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President Tinubu’s Recent Lines of War

President Bola Tinubu recently set Nigeria’s political spaces on fire by declaring that “all is fair in politics”. According to the president, killing, cheating,...

Dìbò k’ó se’bẹ̀ and the raw reality of politics (2)

As Adlai Stevenson Jr. famously observed, “A hungry man is not a free man.” This truth conveniently haunts our troubled polity, where politicians tend...

The FG’s $3.05 Billion Poverty Reduction Plan

Poverty is arguably Nigeria’s biggest nemesis, closely followed by systemic corruption and insecurity. Regrettably, the country’s poverty is self-inflicted. There are countries in the...

BAO2BAO… and God answered! (2)

To begin with, the messages that flowed in after last Saturday’s publication reflect widespread public support for Oyebanji’s reelection. Virtually all the readers who...

Akara, Corn, And Kuli-kuli: All Hail Remi Tinubu

The recent nationwide outrage against Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, affirms that Nigerians are ungrateful people. Instead of them to grovel, prostrate, and...

When A Nation Can Fund Everything Except Its Future

There is a peculiar tragedy that unfolds in Nigeria every day. It is not announced on television. It is not declared by the President....

BAO2BAO… and God answered! – (1)

Congratulations to Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, aka BAO, on his expected comfortable margin at last Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election. Congratulations are also in...

From Empowerment To Survival: Are We Setting The Bar Too Low For Nigerian Women?

By any measure, Nigeria is facing one of its toughest economic periods in decades. Inflation has remained high, food prices have surged, and millions...

Bola Ahmed Tinubu & Oluremi Tinubu: A Match Made In Heaven—A Husband And Wife Who Think Alike And Read From The Same Script

There is an old saying that successful marriages are built on shared values. If that is the standard, then President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and...

The Ekiti And Enugu Elections: As 2027 Approaches

Do you remember Ola Rotimi? He was the literary genius who masterfully adapted Sophocles’ Oedipus the King in one of the greatest literary Magnum...

Osun 2026: Beyond the Ballots and the Battle Lines

By Ayo Gbotosho Every seasoned bricklayer knows you cannot build a straight, sturdy house on a shaky foundation. No matter how beautiful the coat of...

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Lost in a Sea of Hair Weaves

One can understand some black women wearing wigs for the same reasons that some white women do; because they are losing or have lost their hair. One can even make allowances for wigs being worn for the occasional change of look. But how to explain young women with full heads of hair who will never be seen dead with their natural hair?