Miscellaneous

Osun: By this time on August 16

By Dotun Afolayan ​History does not merely happen; it is summoned by the friction between human agency and temporal inevitability. Across the vast tapestry of...

Osun: When words betray the throne

By Akintunde Adewoye ​Power is not just a tool to boss people around or a simple office job; it is a sacred trust. The words...

Osun election: If you ask me…

By Maxwell Ajibola ​Walk down the bustling streets of Osogbo, stop by a local market in Gbongan, or sit under a tree with farmers in...

The Urgency of an Emergency

I was out of town last Saturday when a sudden phone call shattered my plans for the weekend. My co-tenant informed me of a...

Coming To Lagos Back In Time With Madam Tinubu

The old Lagos of the yellow molue bus is the Lagos of my adoration. It’s not in my constitution to make so much mouth in...

Suspension: In Support of Mr. President

Mr. President has done well for our country. Before he came to power, the country was disingenuously gravitating towards fascism, the type that would...

Ibrahim Traoré: Africa’s Unapologetic Revolutionary Or A Dangerous Gamble?

In an era where African leaders are often seen as mere puppets of Western interests, Burkina Faso’s Captain Ibrahim Traoré is charting a radically...

Traditional Priests or Bloodthirsty Frauds? Time to Cleanse the Shrines!

Nigeria’s traditional religious institutions are under siege—not from outsiders, but from within. The disturbing surge in ritual killings has cast a dark shadow over...

Contemporary Nigerian Heroes

By IfeanyiChukwu Afuba Amidst the nightmare that daily life has become for majority of Nigerians, oases of personal and group example continue to come to...

When Will Trump Renovate the White House?

Shortly after his election as president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu announced that he had suspended payments on fuel subsidies. Once that announcement was made,...

My Helicopter Flight Into Near Death 

I have been in more deadly dangers in my journalistic travails than a suicide bomber. When I look back, I can only wonder and laugh...

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Who Said Our Leaders Are Corrupt? (2)

To label anyone corrupt in Nigeria today spurs an award-winning, honor-bestowing wining - and - dining event...

Time To Review Nigeria’s Marriage Policies

One policy Jonathan should know is overdue for review is the Nigeria’s Marriage Policies...

Disgrace Of The Beret

There is so much panic among the people whenever there is a perception that the state cannot provide adequate security for its citizenry. This has resulted in every community developing a means of providing security...

Writing Your Way to Glory

I commend young aspiring writers from Nigeria. I urge them that even though Nigeria may have a poor reading culture or writing does not attract the kind of fame of music and Nollywood, they should keep their dream alive...

Nigeria’s African Policy Needs Revisions, Reassessments

It appears the Africans whose rescue Nigeria has been engaged in over and over again and at considerable expense, have preferences for people other than Nigerians. These Africans appear to be selective in their gratitude, in favor of Americans and Europeans...

Of executive profligacy and legislative docility in Nigeria

It is given that the ability of any democratic government to deliver the concrete benefits of good governance to the citizens is determined by the smooth functioning of the executive, judicial and legislative arms of government. This assumption reinforces the theory of separation of the powers of the different arms of government to prevent arbitrariness, tyranny and recklessness...

A Lifetime of Friendships

A Lifetime of Friendships: And a Career in Television...

Naija Notes: Attack of the Democratic Clones

For those of you who are abroad and are thinking of coming home, this is for you. Ensure you come along with a power generating set...

Thiery: Migration Of A Play Maker

Arsenal FC fans like Ben Ejimandu believed that Thierry Henry has all the makings of a consummate and an international football marksman...

Gender Inequality; Western Civilization, and the Future We Never Bargained For

Traditionally, people tend to grapple with the concept of gender inequality as it concerns the man's attempt at lording it over women...