The man who conquered the terrain: A tribute to Dele Alake at 70
By OLABODE OPESEITAN At 70, Dr. Henry Dele Alake projects the kind of presence that years of public life either refine or expose. It is evident in the well-manicured white beard, the carefully settled cap, the glasses that hold his gaze in firm focus, and the composed carriage of a man who has spent decades […]
BUHARI AT 83: REFLECTIONS
By FEMI ADESINA He would have turned 83 years old December 17, 2025. But he left five months earlier. President Muhammadu Buhari passed to eternity July 13, this year. At the occasion of his first posthumous birthday, an opportunity comes to reflect on his strengths, weaknesses (yes, everybody has), and what we can learn and approximate […]
A birthday gift for Hope Uzodimma at 67
By Oguwike Nwachuku It is another December 12 when we gather to celebrate one of Nigeria’s best and brightest – Senator Hope Odidika Uzodimma, Governor of Imo State. I do not know how many persons have taken the trouble to read his latest book – A Decade of Impactful Progressive Governance in Nigeria – which was unveiled […]
Tribute to Dan Agbese
By MOHAMMED HARUNA I’ve just received news of the death of Dan Agbese whose deputy I was when he was Editor of the defunct New Nigerian in the early eighties. His death at 81 is a huge loss to the country’s journalism and punditry. As my tribute to my former boss and long-time friend, I […]
Abiodun Faleke and the Human Face of Politics
By Timothy Hemba Hwande If politics were to be built up into flesh and bone, one that is fashioned into an individual who could speak, legislate, joke around, and empathise— it would be difficult not to imagine Rt. Hon. (Dr.) James Abiodun Faleke as the first thought of such personification. Different from the usual politics […]
Gbolahan Elias @ 65 — A Complete Gentleman
By Akindele Olumideko A couple of years ago, precisely 1984, the Late Alhaji Wahab Iyanda Folawiyo, the then ‘Baba Adinni’ of Nigeria gave a major financial donation to the Virology Department of the College of Medicine of the University of Ibadan. Due to his self-effacing personality and personal philosophy with respect to benefactions, he gave […]
