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It is two years to the next general election cycle: yet, in every government house, plus including Aso Rock, that is what tops the agenda of the present. In fact, in Nigeria, attention -political if not all- had shifted to 2027 since one year ago. Perhaps, it is just in Continue Reading

In the early 60s, in Igbere Bende Local Govern Area of Abia State, almost three quarters of children and teenagers had jigger infestation. Igbere people call jigger Ikpurikpu. Then as children we had no idea, how our toes got infested with jigger. It was a disturbing puzzle to me. I Continue Reading

It is inaccurate to suggest that since 1999 most Nigerians have found their country’s democratic record fascinating. When ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo won the 1999 poll, the opposition secretly harboured the desire for poll abortion. When Umaru Yar’Adua won a fractious poll in 2007, admitting along the way its failings, condemnations Continue Reading

Barely two weeks back, precisely May 29, it was two years in the life of the President Bola Tinubu APC-led Federal Government. Add to that the eight years of Muhammadu Buhari. There, you have it: 10 years of APC dominion. It was also another democracy milestone and exactly 26 years Continue Reading

A few months ago, I saw Mrs Maryam Abacha at the Abuja Continental Hotel (formerly Sheraton Hotel). She was about to alight from a car when I caught a glimpse of her. For a 78-year-old woman, she still looked elegant and gorgeous — nearly 27 years after she was shorn Continue Reading

In a grand display of unity and appreciation, Hon. Lukman Adisa Adamawa, a prominent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, hosted a gathering of party loyalists, stakeholders, and dignitaries across Ifedapo Federal Constituency at Oysadep Guest House in Saki, Oyo State, on June 12, 2025. The event, which coincided with the Continue Reading

Barr. Akeem Agbaje, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and two-term governorship aspirant in Oyo State, has felicitated with Nigerians on the occasion of Democracy Day, marking 26 years of unbroken democratic governance in the country. In a statement, Barr. Agbaje described June 12 day as a powerful Continue Reading

By Amofin Beulah Adeoye Today, we are not in mourning but in reverent celebration — to honor a woman who was more than a name, more than a title. Her Excellency Ambassador Ibironke Adefope was an icon, an amazon, a giant in stature and soul — and to me, a Continue Reading

The ancient Ipapo town in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State witnessed a landmark event on Monday as indigenes from all walks of life gathered at Baptist Basic School, Ipapo, to throw their full weight behind the gubernatorial ambition of their son, Amofin Beulah Adeoye. The gathering marked what Continue Reading

Barr. Akeem Agbaje, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a prominent son of Ibadan, has expressed deep sadness over the passing of Alhaji Chief Lamidi Ajadi, a revered elder statesman, devout Muslim, and highly respected businessman whose death marks the end of an era in Ibadanland. In a Continue Reading