Abiodun Komolafe

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

Insecurity, Economic Fragility and the Poverty of Politics

The title captures the interwovenness of economics and the social factors that define our well-being. It is a reality that any lender or partner...

Nigeria’s Economy: What is to be done?

Using the phrase ‘What is to be done?’ in the headline to this analysis is deliberate. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin used the title in a...

Oni, BAO and the mathematics of alignment

The recent realignment in the UK - where figures like Robert Jenrick are “uniting the right” - proves the “defection bug” is no longer...

Agunsoye: Tribute to the deity at 69

Last weekend, the Elegboro of Ijebu-Jesa, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Engr.) Oba Moses Oluwafemi Agunsoye, clocked 69 years on this earth. Born on January 24,...

Oyetola, Oyebamiji and the Osun guber equation

Make no mistake: the Osun State governorship election, slated for August 8, this year, is far from a done deal. We are looking at...

IBEDC: When will this pain be over?

The title of this commentary reflects a question asked wherever people gather - on buses, in bars, and at parties. Modern life revolves around...

2026: The Alpha, the Omega and Jagaban’s Mandate!

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far...

Zacch: No more climbing Sycamore tree!

It is unfortunate - though pleasant surprises can occasionally ‘crop up’ - that Zacch Adelabu Adedeji is unlikely to be among the recipients of...

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