Obafemi Hamzat and the Lagos State future: Between electoral expediency and governing reality
By MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA As the 2027 general election approaches with the inexorable certainty of a tide that waits for no man, there is a familiar rhythm that plays out across the political landscape of Lagos State. The air thickens with promises, the streets swell with campaign paraphernalia, and those who hold power-or seek to-suddenly discover a […]
The late Brigadier Bamigboye: Farewell to Statesmanship
The pioneer military governor of Kwara State, Brigadier General David Bamigboye died in Lagos on Friday 21 September 2018 after a brief illness, at the age of 78. He was born on December 7, 1940. The life and times of the late statesman could very well pass for the take off stage /time lines of my dear Kwara state.
NIGERIA @58: Why Nigeria’s growth is stunted
A REFLECTION of Nigeria’s palpable dismal situation 58 years after independence shows that our growth has been stunted for over 40 years since independence.
NIGERIA @58: Why Nigeria’s growth is stunted
A REFLECTION of Nigeria’s palpable dismal situation 58 years after independence shows that our growth has been stunted for over 40 years since independence.
Towards APC’s new governance model
An opportunity of an informal meeting with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, recently in Abuja, in company with some politician friends was quite instructive. The intellectual engagement that ensued illuminated the ideas of the comrade chairman about the party’s governance model that will soon become a reality.
Nigeria : A brother Jero Country?
Chinue Achebe and Wole Soyinka as prophets? Yes, they are, as the case may be. And they remain the best to prophesy what Nigeria is today. Who is saying this?
