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Oyebanji: The countdown starts!

At exactly 1:34 pm on Friday, October 16, 2026, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) took the Oath of Allegiance as Governor of Ekiti State for...

The Impossible Death Of Dele Giwa

It has been 40 years since the satanic assassination of Dele Giwa through a letter bomb delivered to his home, but the departed iconic...

Oyebanji: Beyond BAO2BAO!

​In the experience of Nigeria, focusing largely on the post-1999 return to democracy, second terms have turned out to be a mixed bag. Very...

Unveiling Year 2008 Sandwich Before Yar'Adua

Just like Obasanjo resisted the parochial agenda of Afenifere, for which he was villified by his own people, Yar’Adua should and must resist and be seen to resist the parochial agenda of the Arewa tribal bigots...

Unveiling Year 2008 Sandwich Before Yar'Adua

Just like Obasanjo resisted the parochial agenda of Afenifere, for which he was villified by his own people, Yar’Adua should and must resist and be seen to resist the parochial agenda of the Arewa tribal bigots...

Rewarding Loyalty – The Obasanjo/Andy Uba Story: Retraction And Sincere Apologies

I am somebody who takes pride in admitting my mistakes. It makes me human, because as they say, a man who does not make mistakes makes nothing at all. It is therefore with humble heart that I apologise to my readers for seemingly misleading...

The Mix-Up Of Corruption, The Rule Of Law And Due Process

Corruption is worse than terrorism. Public officials who are corrupt should receive worse treatment than that reserved for terrorist. It is high time we refocus and give issues of corruption attention...

Rewarding Loyalty – The Obasanjo/Andy Uba Story

This article is not about the good or bad, the right or wrong or the positive or negative aspects of political associations, friendships or rewards. It is mainly about the loyalty of humanity towards one another and the philosophies behind them...

Celebration of Iwu’s Insanity

Maurice Iwu is insane. The man has, no doubt, completely lost his mind. His actions or inactions are nothing short of a man that is mentally unhinged.

Insanity 2007

In the following lines are stories of spectacular successes and spectacular failures and flops of 2007...

As Fraudulent Electoral Shams Deepen

I hear that the professor of fraud, Maurice Iwu is touring the world to show them how he conducted the best election in human history...

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