The fight between Yoruba Musicians: Is it real or for commercial purposes?: “Ija Emi Pelu Sunny Ade o, oti Pari, Ko S’ogun mo ko s’ote mo, Ija Ma ti tan”. ( The fight between me and Sunny Ade is settled; there is no more war and no more animosity, the fight is settled). The song…
Bob Chikwem Amadi, a Nigerian medical student at the American International University in Saint Lucia, has described his recent encounter with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Saint Lucian Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre as a profoundly inspiring moment in his academic journey. Amadi, who is preparing to begin the clinical phase of his medical training,…
Days after Samad Uthman, a Nigerian journalist, published an exposé on misinformation trends that are driving the online propaganda for Burkina Faso’s junta leader Ibrahim Traore, the deluge of attacks he faced on social media platforms was something he had never experienced before.Openly and in his private messages, social media users abused, cursed, and threatened…
Renowned Kenyan journalist and international correspondent, Larry Madowo, has set off a flurry of online discussions with a bold statement about the role of the media in shaping Africa’s global image. In a post that quickly went viral, Madowo wrote: “My job isn’t to cover Africa positively. My job is to cover Africa accurately.” The…
In a desirable step to integrate the values of our national heroes into our political and leadership systems, the Ibadan Discourse Group is kicking off national discussions in honour of notable heroes, starting with a discourse on the late first governor of the Western Region, late Col. Adekunle Fajuyi. The discourse, slated for Thursday July…
A CALL FOR PROFESSIONALISM AND DIGNITY IN THE MEDIA In a city like Ibadan—the cradle of broadcasting in Nigeria—one would expect our microphones to speak wisdom, empathy, and truth. Yet, we are now witnessing a growing trend of unprofessionalism that not only undermines the ethics of journalism but actively shames and ridicules vulnerable individuals, especially…
Permit me to make this declaration that the blood in my veins that makes me a Yoruba man and my profession which guarantees my close proximity with our traditional institution, have combined to impel me showing concern to any discourse associated with Yoruba cultural heritage and value system. Also, permit me to admit my personal…
In the heart of Nigeria’s ‘Food Basket,’ horror has become a recurring visitor, and the tales are written in blood and tears. But the latest attack in Benue State stands as one of the deadliest in recent memory, both in scale and brutality. In the early hours of Saturday, 14th June 2025, gunmen descended on…
I am naturally homophobic; I run from blood. But I had to encourage myself to watch the videos of the killings in Yelwata town in Benue State on Friday night. The killings, which the locals said started around 10.45pm on Friday, lasted till 2.00 am on Saturday without any help coming the way of the…
I just returned from a one week trip to Nigeria travelling by road doing Lagos – Sagamu – Abeokuta – Ibadan – Sagamu – Lagos – Ibadan – Osogbo – Erin Osun – Ibadan – Sagamu – Lagos, and I need to get this off my chest.A slightly long thread. What I saw on this…
