2026 guber: Why Osun yearns for Oyebamiji
SIR: Of all the contenders for the Osun governorship seat in the upcoming off-cycle election, slated for August 8, 2026, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) stands out as a model of good governance, having been tested and trusted over time. The Ìkirè, Osun State-born finance-expert-turned-politician is a technocrat of no Continue Reading
By-elections and Uba Sani’s consolidation
The recently concluded by-elections across Nigeria, particularly in Kaduna State, are an attestation that the good people of Kaduna State are happy with the performance of His Excellency, Governor Uba Sani. The By-elections are a referendum by the people at the sub-national level, and they should be key performance indicators Continue Reading
Overdue rites of passage for our war dead
It is a common saying in Igbo land that “isi nwa amadi adigh ato n’amba” (the head of a son of the soil is never buried outside the homestead). So too, that of a woman. If, for any reason, the head, and by extension, the body could not be traced Continue Reading