Deflated, coalition returns to ADC
Not too long after they were defeated in the last presidential poll, Nigeria’s self-styled coalition leaders began their rigmarole to retake the presidency they claimed they were entitled to. They had at first hoped to use the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the battering ram to destroy the All Progressives Continue Reading
PDP curiously regaining appeal
It was as if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was waiting for the defection of some of its ageing juggernauts to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in order to properly exhale. Now, the leading opposition party is not just exhaling, it is beginning to find its voice and to cut Continue Reading
ADC and ruse of One party State
Madeleine Albright was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States Secretary of State under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. She was the first woman to hold the position. During her visit to North Korea, the North Korean dictator assembled more than 200,000 Continue Reading
ADC’s one-term ‘presidents’
Nearly every presidential aspirant in the newly adopted African Democratic Congress (ADC) is promising to do only one term if elected. This promise, each aspirant hopes, will help secure nomination. Would their fellow travelers believe them? It is unlikely. Would the country as a whole also believe them? It is Continue Reading
Industrialising Oyo State: Path to Sustainable progress — Series 12
Industrialising Oyo State: Path to Sustainable progress — Series 12 A Heritage-Led Vision For Our Industrial Future By Amofin Beulah Adeoye Oyo State stands at a poignant juncture – the crossroads of progress and memory. As the pulsating heart of Yoruba culture and a cradle of Nigerian heritage, it is Continue Reading
Oba Olakulehin at 90: Barr Akeem Agbaje Hails Olubadan’s Lifetime of Service and Leadership
Oba Olakulehin at 90: Barr Akeem Agbaje Hails Olubadan’s Lifetime of Service and Leadership Barr. Akeem Agbaje, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a prominent son of Ibadan, has extended heartfelt congratulations to His Imperial Majesty, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin (Ige Olakulehin I), the Olubadan of Ibadanland, on Continue Reading
PDP Leaders In Itesiwaju LGA Rally Support For Amofin Beulah Adeoye Gubernatorial Ambition, Lauds Governor Makinde’s Good Governance
PDP Leaders In Itesiwaju LGA Rally Support For Amofin Beulah Adeoye Gubernatorial Ambition, Lauds Governor Makinde’s Good Governance In a momentous turn of events, Amofin Beulah Adeoye’s gubernatorial ambition received a boost as People’s Democratic Party, PDP stakeholders in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State declared support for the Continue Reading
It’s PDP today, maybe APC tomorrow
It is not unusual that the butt of jokes among analysts, of late, is the unceasing haemorrhage within the membership of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The party is down, no doubt; some even say it is almost out. This could be so, with time, or not. But the Continue Reading
President Tinubu’s cabin
How do I begin this column which is not flourishing in my creative mind and thought today as it normally should? For the sake of convenience, let me speak strictly straightaway that Tinubu, our one and only President Tinubu, was not meant to cross my eyes and their light with Continue Reading
Finally, Rauf Aregbesola moves on
In 2010, when he became governor of Osun State, the name Rauf Aregbesola didn’t sound familiar to many of us who’d been out of Nigeria for a while. From different sources, my ears were filled with both sweet and sour stories flying around town about the man when he was Continue Reading