“The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.”

ex-President Shehu Shagari Whenever Nigeria chooses to honour anyone, there are two things that do not appear well considered.The first is the honouree’s past while the second is the likely impact that subsequent events may have on the reasonability of the decision which influenced the honour. The first is truly bad because of its failure to […]

Let me begin here by saying that Mr. Femi Adesina is a very dishonest interlocutor of Nigerian history. I really do wish to emphasize the word “dishonest.” Perhaps a stronger word might even suffice, but I am in no mood for invention. I would like it to be as clear, and as plain as possible, that […]

“Every government is run by liars; and nothing they say should be believed…” -I. F. Stone, 1907-1989. I was halfway through with the article intended for this week when two things happened. Former President Buhari, 1943-2025, passed on in a London Hospital; where he undoubtedly had gone to save his life. Unfortunately, the man might have […]

Since I heard from Bishop David Oyedepo that the Holy Bible is God’s constitution for the good living of man, I have always consulted it in writing this Column. That is why today I have checked again what it says about living for others, a virtue that my namesake and man of many parts, Chief […]

No tears of pain or regret can bring them back  No curses can force them to return No stories long or short can help No speeches, however brilliant, can make a difference The dead might still see, hear, speak Yet they are not here So, we do not see, hear or speak to them We […]

Beloved, we thank God for life as we progress in the month of July, the month of perfection. Last week, we made the point that July, the seventh month is the time to rest from all challenges like the woman with the issue of blood. Today, we are looking at the season of breakthrough as seen […]

Inflation, broken promises, souls and stomachs emptied as expectations crashed. His apology on the BBC ”rashin iya aiki”

The lady who dates five men, each covering different bills, isn’t always heartless. Sometimes, she’s holding her life together with a smile and a lie

The uninformed may be wondering why Senator Ibikunle Amosun stayed put participating in the very last funeral rites that took General Muhammadu Buhari to the unknown world of the dead. Friendship without inhibitions played out. Of all the people who shouted Sai Buhari between 2015 and 2023, you could count the true friends of the former president. […]