Barrister Akeem Agbaje Reaffirms Commitment to Due Process in Ibadan North Federal Constituency By-Election
Barrister Akeem Agbaje, a respected legal luminary and distinguished member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has clarified recent speculations regarding his role in the ongoing political developments surrounding the Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election. Contrary to reports and insinuations circulating within certain quarters, Barrister Agbaje has not anointed Continue Reading
The long walk is not over, Mandela to Nigerian leaders
I arrived in the United States in the fall of 2021 to start postgraduate studies, only to find myself engaged in conversations about Blackness in ways I had never experienced in over 30 years of life in Africa. Suddenly, I constantly faced questions that never really came up for me Continue Reading
Crude oil and the carousel of corruption (1)
In 1908, a German company known as the Nigerian Bitumen Company recorded the first oil prospecting in our nation. The prospecting activities continued until suddenly, out of a web of a complex series of events, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary in Sarajevo, Bosnia, was assassinated in 1914. On June 28, Continue Reading
Elected leaders vs constitutional lawbreakers: Examples by Govs Okpebholo, Alia
In a shocking display of lawlessness, Governor Okpebholo of Edo State recently made a public declaration that has rattled democratic sensibilities and provoked widespread concern about the state of governance in Nigeria. Addressing a political gathering in Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area, the Governor openly declared that a Continue Reading
Apathy in Lagos local government election as disservice to democracy
The local government election held across 20 local government areas (LGAs) including 37 local council development areas (LCDAs) in Lagos State on July 20 partly symptomised the ills afflicting local government system in Nigeria. The poll, for which the movement of an estimated 28 million residents of Nigeria’s most populous Continue Reading
Nation building: The smart moves of the new tax system
One of the smartest moves about the tax reform ongoing in Nigeria is how it focuses on taxing success rather than the struggle. The government will now tax the profits businesses make, not the investments they pour in. This means entrepreneurs can nurture their ideas and build their businesses without Continue Reading
Buhari: Plea for compassion over condemnation
Sir: The death of Nigeria’s former President, Muhammadu Buhari, has opened yet another chapter in our national discourse, not of reflection, but of bitterness, scorn, and blame. For some, his passing is an opportunity to revisit wounds they believe were never healed. For others, it is a moment to offer Continue Reading
Again, Buhari nails Femi Adesina to the cross
By some indices of human assessment, such as professionalism, intellect, carriage, humility, handsomeness, etc., the erstwhile Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari (of bitter memory), Mr Femi Adesina, was not cut from the same cloth as many of his colleague editors. There was the tale of a toad-eyed, bosomy and Continue Reading
Engr. Rauf Olaniyan Congratulates New APC National Chairman And Oyo APC Chairman.
Former Deputy Governor of Oyo state, Eng. Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan has congratulated Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda on his emergence as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Eng. Olaniyan’s message was contained in a press release made available to newsmen on Thursday. Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, is the Continue Reading
Unfortunate Tales From Ibadan North: I Knew A Man By Sola Abegunde
LOyo APC lost a gubernatorial election they had no business losing in 2023. I will not waste time discussing how such a misfortune was brought upon the Party in this piece. I have done justice to that topic time and time again. My focus in this piece is on a Continue Reading