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 […]
Aregbesola’s winning chance
FRIDAY, May 24, 2013, 35 governors gathered to vote for the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF. With the initial postponement and intrigues that surrounded it, it was going to be a night of long knives.
Towards free and fair election in Osun
THE Osun election is about to commence in the next few days. The preparation has long been undertaken by various political parties and various interest groups. Attention is now shifted to Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, a body assigned to conduct elections in the country.
Between Oshiomhole and the late-comers
A COLLEAGUE asked me recently while discussing the subject if I believed in the existence and powers of witches and wizards.
Too little too late, Oshiomhole
ALMOST all the post-mortem analyses conducted after the woeful defeat of Governor Kayode Fayemi of EKiti State at the governorship election of June 21, 2014, agreed in common that teachers in the State contributed majorly to the outcome.
The Buhari attack: What happened in Colorado will happen here
WHILE appreciating God for saving General Muhammadu Buhari’s life last week, it occurred to me that Nigerians have been too bothered about what would or wouldn’t have happened if the worst had occurred.
