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  Amofin Beulah Adeoye, the founder, Beulah Adeoye Foundation has joined Oyo State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders, party faithful across the state to felicitate the party’s secretary, Alhaji Wasiu Adeleke on his birthday anniversary. Amofin Adeoye celebrates the achievement of party’s scribe whose dedication, diligence and untainted loyalty have Continue Reading

SIR: In 2022, like a phoenix from the ashes, God helped to reposition Ekiti State when Abiodun Abayomi Oyebanji emerged governor. Humble, humane and charismatic as a leader and an Omoluabi, Oyebanji, a thorough- bred grassroots politician with deep insights and empathy for the Ekiti Ketes beyond party lines and Continue Reading

By Amofin Beulah Adeoye The Oyo State House of Assembly: The Engine of Legislative and Industrial Transformation In the journey of industrialising Oyo State, the role of the Oyo State House of Assembly cannot be overstated. As the legislative arm of government, the Assembly is tasked with passing laws, approving Continue Reading

Five weeks ago, I devoted this column to Ngugi wa Thiong’O, the late gifted Kenyan writer and critic who left our world in the United States and was cremated there. A week after the publication of the aforesaid piece I did a follow-up – which was a collection, a select Continue Reading

Last week, a new political coalition was launched in Nigeria under the platform of the African Democratic Congress. Just like the All Progressives Congress was formed in 2013, the ADC is a force to reckon with, going by the calibre of its membership. Its members include former vice president of Continue Reading

“Let it be known to all that this coalition of national political opposition groups goes beyond gaining political power. It is a concerted effort to rebuild the crumbling pillars of Nigeria’s democracy.” – Senator David Mark in his acceptance speech as the Interim National Chairman of ADC on Wednesday, July Continue Reading

  The recent tragic incident along Polytechnic Road in Saki, which claimed the life of Comrade Ogunleye Samuel, is a stark reminder of the dangers posed by reckless driving in Saki community. According to eyewitnesses, a hit-and-run incident involving “Yahoo boys” driving recklessly led to the unfortunate demise of this Continue Reading

The new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, has his job cut out in the pursuit of peace, economic cooperation, stability, and human flourishing in the sub-region. His predecessor, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who formally relinquished power as ECOWAS Continue Reading

The reported contention between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and citizen Ikechi Emenike, over the possession of a forfeited property in Abuja is very embarrassing and ridicules the revered anti-graft agency. EFCC ought to be a respected agency that lives above board in matters of corruption. It will Continue Reading

Since its formation in 2005, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has never been a force to reckon with as a political party. It is more of a vehicle which utility value can only be guaranteed for the period that any user needs it. It is the same vehicle, wait for Continue Reading