By David Adenekan IT SHOULD be noted that, Chief (Mrs) Modupe Onitiri-Abiola is one of the wives of late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, the widely acclaimed winner of the June 12th, 1993, presidential election. To many, including fellow secessionist movements like the Yoruba Nation separatist group under the leadership of both Prof. B...
By Darlington Ehondor SO SAYS a community where a traumatizing tragedy has just happened, to our utter horror and dismay: Junior Pope Odonwodo and the four of his Nollywood colleagues, who, sadly, died in the River Niger a few days ago, cannot be buried outside that river. Dear God! Unless some ridiculously extravagant rituals are [&hell...
By Paul Ejime WHEN FORMER President Macky Sall shook hands and handed the mantle of leadership to his successor President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s 5th, and youngest, on the 2nd of April 2024, he might have wondered what could have been, the “what ifs” and “if onlys.” After serving as Prime Minister and Speaker/President of […]...
By David Adenekan TO START WITH, no country in the world has floated its local currency the way President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did. As clueless as we might thought former President Mohammadu Buhari was, he refused to float the naira, because of the negative effect on prices of goods and services, hyper-inflation. However, been as […]
Nelson Chukwudi IT IS MASSIVE. It is gigantic. It is expensive. It is first of its kind. It is a legacy signature impression. It is the single largest infrastructure project ever undertaken by any sub-national government in Nigeria. It is the Port Harcourt Ring Road! The Port Harcourt Ring Road project is a clear evidence […]
By Banji Ojewale Except a man be born again…he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God -Jesus Christ. Dateline: Ijebu–Ode, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, Sunday, April, 5, 1964. &nb...
By David Adenekan HERE’s to say a Happy Birthday to a great icon in Yoruba land. A Legendary Leader That Has Made A Big Mark In All Facets Of Life, Including Apero Nile Loko. In Apero nile loko, where God gave me the golden opportunity to “cross paths” with Prof Olufunso Famuyiwa, you mentored and […]
By David Adenekan, Columnist TO BEGIN, let’s delve into insights from an interview with Mohammed Irfaan Ali, the esteemed leader of Guyana, a Caribbean nation. Emphatically, not until we have a purposeful and visionary leader who can knock the imperialist with actions that will negate their economic interests, most developing countries, includ...
By Joke Kujenya OVER the last decade, Nigeria, has been a nation marred by a tumultuous history of conflict and instability despite her being celebrated for her cultural diversity and rich heritage. Currently, she stands at a crossroad overshadowed by a pervasive crisis as she is ensnared in a web of kidnappings and abductions that […]
*By Paul Ejime After taking his country and the region on a needless rollercoaster ride, President Macky Sall of Senegal has finally capitulated. The country’s 24th February 2024 presidential election, which he had attempted to postpone by all means, will now take place on 24 March, thanks to the uncompromising position of the population ...
