By Bola BOLAWOLE THERE ARE numerous reasons why we celebrate or mark dates: they are usually dates to remember, especially for good. In this column today, our focus is on two illustrious sons of Ekiti – Professor Niyi Osundare and the governor of the state, His Excellency Biodun Oyebanji. On Wednesday, 11th December, 2024, all […...
By Etim Etim PRESIDENT TINUBU’s engagement with the media Monday night was his first since his inauguration last year and it was quite telling in a few ways. For a man of his age, he showed a keen mental alertness that belies his obvious physical frailties. If the President did not have the benefit of […]
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu IN 1991, Nigeria was in the full throes of the interminable transition to civil rule programme of General Ibrahim Babangida. The effort by the regime in 1991 to relocate their terminal date from 1992 to 1993 coincided with a planned meeting in Ibadan, south-west Nigeria, of the leadership of the National […]
By Festus Ahon IN A nation where citizens’ well-being often takes the back seat to other political priorities, Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has distinguished himself as a leader committed to making quality health care accessible and affordable for all Deltans and residents. Since assuming office, Governor Oborevwori...
▪ Nigeria’s Not Lagos … VOICE OF a statesman is also akin to the voice of God: Yes, it’s not just the voice of the people that’s the voice of God, as that age-old aphorism suggests. And there’s no doubt that former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is the last true statesman standing today. Of course, […]
By Babafemi Ojudu ” Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.” – Samuel Johnson [1775]. KEMI BADENOCH, the British MP and current Business Secretary, recently distanced herself from Nigeria, her country of birth, citing the deep rot in its governance and systems. Around the same time, Davido, our globe-trotting musician...
By Bola BOLAWOLE “And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house…” 1 Kings 18: 17 – 18). THERE ARE occasions when a writer sets out to write one thing […]
By Babafemi Ojudu IF YOU have ever witnessed the Ede masquerade, the Aladoko, or the Alamudu perform, you will instantly appreciate the poetry of Niyi Osundare, the world-renowned poet. Osundare hails from Ekiti, as do these mesmerizing masquerades. Had education not found him, Osundare might well have been a bearer of one of these magnificent...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE “Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains. One man thinks himself the master of others but remains more of a slave than they are” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau. ONE OF THE (once-upon-a-time) immovable pillars of our justice system is that a man is presumed innocent until otherwise proven. The man […]
By Tersoo Adagher SINCE THE administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came into office nearly a year ago, there have been several attempts to disrupt the flow of governance as well as the laid-out policies of the young administration. Some of the tactics adopted include deliberate targeting and demonization of key functionaries of the gove...
