By Oreva Godwin WELCOME TO Africa, where every childless couple creates the regular African impression that the woman is the sole reason for the problem. She is labeled a man by her in-laws and by the public. No one ever cares to direct the blame for childlessness at the husband. It’s always the woman. A […]
By Bola BOLAWOLE Some broken hearts never mend/Some memories never end/Some tears will never dry/Our pains over June 12 will never die! (Adapted from Don Williams’ “Some Broken Hearts Never Mend”). ON THE day former self-styled military President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) celebrated his 70th birthday, I was in Minna, the Niger State cap...
Gani was in pain, but he submitted his WILL to his lawyer, Tayo Oyetibo SAN. He was told the month he would die by his doctors. Gani was a strong man. It is not proper telling someone the day the person will die! Gani Fawehinmi’s Well-Articulated Will (1) I, GANIYU Oyesola Fawehinmi, otherwise […]
By Norbert Chiazor I MET Chief Ighoyota Amori in 1998 in the company of Chief James Ibori. An encounter that would change the course of history. The setting was Ibori’s place at Bendel Estate Warri, a sassy one – storey building on a serene street near Anchor of Hope Church. Ibori was preparing to be […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE TODAY, I delight to ask questions, which I expect those closer than me to the affected scenes of activity to answer. The rumblings in Ondo state, though multi-faceted, are in two broad categories – security of life and property and cloak-and-dagger struggle for power and fleeting relevance by politicians and power blo...
By Tunde Rahman SINCE AFENIFERE leader Pa Ayo Adebanjo passed away on February 14 at 96, many have praised his significant contributions to Nigeria as a frontline nationalist, a key role player in the politics of the first and second republics, and an uncompromising devotee of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Active in the First […]
By Al Humphrey Onyanabo A COUPLE of days ago, the Nigerian capital of Abuja played host to a gathering of the country’s political elite and money bags, all united in their quest to celebrate the launch of former military dictator, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s book. The event was a veritable who’s who of Nigerian politics, […]...
By Bola BOLAWOLE RECENT HAPPENINGS in the United States of America (USA) got me thinking; especially since the ascension to office, on Monday, January 20, 2025, as the 47th president of the United States of America, of Mr. Donald Trump. But more appropriately right from the party primaries and, later, the presidential campaign that pitted [&h...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “The judiciary, . . . has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society; and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly be said to have neither force nor will, but merely judgment.” — Alexander […]
By Al Humphrey Onyanabo NIGERIA’s POULTRY industry has witnessed a surge in recent years, with many entrepreneurs venturing into broiler farming as a means of livelihood. However, this growth has also attracted unscrupulous individuals seeking to exploit unsuspecting farmers. The proliferation of scammers in the industry has made it inc...
