Backstory of Osun Poll, and What’s Next for Adeleke, by Azu Ishiekwene
The money that politicians didn’t spend in Osun during the August 15 governorship election was the money they didn’t have and couldn’t steal. All kinds of figures have been bandied about, in hundreds of millions and billions. It’s difficult to say if these are over- or underestimations. But damn, it was some cash! Credible sources suggest […]
Married to a monarch doesn’t deny me freedom to serve – Tonia Agugoesi
For her, service to humanity is the essence of man’s existence. A royal mother and senior serving officer of the Nigerian Customs with a Masters degree in Political Science, Rotarian Anthonia Agugoesi is the charter President of the Rotary Club of Festac Central. The club which officially took-off with twenty-nine members recently in Lagos is the offspring of the Rotary Club of Festac. In this interview, she speaks on her zeal for selfless service and plans for the club among other issues. Enjoy!
Does President Jonathan have supporters in the sky?
Considering that Africans have come to be known as people who prefer to associate with a ruling political party, there is no need to dispute the claim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it is the largest political party in Africa. These days, it is becoming clearer that the party is set to clinch another title-the party with the largest number of Nigerians in the diaspora.
The past of the present
At which stage in a man’s life is it okay to give up or perhaps give in? Considering I am regarded by most as a hopeless optimist, it’s a negative question to even contemplate. So maybe I should rephrase the question. When will the past stop influencing the present? And at what point should one throw in the towel and accept that the past is a yoke the present always has to carry? Most Christians celebrate their rebirth once they give their lives to Christ; it’s a new beginning; old things are passed away (supposedly).
Stop over in Lagos: Two govt initiatives
“Seek home for rest for home is best”, Thomas Tusser, 1524-1580.
It was almost nineteen years ago when my first article appeared on the pages of the Sunday Vanguard. But, even before that first one came out, a policy decision had been made about this page. Because the Federal Government looms so large and the states are, by comparison, midgets, the focus will be on issues which are federal or national in scope – with only occasional stop-over to address state or local matters.
Show me the way to go home
You know how they say; East, West, home is best? Right. Well, I haven’t been to Nigeria for close to 25 years now so, where do I call home? I have always felt that Nigeria is my home but, my son came up with a happy medium that home, is where your family is. So I guess it is the UK because that is where my family and my heart is. When push comes to shove, though, I am a Nigerian born in the UK. I will always carry Nigeria with me, and I let people know that from the onset. Why haven’t I been home? And why that long? I don’t know, it just happened.
