By Owei Lakemfa IN VAIN President Donald Trump cried out that he is no king and does not intend to be one. However, many United States (US) citizens did not appear to be listening. At least some seven million of them did not believe him as they cramped into over 25,000 protest centres across 50 […]
By Comrade Olabode Akinwale ONDO STATE also known as the “Sunshine State” due to its rich natural resources and pleasant climate is blessed with vast agricultural resources, including Cocoa Production and has significant deposits of bitumen, making it one of Nigeria’s leading producers of these commodities. Additionally, Ondo...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in my TREASURES column on the back page of the New Telegraph newspaper edition of Wednesday, 22 October, 2025). “When beggars die, there are no comets seen/The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes”- Spoken by Calpurnia in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. THE TRUISM in these immortal words of the ...
…If we must uncover the secrets of his many mouth-gaping successes? By Bolanle BOLAWOLE UNEASY, THEY say, lies the head that wears the crown. “Crown” here symbolises not the cap or whatever that traditional rulers use to cover the head but those in position of authority, for instance, presidents, governors, ministers, commissioners, local gov...
By Andrew Kenechukwu Szewczyk (Most Gen Z of today’s digital age are preoccupied with social media and the attendant social vices. In Africa, many are worried about their lack of education, unemployment and the future. But here are the transformative thoughts incubating in a 14-year-old, Andrew Kenechukwu. Andrew, born to a Polish father and ...
By Olukorede Yishau SOME DAYS back, I had the privilege of reading a soon-to-be-released book that clearly shows that every child carries a world within them, a constellation of thoughts, dreams, and rhythms that no two eyes can fully measure. The book brings to light the fact that some worlds shine boldly, easily seen in […]
By Owei Lakemfa THE 1990s WERE the deadliest for change agents in Nigeria. We lost hundreds. In 1994, some political elites decided to join us. This led to the establishment of the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO. One day, one of these elites brought a parcel to the leader of the Campaign for Democracy, CD, Dr […]
By Sonny Onyegbula THE REMAINS of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga were laid to rest on Sunday, 19th October in Bondo, his country home in western Kenya, with tens of thousands of his compatriots and foreign leaders paying tribute to his exemplary life. Mzee “Baba Odinga,” as he was affectionately called by his supporters, […]...
By Paul Ejime AT HIS Senate screening on Thursday, 16th October, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and the sixth Chairman-designate of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), showcased an impressive resume and promised to deliver elections with integrity. Like in many political ecosystems, elections ar...
By Owei Lakemfa SENATE PRESIDENT Godswill Akpabio issued a very powerful statement to the world on October 11, 2025, titled “The Trials and Triumphs of a Resilient Nigeria’s 10th Senate.” He vowed that: “The Senate cannot and will not be held hostage by the disruptive instincts of any of its members.” He declared: “Democracy thrives […...
