At my age, I thought I knew so much about young Nigerian hip pop stars. Lucky chaps, they are busy making all the money and creating global headlines. While the older generation put in so much into singing without producing more than a clutch of millionaires, the new breed are smiling to the banks with ease.

Vice President Oluyemi Oluyeke Osinbanjo is indeed, a lucky man. May I join family and friends in thanking God for keeping our Pastor, Professor and lawyer alive, to preach the enduring mercies of our creator.

Ogun is the leadership capital of the South-West; it is pretty difficult to ignore what is playing out in the state especially the game plan of governor Ibikunle Amosun and his younger buddy, Adekunle Akinlade.

President Muhammadu Buhari is not my idol. My grouse with him is that he was offered the presidency on a platter of gold, but refuses to be the true statesman the world expected.

It was six days after Yuletide in 1983. President Shehu Shagari was in Abuja on holidays and waiting for the New Year. Brigadier Ibrahim Bako and Lt.Col. Tunde Ogbeha arrived on a different mission.