A few days to the end of their administration in May 2007, then Lagos State Deputy Governor, Mr. Olufemi Pedro, resigned his appointment. But Governor Bola Tinubu refused to accept the letter. Tinubu’s goal was to ensure that the impeachment proceedings commenced against Pedro by the State House of Assembly Continue Reading
When the grim ripper struck three times
In the last few weeks, highly significant people passed on to eternity in Nigeria. They are namely Victor Omololu Olunloyo a mathematician, politician and an engineer all wrapped up in one person, and Kabiyesi Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebu land and a first class traditional ruler, and Muhammadu Buhari, Continue Reading
NASS on another constitutional alteration jamboree
On July 15, I was among the eminent panellists who discussed the ongoing alteration of the Nigerian 1999 Constitution on Tuesday Live on NTA. The programme, anchored by veteran broadcaster Cyril Stober, had on the panel Chief J.S. Okutepa, SAN, Prof. Dakas J.C. Dakas, SAN, Dr Tunji Abayomi and me. Continue Reading
Buhari: Tributes and reflections
Nigeria’s former Head of State and two-term democratically-elected president, Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away at the age of 82. May Allah (SWT) rest his soul! As tributes pour in and the nation pauses to reflect on Buhari’s complex legacy, it is an opportune moment to examine the multifaceted nature of Continue Reading
Makinde’s Conundrum: Oyo Citizens Seek Official Vehicles for Traditional Rulers
A group of concerned citizens of Oyo State has written an open letter to Governor Seyi Makinde, requesting that he provides official vehicles to all traditional rulers in the state. The request is based on a precedent set by the former Governor Abiola Ajimobi, who presented new cars to 36 Continue Reading
𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐦: 𝐎𝐲𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬
A group of concerned citizens of Oyo State has written an open letter to Governor Seyi Makinde, requesting that he provides official vehicles to all traditional rulers in the state. The request is based on a precedent set by the former Governor Abiola Ajimobi, who presented new cars to 36 Continue Reading
𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐦: 𝐎𝐲𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬
A group of citizens of Oyo State has written an open letter to Governor Seyi Makinde, requesting that he provides official vehicles to all traditional rulers in the state. The request is based on a precedent set by the former Governor Abiola Ajimobi, who presented new cars to 36 traditional Continue Reading
Kwankwaso, Emir of Daura and the task of nation building
On Saturday, July 19, 2025, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso paid a condolence visit to the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk Umar, over the passing of former President General Muhammadu Buhari. The visit took place at the Palace of the Emir of Daura, Katsina State. In the ancient town of Continue Reading
Imperatives of strategic economic reforms in Nigeria’s quest for sustainable economic development
By the 1980s, Nigeria’s economy began to decline as global oil prices plummeted. The country’s dependence on oil exports worsened the impact of falling prices, leading to a sharp decline in government revenue and foreign exchange earnings. This economic downturn resulted in a significant reduction in per capita income and Continue Reading
Between Osuji and the EFCC: A campaign of calumny
Steve Osuji’s “EFCC’s Alarming Impunity” and trumped- up “charges” against the Commission and its Executive Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, leaves so much to be desired. Reading through the poorly- researched piece by a former Editor clearly showed a hard struggle to assemble a tissue of lies that fell flat in Continue Reading








