Ondo Ogun Festival: The biggest street carnival in Africa
By Yomisaint Adebayo Ancient tradition, modern spectacle and a sea of white and blue converge in Ondo City in a breathtaking celebration of heritage, love, peace and unity. There is a particular time of the year when Ondo City seems to remember itself. As August gives way to September and the signs of the annual […]
When Nigeria was crying for change, people were too apathetic to listen, but now, ‘Change’ is crying for Nigeria — Olowolafe, 85
’What Buhari must hear about Change’
Marking first year of the 8th Senate with celebration
As the 8th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, presided over by Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, rolled into its first anniversary last Thursday, June 9, many Nigerians have had cause to give deep thoughts on how the Senate fared in the past one year. Not unlike Nigerians, this Senate, across the land, has received kudos and knocks over its achievements and challenges.
As Edo APC primaries fast approaches
ALL is set for Edo State guber primary of the All Progressive Congress, APC, scheduled to hold on Saturday, June 18, 2016. Ordinarily, it is an internal selection process of its flag bearer. But the rather unsportsmanlike attitude of some contestants and the primitive urge to win at all cost seems to have kicked the ball beyond the court of the party. Desperation has become the lot of those who see the race as their last chance having failed to clinch the diadem in previous attempts.
Sherrif and call to patriotic duty
THERE comes a time in politician’s life when his claim to statesmanship is tested. Such a time now beckons on Senator Ali Modu Sherrif, the immediate past chairman of the People’s Democratic Party,PDP. Senator Sherrif, perhaps for good reason, still sees himself as the bonafide chairman of the PDP, insisting that the Port Harcourt Convention of the Party, which produced the Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi and Senator Ben Ndi Obi-led Caretaker Committee was illegal. To give vent to his position, he procured a court order pending determination of the case.
President Buhari and his Potty Trained Minister
Psychologists say that when you spend time with a person who has a strong and dominant personality, you must consciously watch out against the possibility of being overwhelmed by that personality to the extent where you find yourself taking on some of their traits.
