Abiodun Komolafe

Abiodun Komolafe writes in from Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State, Nigeria

Tinubu’s LG Autonomy Gamble

"Local government is not just about politics, it's about people's lives." - Eric Garcetti At last, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has ruled in favor of...

The political traditions of our fathers

Right now, the Yorubas must have to build a leadership that honours their legacy. Again, remember the treaty that ended the Kiriji War, which...

Powerless: Nigeria’s Unending Struggle with Electricity

Available records show that the first public electricity generation took place at Pearl Street Station in New York in 1882 and that electricity generation...

FIRS: The picture is here!

We are in a time of pronounced change of thinking in a positive direction in Nigeria after decades of misadventures. To support this change,...

Oyebamiji, NIWA and Blue Economy

From the track records of Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, his appointment into the hitherto moribund National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) as its Managing Director/Chief Executive...

Father’s Day and the Essence of Fatherhood

“A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.”    - Frank A. Clark. Tomorrow, Sunday,...

Ekiti, Osun: Getting the battle lines drawn

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the 2026 Ekiti and Osun governorship elections are less than 27 and 28 months respectively. In Osun State, it is believed...

Kano Emirate and the irony of innocence

There is a ticking time bomb in Kano and President Bola Tinubu has to move in quickly in a statesmanlike way to diffuse it....

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