The victory of the Super Falcons in the finals of Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco is a matter of great joy worthy of the national celebrations, presidential recognition, honour and accolades it elicited. It is more so that it was the 10th in the series of victories Continue Reading

Twenty-five years ago, in 2000, I visited Senegal for the first time, marking my initial steps into Africa. I was overwhelmed by the dynamism of young students and the continent’s vast potential, which convinced me that Africa has a bright future ahead. Now, that conviction is becoming a reality. Indeed, Continue Reading

Economic reform is never painless. Every nation that has had to correct profound distortions has faced the same choice: take the hard medicine early, or delay and pay much more later. In times of public frustration, it is tempting to reach for the “gentle” option (the idea of gradual change), Continue Reading

  Amofin Beulah Adeoye’s mission to champion the Oke-Ogun Lokan course for the 2027 Oyo State governorship gained significant traditional and communal momentum along with landmark endorsement by the Oke-Ogun chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the gubernatorial hopeful embarked on a crucial visit to the palace of Continue Reading

  The Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication to president Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Sunday Dare has met with select Leaders of Oyo APC and some members of the Oyo APC Peace Advocates in his residence at Ibadan. The meeting which was called to review the performance of the Continue Reading

  Barr. Akeem Agbaje, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State and 2027 gubernatorial aspirant, on Sunday paid a sympathy visit to Chief Dr. Yinka Ayefele (MON) at his Music House in Ibadan, following the devastating fire that razed parts of the Fresh FM head office Continue Reading

That I hesitated to write this piece is intentional. That I’ve decided to write it now is also deliberate. I’ll explain both reasons when the time is right. I have met Bola Ahmed Tinubu, now President of Nigeria, a few times, but one meeting that stands out was at Lagos Continue Reading

The air is thick with expectations. The smoke is everywhere and the fire appears not far off. The buzz is deafening, and now rising to a crescendo: Jonathan is coming! Jonathan is coming! Expectedly the jury is already out in full force with many pundits, commentators and self styled political Continue Reading

Simon Kolawole alleges that The Patriots have repeatedly claimed that the 1999 Constitution was “written by the military” and that such a claim is false because “it was drafted by a committee of legal experts and approved by the Provisional Ruling Council.” He suggests that this position lacks intellectual rigor Continue Reading

It was bound to happen. What happened across the 12 states that had by-elections off-season last weekend was nothing but the usual ballot box burlesque. Nigerians have always endured it, anyway. But the long-overdue punchline in the tragic democratic joke came all the way from Ottawa in the week just Continue Reading