The world came together on a warm April morning in Rome. Under Bernini’s wide colonnade, a simple wooden coffin lay, almost shy against the grand marble of St. Peter’s. It held the body of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis; it also carried a final message, passed without Continue Reading
Rotational leadership tops agenda for Oyo North APC,calls for strong synergy
A passionate call to action has been issued to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo North Senatorial District at a recent meeting held at MKO Event Centre in Iseyin, stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo North Senatorial District made a unanimous resolution. They called Continue Reading
Security challenges: Betrayal of Nigerian people
The need for a politically organized society emanated from the dangers man posed to himself in a state of nature. The state of nature is the existence of people without an overseeing authority, a society without rules, politics, or government, where people are free to do what they please with Continue Reading
Adenuga: Disruptor-in-chief
Otunba Mike Adenuga, the founder of Globacom, a wholly and truly Nigerian player in the African telecom space, remains an enigma and mystery too surreal to understand. An unpretentious recluse, the chubby face septuagenarian (by the way, he turns 72 this Tuesday, April 29) is still a sealed book to Continue Reading
Challenge of ineffective governance
What we have had in our country since we got independence could be anything but definitely not governance. We have a poor and very ineffective governance system in place, all because we have allowed an ill-equipped few among us to climb the hallowed chambers of power and authority from where Continue Reading
Oyo 2027: Those claiming Tinubu has a favourite in Oyo guber race are daydreamers-Buhari
Senator Abdfatai Omotayo Buhari, representing Oyo North Senatorial District, has quashed speculation that President Bola Tinubu has endorsed a particular candidate for the 2027 Oyo State governorship election. While putting the records straight,Buhari revealed that Tinubu has not endorsed any candidate for the election, emphasized that the APC’s process for Continue Reading
Kayode Ajulo: Ode to grace, integrity, and uncommon impact
The adage, “a prophet is not recognised in his own domain,” has never rung truer than in the case of Dr. Kayode Ajulo, SAN. Time and time again, he has proven to be not just a man of the people, but a trailblazer who redefines the standards of honour, celebration, Continue Reading
Heightened Global Uncertainties and the Nigerian Economy
Global economic leadersCOMMA WHO gathered in Washington DC for the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Spring Meetings which commenced this week, have been focused on how to navigate the tension created by the United States’ President, Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, ongoing trade wars, inflation fears and new worries about the Continue Reading
Dangote, Elumelu, Jimoh: Nigeria’s real brand ambassadors
At this perilous time when most of our political leaders and their allies in politics are working hard to give our country a bad name through political banditry, national greed that depletes national grid, unbridled corrupt practices that can’t be contained even within anti-corruption agencies, let’s this week celebrate the Continue Reading
Coping with the shock of your spouse’s financial mistake
When a financial decision goes wrong in a marriage, the spouse responsible for making the decision can feel a sense of shame, guilt, or regret. Only recently, a digital investment platform collapsed in Nigeria, making many investors to lose their money to a Ponzi scheme. Some of these victims were Continue Reading