”Not Yet Uhuru”, by Patrick Omorodion
Uhuru, a Swahili word which means “freedom or independence” was popularized by Kenyan nationalist and leader Oginga Odinga who used it in the title of his 1967 autobiography, “Not Yet Uhuru “. The phrase was used to express the fact that “a long-fought struggle or goal is incomplete, even if nominal independence or a milestone […]
Hell in the north, a tragedy foretold (1), by Dele Sobowale
“In times of victory, prophets are unnecessary distractions” -Trevor Roper, 1914-2003, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 204. Pervasive genocides in the North have a label: MADE IN DEEP THE NORTH. Boko Haram, herdsmen, new terrorist religious groups, cattle rustlers, murderous land grabbers, unrelenting kidnappers and heartless murderers are all Northerners. There is no single Yoruba, […]
The value of what is ours, by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
In December 2006, I attended a Ford Foundation philanthropy retreat in Bahia, Brazil. My first visit to Brazil was in 2004 to attend a conference in Rio de Janeiro, and even though I enjoyed the experience, I felt I had missed something by not being able to go up to Bahia which has strong African roots, […]
Favour Ofili re-echoes, by Patrick Omorodion
On May 11, 2025, the title of this Column was ‘Revisiting Alao Committee Report’ and I began by quoting Luke Chapter 22:2 which states that “there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.” I will rerun part of it here to show that we tried as much […]
Look up to Jesus, by Funmi Komolafe
Beloved, we are familiar with the Holy Bible passage in Hebrews 12 vs. 2 ( KJV): “ Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God” Brethren, […]
COALITION 2027: If it’s between APC and the people, why are we still foot-dragging?
With the All Progressives Congress (APC) faltering under the weight of its own promises, the opposition ironically seems even more confused
When dreams come true but trouble follows
Answered prayers have their own burden. They arrive not always with joy, but often cloaked in discomfort, duty, and a peculiar silence
A Letter to Alex Zingman (Tinubu’s ‘Schoolmate’), by Ugoji Egbujo
DANFO LETTERS Egbon Alex, My dear Belarusian, zip your lips. I go lie for you? Journalists are circling like ants on spilled sugar, all smiles but with sinister pens. Your job now is to protect the integrity of our beloved president, your supposed school mate. They will nose for gossip and dirt. What both of you did […]
Ukpabi Asika the great, by Emeka Obasi
No individual did more for the Igbo after the genocidal Civil War than Ajie Ukpabi Asika, a First Class Economist produced by the University of Ibadan, who was appointed Administrator of East Central State in 1967. Strangely, those who should praise him only remember that he did not support Biafra. Asika and his wife, Chinyere, returned from […]
Schoolboy errors by spouses-to-be, by Francis Ewherido
Recently, I heard some very touching stories about new marriages, some less than six months, running into troubled waters or crashing. Apparently, these young couples have made or are making some elementary mistakes. When this column started about 10 years ago, we touched on some of these errors, but we have a new audience of newlyweds or […]
Revisiting Tinubu’s F9, A1 results, by Emmanuel Aziken
The fine print of the agreement reconciling Governor Siminilayi Fubara of Rivers State and his estranged political godfather, Nyesom Wike, was, as of press time, yet to be spelled out. It is, however, dead-on to say that the agreement came at a point in time that presidential historians may consider as the defining point in the Bola […]
