By Bolanle BOLAWOLE 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 BOLAWOLE 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 BOLAWOLE 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 […]
By Babafemi Ojudu Revisiting “Gun Smuggling in the Niger Delta” (2004) IN MARCH 2004, I wrote an article for World Press Review titled “Gun Smuggling” in the Niger Delta. At the time, my concern was simple: too many guns were finding their way into the creeks of the Niger Delta, and too few people seemed […]
By Olukorede Yishau VERY FEW people, I suspect, know that there is a month globally set aside for men’s mental health awareness. I will not be surprised if someone reads this and wonders why a month has to be set aside for an issue like this. Perhaps some pictures will help put the matter in […]
By Gboyega Akosile THE LATEST Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (PCSPI) places Lagos at the summit of Nigeria’s state rankings, reaffirming the state’s position as the country’s most competitive economy and a leading example of how strategic governance, fiscal discipline and long-term planning can drive sustainable development. Few ...
By Bola BOLAWOLE (Published in the TREASURES column on the back page of the New Telegraph newspaper edition on Wednesday, 10 June, 2026). EARLY THIS year, Dr. Foluso Falaye, the National President of my alma mater – Owo High School Old Students’ Association (OHSOSA) – sought my intervention on a matter that he had been […]...
