There are moments when silence becomes cowardice -and this is one of them. Omoyele Sowore’s decision to mobilise Nigerians to “free” Nnamdi Kanu, an individual whose words and followers have brought blood and terror upon innocent citizens, is not activism. It is a dangerous act of moral blindness that insults the memories of the dead…
At his Senate screening on Thursday, 16th October, Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and the sixth Chairman-designate of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), showcased an impressive resume and promised to deliver elections with integrity. Like in many political ecosystems, elections are a source of political conflicts and haemorrhaging divisions…
There are institutions that die quietly. And there are those that live on, only to decay from within. The Independent National Electoral Commission — INEC — belongs to the latter. It conducts elections, yet often buries the very spirit of democracy. So, welcome to the new INEC Chairman. As expected, your confirmation sailed through smoothly…
The Yoruba proverb “ilé la ti n ko èso r’òde” teaches us that the fruit we present to the world is cultivated from within. It’s a timeless truth—whether applied to character, culture, or national credibility. And today, it’s a piercing lens through which to examine Nigeria’s statistical integrity. Senator Jimoh Ibrahim’s recent rebuke of the…
In this rare 1964 interview recorded at the National Museum, Lagos, three of Africa’s most brilliant literary minds: Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, and Lewis Nkosi come together in an unforgettable conversation. Achebe discusses his groundbreaking novels Things Fall Apart (1958) and No Longer at Ease (1960), reflecting on themes of Igbo society, the disruptions of…
There’s a certain silence that surrounds Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde when she disappears from the screen — a silence filled with mystery, whispers, and questions. But now, the 47-year-old Nollywood legend has finally opened up about why. In a raw and revealing interview on Nollywood on Radio, the mother of four peeled back the curtain on her…
While serving as an adjunct lecturer at the Mass Communication Department of the Fountain University, Osogbo about seven years ago, I had close interactions with students and fellow tutors, all of whom charmed me with their love for the profession but none of them saw what I saw and what I had passed through as…
The topic does admit that there’s a correlation between content and values. Put another way, albeit in a question form – and with apologies to the organisers of this lecture – can we say, how do our content reflect our values? Yet, another way: what values do we derive from listening to, or watching, our…
Kayode Samuel’s Black Esther: Tales of Ìyá Olóbì is that rare book that makes you laugh out loud, nod knowingly, and then pause to sigh at the absurd beauty and contradictions of Nigeria. Ostensibly a tender, semi-autobiographical tribute to his formidable grandmother, the eponymous Ìyá Olóbì, it is also a sly excavation of Nigeria’s political…
An elephant bigger than its cage –that’s Tinubu Square:Stretching the girth of Broad Street,Bequeathing a crossroads and traffic bottleneck,Tinubu Square bulges where Broad Street narrows,Like the python and its belly after an antelope meal I know Tinubu Square.A youngster, I combed the Island,A wandering youth, on foot,Trekking was a hobby,Guguru, boli and epa for snack,Vibing…
