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...
By Dimeji Macaulay ON JUNE 9th this year, The Punch newspaper reported that the EU earned €3.4 million from rejected Schengen visa applications from Nigeria. The report further stated that globally, EU governments collected €130 million from rejected Schengen visa applications, with African and Asian countries bearing 90 percent of the costs, ...
By JKNewsMedia NIGERIA, THE country with the highest number of malaria deaths globally, has begun administering a new malaria vaccine for the first time. The R21/Matrix-M vaccine, approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO), is set to protect children aged five to 15 months. According to reports, Malaria claims the lives of a large proport...
Bola BOLAWOLE “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” – Matthew 5:9. DOGS EATING dogs and birds gnawing at each other’s innards is one way to describe the war of words between the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer […]
By Felix Ofou AS THE saying goes, a prophet is without honour at home. Most heroes die uncelebrated or honoured by their kith and kin. Often, it is strangers who tell the stories of battles fought, victories won and argue why a man of valour should be decorated and adorned with honour. But Delta State […]
By Bola BOLAWOLE Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit (Proverbs 26: 4 – 5). ONCE AGAIN, the media is agog with allegations of assault on freedom of speech. In this age of […]
