Why is there no national outrage? By Ikechukwu Amaechi
What will ever provoke a national outrage? Why is it that nothing shocks Nigerians anymore even when those in power throw the kitchen sink at them? At what point will Nigerians say enough to insults from their so-called leaders? Why is it that our patience has become so elastic that no matter how outrageous the […]
How Federal might came to Osun and met the people, by Stephanie Shaakaa
The problem is not that Abuja came to Osun. The problem is what Nigerian democracy becomes when Abuja can become …
Understanding Adeleke’s Dance Around Yesterday’s Enemies, by Emmanuel Aziken
Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory in last weekend’s Osun governorship election surprised few observers. He entered the contest with incumbency, a family network, Davido’s digital reach and a grassroots structure that followed him to Accord. What has surprised many supporters is the speed with which Adeleke embraced figures they had spent months identifying as political enemies. […]
Time we had a retirement age for politicians, by Muyiwa Adetiba
As the heat generated by the presidential contest between incumbent President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, his predecessor was spreading across the globe, I asked an old friend based in Atlanta USA, whom she was going to vote for. I wasn’t quite prepared for her answer which was short but decisive. ‘Neither’ she said. “Why” […]
Aiyedatiwa for Ademulegun, by Emeka Obasi
Flight Lieutenant Emanuel Adebiyi Thomas was the first West African to be commissioned as an officer of the Royal Air Force. On January 12, 1945, he died in a plane crash in Brecon Beacons, South of Wales. His bones lie in Barth Cemetery, Somerset, England. Governor Lucky Aiyedetiwa of Ondo State is a January 12 […]
ODEGBAMI: Allen Onyema – lifting ‘Dream Team’, Keshi, Amusan and Ajunwa!
In the midst of all the ongoing brouhaha that has held Nigerian football by the jugular for some weeks, there are some cheering news, some bright stars in the darkness! I can understand why his passion for sport is irrepressible. He was an all-round athlete in his student days at the Federal Government College, Ughelli, […]
