By Kola Olabisi It is high time that the controversial and factional Osun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Nurudeen Ifeanyi Ademola Adeleke, stopped unjustifiably attributing the cause of the litany of his political woes on Governor Gboyega Oyetola and the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC). The recent allegation of Sunday Bisi-led Campaign Organisation of Senator Adeleke …

The Yoruba people of South-west Nigeria have a saying: when a child rejects instructions at home, it is outside that such child is trained. And that was exactly what happened on Tuesday and Wednesday, this week, when United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Gutteres visited Nigeria as part of a three nations African tour. He said it was “a visit of solidarity …

By Owede Agbajileke Call him the most-sought after political bride of Delta State – indeed the South-South geo-political zone – you may just be right. This is reinforced by the factor that at a time of massive political alignment and re-alignment ahead of the 2023 elections, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege is emerging as a rallying …

By Oluwasegun Abifarin 28th May 1989: The cloud had gathered over the University of Lagos, Akoka, Nigeria. The drumbeat of the anti-SAP (Structural Adjustment Programme) uprising had sounded in Port Harcourt, Benin, Zaria, Ibadan, etc. And the “drummers” were in Akoka already. The stakes were high, and the odds equally high against the protest on campus that night. The University of …

The internet is literally on fire over the decision of Kunle Adeyanju, a Nigerian and Rotarian, to embark on a charity ride from London to Lagos – a distance of about 12,000 kilometres. A life of adventure is what people like Adeyanju wear as a second skin. He reminds me of Sir Richard Branson, the British billionaire entrepreneur, who founded …

By Emmanuel Ado A leader is a dealer in hope – Napoleon Bonaparte Since 15th March 2022 when Senator Uba Sani, the leading governorship aspirant in the Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) declared his aspiration, he continues to consolidate on his frontrunner momentum. He is clearly the candidate to beat. But despite overwhelming support of the …

By Simon Kolawole What would you do if your little child asked: “Dad, what is sex?” That was the awkward situation a couple found themselves when their six-year-old boy dropped the question during dinner. Startled, and heaving a sigh of “well, the time has finally come”, the parents started mumbling the metaphor and euphemism of “the birds and the bees” …

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The news here is not that consummate actor Bob-Manuel Udokwu has just been appointed the Special Adviser on Entertainment, Leisure and Tourism by Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo. Fact is, a day before the announcement of the august appointment, the personable actor had gathered friends and family together at Mr. Smith rendezvous in Awka, …

By Segun Ayobolu At last, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), this week, formally announced, via a recorded video shared on social media, his aspiration to contest the 2023 Presidential election in a bid to succeed his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari. This move has been much speculated and anticipated despite the good Professor’s hitherto public reticence on the matter. …

Let’s start with a caveat: free comments are part of democracy, and so this is not an attempt to muzzle anyone. Nobody should come and shout, oh, they don’t want us to say our minds again. They want to padlock our mouths. Not at all. President Muhammadu Buhari is not even the type that would gag anyone, and the polity …