Abiodun Komolafe

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

The Masses as Instruments

Politics, ultimately, is about the people. Policymakers always allude to the interest of the masses as the raison dètre of their policy contents. It...

Not On Their Watch!

Adegboyega Oyetola and Olugbenga Babatunji are two leaders in their own right. While Oyetola is the Governor of Osun State, Babatunji is the Bishop...

Osun APC, Let Reason Prevail!

Let me start by making a categorical statement: this intervention is not aimed at apportioning blame to any of the factions, so to say, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) currently...

Yinka Odumakin: the storm is over!

'Abiodun, stop crying; the storm is over!' Those were the exact words of Peter Oluyinka Odumakin to me at Saint James’ Anglican Church, Aramoko-Ekiti in Ekiti State, on November 5, 2009. It was on the...

President Buhari’s Speech on my Mind

On a day like this, I remember President Muhammadu Buhari’s 60th Independence Anniversary Address to Nigerians and my heart bleeds! From the “directionless, unstable” and “nose-diving” state of the economy, to the deplorable security situation of...

Again, Obasanjo’s Sermon on Nigeria

Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, will not stop amazing Nigerians! In yet another in the series of what could be described as ‘speaking truth to power’, Obasanjo recently berated...

Appreciating a Responsible Father

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” - Helen Keller Next Friday, September 11, 2020, the...

Lessons from Bamidele Olumilua’s life

Wole Olanipekun! Remember him? Yes! Everybody talks about him in glowing terms: he is gifted and God-fearing. As a matter of fact, everybody marvels at how the...

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