Corbyn makes history, but it is yet unwritten
THE Labour Party was born in 1900 by trade union and socialist parents and what its leader, Jeremy Corbyn tried to do in this month’s British elections, was to return it to its origins which emphasise a social pact between the state and the people. He tried to return Britain to the path of collective welfare for all, not one of dog eat dog or every man for himself and God for us all.
God and the politics of succession in 2023
POLITICIANS are not leaving anything to chance. Even before the posters for the 2019 elections have been removed, the race for 2023 has started and it’s just as charged at the national level as it is in the states.
EKI OBAS’ CHAIRMANSHIP TUSSLE: Will claimants Sheath sword?
By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ekiti
It is no longer news that the appointment of Oba Adebanji Alabi, the Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti as the chairman of the state Council of Traditional Rulers by Governor Kayode Fayemi generated controversy in Ekiti, especially among monarchs in the state.
Visa on arrival – we say No
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari took Nigerians by surprise when he announced a “Visa on Arrival” policy for all Africans travelling to Nigeria as from January 2020 at the Aswan Forum convened by the Chairman of the African Union, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el Sisi.
Why?
A FRIEND of mine has a medical condition that wouldn’t be regarded as unusual, complicated or incurable in a normal country.
Prof Yahya assumes office as MUSWEN’s executive secretary
A new Executive Secretary for the Muslim Ummah of Southwest Nigeria (MUSWEN), Professor Muslih Tayo Yahya, has formally assumed office as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Umbrella body of all Muslims in the Southwest of Nigeria.
