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The progressive signature of Pope Francis on the Vatican was unmistakable from the beginning of his papacy. Since the Catholic pontiff died on Easter Monday the remarkable positions taken by the Bishop of Rome on many socio-economic and political issues have been amply acknowledged in tributes from diverse quarters. The Continue Reading

This is only a forerunner of a 239-page book by Professor Ladipo Adamolekun, NNOM, titled, Reflections on Governance and Development in Nigeria, published in April 2025, by Caligata Publishing Company Limited, Ibadan. The book will be launched tomorrow, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Akure, Ondo State. A more detailed review Continue Reading

A prominent activist, Prof. Dauda Temitope Wahab, has written an open letter to Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, calling for the implementation of zoning and rotation of the governorship seat in the state. In the letter, Prof. Wahab expressed concerns over the perceived marginalization of certain zones in the state, Continue Reading

Uknown gunmen kill four, injure two at Ilesha Baruba Motor Park in Kwara At least four people were killed and two others seriously injured when a group of armed gunmen attacked Ilesha Baruba Motor Park in Kwara State on April 21, 2025. Intelligence sources told Zagazola newsmen that about 10 Continue Reading

OID Lauds Governor Makinde’s Performance, Appoints Ex-NIDOE Chair to Lead North America Chapter The Omituntun Initiative in the Diaspora (OID) has announced the appointment of Mogaji Kayode Ogunsola as its North America chairman, overseeing activities of the group in the United States and Canada. The professional group also lauded Governor Continue Reading

Nigerian politicians seem determined, from all indications, to wrap the country’s contributions to the evolution of democratic governance, in infamy. Where, the country once stood as a beacon of hope for the black race, the present crop of political leaders seems out to rubbish any hope, that anything good can Continue Reading

Institutions are very important purveyors of a country’s successes and quality matters. Institution in this case is not about a building or a school in the ordinary sense of usage. It has to do with an organisation or agency inaugurated by a government to carry out some specific functions on Continue Reading

Nigerians must consider themselves ‘indebted’ to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), first, for giving new meanings to the once-familiar concepts of ‘principles’, ‘morality’, ‘law’ and ‘constitutionalism’, and second, for insisting on operationalising them in their new, but self-assigned opposition role in the ongoing Rivers fracas. Thanks to the august body, Continue Reading

Sir: Dr. Tope Fasua, the special adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Economic Affairs, was recently on channels television where he made some striking observations. He cast doubt on the data which puts Nigeria’s poor at about 100 million before adding some interesting insights on the Naira to Dollar Continue Reading

A few years ago, T.Y Danjuma, a well-trained and respected military leader in Nigeria,had urged people in his State, Taraba, to defend themselves. I suspect that he said so in order to get the authorities to do something drastic to provide security for his people. Since then some other persons Continue Reading