anger, reassurance, and sometimes humiliation. This is why communication during a security crisis is not a mere public relations exercise; it is an extension of governance itself and an essential part of nation...
By Babafemi Ojudu I read Ray Ekpu’s moving tribute to our departed brother, Dan Agbese, with a mixture of sadness and admiration. Sadness, because we have lost a fine mind and a gentleman of the craft. Admiration, because even in grief, Ray’s pen remains as evocative and commanding as ever. Ray has endured three personal […]
RECENTLY, THE Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II CFR marked a decade on the throne of his ancestors and celebrated it by conferring the Yeye Asiwaju Ile Oodua on the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON. The title was once held by the late Chief (Mrs) Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, the wife […]
