Ibadan Abroad: Ibukun Awosika of Africa; from Oke Foko to First Bank
Ibukun Awosilka used to reside in Oke Foko an economically challenged area of Ibadan. She has come long way to become the chair person of Nigeria’s biggest bank FIRST BANK…
Who Is Nigeria’s Conscience – Remembering Gani Fawehinmi?
Monday, April 22, was the 81st birthday of Gani Fawehinmi, the late brilliant and successful lawyer and one of the very few credible human rights activists that ever walked…
Of New York City and Ibadan City: Unusual Parallels and other matters (2)
Some other famous schools in Ibadan include Saint Anne’s School, the oldest Girls secondary School In Ibadan which turns 150 years this year, having been founded in 1869. Then we…
Has Evil Triumphed?
“Revolutionary change does not come as one cataclysmic moment, but as an endless succession of surprises, moving zigzag toward a more decent society. We don’t have to engage in grand,…
JAMB and Continuous Extortion
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is the gateway for students hoping to study at any higher institution in Nigeria. Since inception, the board has evolved and triumphantly surpasses…
Of New York City and Ibadan City: Unusual Parallels and other Matters
“Well travelled visitors often say Ibadan is the most genuinely African City”, so revealed William Borders in The New York times on December 25, 1970. Ibadan has come a long…
The World Cannot/Will Not Wait for Nigeria!
“The world does not need Nigeria to move forward. The world will move forward while we remain in our Stone Age’. I keep on reflecting on the above comment on…
The Dead Captital
The Nigerian National Assembly complex is the legislative building that houses the two (2) chambers of the Nigerian National Assembly; the building built at the cost of about $35.18m was…
That UEFA Champions League Cup Parade on our Shores
Clairvoyance is not my forte, but I can still postulate with a degree of certainty that Daniel ‘Baba Ibeji’ Amokachi would have rated his chances of winning the then Sekou…
Corruption A La Carte
“What is the problem with us Nigerians? We have started printing our own tickets for the Kaduna-Abuja rail services. I learnt ticketing officials hoard tickets so they can sell at…