A few years ago, a telecommunications outfit set out to erect a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) at the back of the palace of Oba of Benin. The coordinate fell on Alaka Street, directly behind the palace. Civil works commenced and completed without incident. The next phase involved assembling the tower components of the 75-metre mast….
There is a poetic impossibility in the search for a river without a source or a woman whose heart has never known the stirrings of love. Such things do not exist in the natural world. In the same vein, we search in vain for the “perfect man”—especially within the sacred halls of the pulpit. The…
Who is a democrat? Not the one who chants slogans or wears party colors, but the one who submits to the rule of law, respects vibrant opposition, defends free and fair elections, and protects press freedom. These are not ornaments, they are the building blocks of any real democracy.Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has…
Anyone who wants to learn how to make good decisions, needs to read the treatise, ‘How we think’ a small pamphlet written in 1910 by John Dewey, a foremost American philosopher of his time. In the book, Dewey admonishes humanity to ask 3 questions before making a decision on how to solve any problem. What…
World-renowned boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a road accident today in Makun, Ogun State. Eyewitnesses report that the incident occurred along a busy highway of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway around past 11am on Monday. The vehicle carrying Joshua, a Lexus Jeep with the number plate, KRD 850 HN, reportedly collided with a stationary truck under…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has renewed hope for the creation of Ibadan State, describing it as “an incoming state—the only state in Nigeria that is needed to be created by popular demand.” He made the remarks during a visit to the private residence of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, in Ibadan, the state…
When President Bola Tinubu announced the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, the criticisms came fast and furious. The attacks were not just swift. They were relentless. Many questioned the timing, the cost, and the feasibility. Among the loudest voices was Peter Obi, who dismissed the project as a misplaced priority and predicted it would not be completed…
At 71, Ladi Ayodeji stands as living evidence that greatness is not inherited. It is built patiently and deliberately from the ground up. His story does not begin with comfort, connections, or privilege, but with discipline, manual labour, and an unyielding hunger for knowledge. Long before his name became associated with influential writing, ministry, and…
The supremacy contest between the Ooni and the Alaafin persists, with each recently appointing an “Okanlomo” of Oduduwa/Yorubaland. Both seek respect and gravitas, yet their actions and public pronouncements increasingly undermine, and even ridicule the very offices they occupy. For all the grandeur they project, it bears recalling that, constitutionally, they remain subject to, and…
The verdict handed down by the Supreme Court on the President’s power to declare a state of emergency and suspend democratically elected officials in a state like Rivers is more than a legal judgment; it is a seismic event that threatens the foundation of our federal republic. For too long, the true tragedy of Nigeria…
