By Bola BOLAWOLE LAST WEEK, the Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Olukayode Ajulo, OON, SAN, made a very powerful case for state policing, insisting it is the panacea for the insecurity fast enveloping the entire country. One of my highly esteemed readers aptly summarised Dr. Ajulo’s submission thus: “Can Nigeria d...
By Olukorede Yishau FOR LAGOSIANS or Nigerians, or anyone remotely familiar with Lagos, it is difficult to read Pemi Aguda’s debut novel, ‘One Leg on Earth’, and not think of the Eko Atlantic city, that new and humongous settlement emerging out of what we used to call Bar Beach. Not for once did the remarkable […]
By Owei Lakemfa JUSTICE PETER Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja was far less known until June 15, 2026 when an ill-considered judgement he delivered led to political eruption in the country. It was capable of derailing the political process and, several persons and organisations including the judiciary, scrambled to douse the fires [&...
By Ben Okezie TIIME WAS when Nigeria was grappling with an upsurge in armed robbery and a special police unit, the anti-robery squadron was created, its members given special training and later deployed to every state of the federation to curb the menace. At the time, while the battle raged between armed robbers and the […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLEÂ SPEECHES BY political leaders generally create an in-road into their mind and give those they lead an insight into what to expect as policies or government actions. Anniversary speeches hold a special place because they are made on important, most times, specific occasions. It is, therefore, not surprising that everyone lo...
By Owei Lakemfa THE WORLD Cup 2026 opened on Thursday, June 11, with Mexico playing South Africa. It appeared the entire Africa turned out against our sister African country. In the 1990s, this would have been the reverse. That was when South Africa held a lot of promise for the human race as it busted […]
By Babafemi Ojudu WHEN GENERAL Yakubu Gowon’s military government announced a transition programme in the late 1970s, many politicians began preparing for the return to civilian rule. Among them was Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Awolowo did not wait for the starting gun before thinking about the race ahead. Years earlier, he had looked into the futu...
By Olukorede Yishau Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind. — Genesis 9:6 FROM KOGI to Kwara to Oyo, and almost every other part of Nigeria, bandits and terrorists and kidnappers appear to have taken over the reins. Nowadays, it […]
By Bola BOLAWOLEÂ THIS IS the first time I will feature Dr. Olukayode Ajulo, OON, SAN, as Guest Columnist on this page. He is the Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. He is, arguably, one of the most active government officials of his status on social media. Very cerebral and confident of his convictions, […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLEÂ IT IS said that our children are our future. Another of such a saying is the one that describes the children and youths of today as the leaders of tomorrow. What it means is that whatever upbringing we give the children of today determines the kind of future we are going to […]
