By Olukorede Yishau IN THE acclaimed land of abundance, the almighty America, doctors are not abundant. Dozens of Americans recently took to social media to voice their frustration over the painfully long wait times to see medical specialists. One user shared that her friend, a stroke survivor, could not secure a neurology appointment until M...
By Owei Lakemfa DOGS, NO matter how we view them, are animals. To force human beings to eat like dogs, and under conditions worse than how a dog feeds, is intolerable. But that is what is going on in “God’s own country” the United States, US. It has been plucking alleged illegal immigrants, or those […]
By Bola BOLAWOLE TWO WEEKS ago in this column, I asked what the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the emerging coalition of some of the country’s leading politicians, will do differently from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). An amused reader called and engaged me in the argument you are about to read. “Sir, were you […]
By Owei Lakemfa FOUR LEADING Nigerians died within three months, each leading to one national debate or the other. Dr Victor Omololu Olunloyo, noted mathematician and former Governor of Oyo State passed away on April 14, 2025, and the nation mourned him. However, when the iconic Polytechnic, Ibadan was renamed in his honour, it ignited [&hell...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.” Article 21(3), Universal Declaration of Human […]...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE (Also published in my ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, 20 July, 2025). THE DEATH of three prominent Nigerians happened in quick succession, setting tongues wagging. The first was the passage of the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, which occurred on Monday...
By Owei Lakemfa PRESIDENT ALASSANE Ouattara, 83, is the most favoured boy of the West ruling an African country today. To make him President of Cote D’Ivoire, the West, with France leading, backed two civil wars which claimed thousands of lives. Also, in order that Ouattara became President, French and compromised United Nations troops, march...
By Olukorede Yishau ON SATURDAY, July 12, 2025, I reached the last page of ‘One Day and A Story: Reminiscences of an African Journalist’, Dare Babarinsa’s woven walk through newsrooms, nations, cities and nuances. The book contains memories that leave you sitting still for a moment, as though history itself had paused to breathe. H...
By Bola BOLAWOLE “GRADUALLY BUT assuredly, the foundations of education are being destroyed in this country. Adequate attention – and commensurate resources – are not being committed to education at all levels. A huge percentage of our children have lost interest in education… Garbage in, garbage out, as they say! The qualit...
By Babafemi Ojudu FORMER PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari goes home today. His life’s mission, however defined, is complete, and he journeys now to account for his deeds before his Maker. Buhari is a man I admired from my university days. As a young man, I was drawn to the stories of his discipline, frugality, and unyielding […]
