There is an invigorating conundrum that many politicians currently in and out of power across the country have found a hard row to hoe. That riddle is Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu – the Jagaban of Borgu land, Asiwaju of black man’s continent and former governor of Lagos State, the centre of excellence. Tomorrow, March 29th, the enigma adds another year. Despite his being misunderstood by fickle minded reactionaries, his greatness continues to soar, limitlessly.

AS Nigerians get set to usher in the Ninth National Assembly, especially in the House of Representatives, in June this year, the quest for who emerges as Speaker has rightly dominated discourse in the polity.

IN 1984, when we all stood in awe of Decree Four, to differ from officialdom as represented by Nigeria’s military junta headed by Muhammadu Buhari was a perilous path to perdition. The soldiers brooked no dissent as they waved the draconian law before all, notably newsmen.

FIRST, we heard of the crash. Then we were told that there was no Nigerian onboard. Then we heard that there was one Nigerian, only to learn to our great sorrow that there were two of them and that our Egbon and quintessential diplomat, Ambassador Abiodun Olufemi Bashua, was one of the Nigerian victims.

It was sometime in late 1991. Uniformed soldiers were still in power in Nigeria. Somewhere in Orlu, in the then Imo State, kinsmen called a meeting with a rather curious agenda.