Nigeria’s former Foreign Affairs Minister, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, In a sharp critique of the recent US election, has expressed deep disappointment, describing the outcome as “a victory for crudity over refinement” that undermines America’s reputation as a global beacon of democracy and integrity. Akinyemi In an interview with ARISE NEWS on Wednesday, questioned the values…
Many Yoruba people voted for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar or the Labour Party candidate, Mr Peter Obi, during the 2023 general election. This despite knowing that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, is their kinsman. It is on record that Tinubu lost Lagos State to…
It was one American actor Robert Bernstein who, while counselling his colleagues, declared that you cannot aspire to be a leading artiste and at the same time be seeking to be a multi-millionaire. You have to choose one: The best teacher in the land or the best businessman! The trouble with most of us and…
While it was reported that Bishop Abioye’s retirement from Living Faith Church Worldwide, popularly known as Winners Chapel, was in line with the church’s operational guidelines, a man, Ufuoma Bernard, has said there was a secret behind it. In a Facebook post on October 19, Bernard attributed Bishop Abioye’s retirement to a high wire church…
The political crisis in western region in 1962, between Ladoke Akintola and Chief Obafemi Awolowo reminds one of the Daily Times headline at the height of the imbroglio, ”Akintola Ta ku [Akintola Remains Adamant] Across the Atlantic, the New York Times came out with a banner headline: Nigerian Leader Resists Ouster: Fights Removal As Premier…
There are many voices in the world, according to the Bible. Unless you are well instructed in things of the spirit, you are not likely to know how to distinguish the voice of God from the multiple of voices that you hear regularly. The devil, for instance, could imitate the voice of God, just like…
“Speaking on the selfishness of politicians, he asked them to learn from Gowon’s case, he said, “Please, compare this to the case of former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon. His nine-year regime was toppled in a military coup on July 29, 1975, while he was attending the Organization of African Unity (OAU) meeting…
Greetings to all my readers. This column, *Man & Woman*, was conceived to address the perennial problems of human relationships, especially as they pertain to men and women. No relationship is perfect because no one is perfect. Imperfections will inevitably cause offence. How we manage offences is what separates the boys from the men; the…
Greetings to all my readers. This column, *Man & Woman*, was conceived to address the perennial problems of human relationships, especially as they pertain to men and women. No relationship is perfect because no one is perfect. Imperfections will inevitably cause offence. How we manage offences is what separates the boys from the men; the…
El-Rufai, Zulum and a few other Northern Governors did not decide on time. They wanted to hear from fPMB. They did not want to go against the wish of fPMB. And they were right. That is what is called loyalty. But when they went to him, he told them that he had no favourite. El-Rufai…
