By Yinka Odumakin MAY God bless the soul of the late Sir Olaniwun Ajayi, a very deep and learned man. Hardly anyone ever sat with him without something to take away. When he had just 48 hours more to live, he phoned to indicate that he wanted to see me. I was in Ibadan that […]

By Yinka Odumakin I WAS talking of how comprehensive incompetence of some of our compatriots who lack ability to lead is doing much damage to this country, and may sentence it to death if we don’t reset the country quickly. The wonder in the piece was the likely dangers we face with those who went to […]

By Yinka Odumakin I HAVE a brother that is always warning every now and then that one should always be wary of  mingling with incompetent people as they can cost you everything. Incompetence can be defined simply as lack of ability. This deficiency has led to disastrous consequences for Nigeria, especially as those who lack […]

By Yinka Odumakin I will never forget Mrs Sutton at Oduduwa College, Ile -Ife where she dropped that unforgettable one in a literature class: no one is born inherently bad but the society produces its own characters. The Singaporean lady was a delight to listen to. That is the message the Nigerian, largely intellectually- challenged […]

By Yinka Odumakin The Punch newspaper had an interview with me on January 12, 2019 on the “occupy Nigeria “ movement that we held for five days in January 2012. It was an opportunity to recall details of events of the five days that shook Nigeria to its foundation and make some forecasts which had […]