All We See Is Politics. Where Is Governance? By Muyiwa Adetiba
The whole world took notice when the Chibok abduction happened. It was so daring that it was almost unbelievable. How could such a raid be planned and executed without intel being aware? How could so many young girls disappear in plain sight? How could security be bridged so easily, so blatantly? Especially in an area where security […]
High stakes and conspiracy theories
By Muyiwa Adetiba I do not know where Chief Femi Fani-Kayode got his information that one of the leading Presidential contenders had a meeting with some Generals to plan something unsavory from. I hope for his sake that it is from a credible source and not from some beer parlour. He is a politician who […]
Square pegs in round holes
By Muyiwa Adetiba Fela, our late iconoclast had a hit song titled ‘Water no get enemy’. For those who don’t know the song, it wason how indispensable water is toour everyday living. According to him, you quarrel with water at your peril because there is nothing you can do without water. You can almost say […]
Sadists in high places
By Muyiwa Adetiba I had never felt that vulnerable in a long, long while. It was the beginning of a weekend. I had functions to attend, long standing obligations to fulfill, but I was, to all intents and purposes, grounded because I had no fuel in my car and no money in my pocket. I […]
Hopefully, my last word on the presidential election
By Muyiwa Adetiba The man I consider the Godfather of Journalism in Nigeria had four of us for a late breakfast a couple of weeks ago – that is not counting a pioneering film producer who came, had his bite, said his piece and left shortly after. Ostensibly, the gathering was to celebrate the New […]
The Pope who quit
By Muyiwa Adetiba In the history of the Catholic Church which is almost as old as the history of Christianity itself, only a couple of Popes have resigned and only one Pope has actually quit. The rest have been ‘married’ to the position ‘for better or for worse, in illness and in health, until death do them […]
A new year resolution for Lagos State
By Muyiwa Adetiba I am now hard of hearing. It was something I and close family members suspected over the years but the onus to confirm was up to me. It was eventually confirmed shortly before the Covid19 worldwide shutdown. The doctor then consoled me by saying it was still socially acceptable. I don’t know […]
‘The burden of being a star’ by Pele
By Muyiwa Adetiba (A tribute to the King of soccer) The king is dead. Long live the King. Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, known to the whole world as Pele, or the King of soccer, will never really die because he will always be remembered. Very few people transcend their sport. Pele was one of them. […]
Mr Integrity turns 90
By Muyiwa Adetiba Dr Christopher Abiodun Kolade, called CK to his face by his few remaining contemporaries, behind his back by those who have worked with him or have close interactions with him and simply Dr Kolade or Ambassador Kolade by others, turned 90 a few days ago. I was not physically with him on […]
World Cup final with its swinging fortunes and emotions teaches a life lesson
By Muyiwa Adetiba I have very little to comment on the recent public spat of experienced and highly visible veteran journalists who really should know the difference between issues, principles and personalities but chose to muddle them up and lay them all out in the public square except to say it almost deprived me of […]
CBN’s policies are getting more and more concerning
By Muyiwa Adetiba I was driving down a rather busy road the other day when I saw a petrol station that had just two cars at each dispensing unit. It was a rarity in these days of queues. I quickly made a detour. I was not too surprised that the dispensing price was 220 Naira […]
