The past month has been a crucible of pain and perseverance. From the threat of foreign invasion to the abduction of Catholic students in Niger State, schoolgirls in Kebbi, and worshippers in Kwara, the nation has weathered a storm of security breaches, intense sorrow, political brinksmanship, and shocking celebration of national misfortune by habitual cynics….
The festive period is here, yet one wonders how the sound of fireworks will affect us, given our recent experiences in the hands of terrorists and bandits. I also wonder how the elderly women we saw in the video of the attack and abduction at Eruku town in Kwara State will react to the sound…
The recurring argument that judicial decisions in Nigeria, particularly in high-profile treason cases, are merely ethnic hit jobs orchestrated by rival groups is historically inaccurate and politically toxic. The most powerful refutation of this narrative lies in the past: the 1963 conviction of Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The Awolowo Precedent: Political Use of the Judiciary While…
I first met Oga Dan Agbese in 1984 during the preparatory days of Newswatch, the pioneering Nigerian newsmagazine. Before then, his reputation had preceded him as one of the stars among the alumni of our Department of Mass Communication of the University of Lagos, UNILAG. Then we met at the home of Dele Giwa, off…
“Finally, finally, PDP has held Wike’s bull by the horns…” “You mean with his expulsion from the PDP by the factional PDP convention held in Ibadan?“ “You are partisan! The way you couched your question shows very clearly that you are on Wike’s side” “I don’t have to before asking questions! It is as clear…
God punish whoever appointed Kunle Junaid as the General Manager of the great Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS), Orita Bashorun, Ibadan. Yes — God punish that stupidly brilliant individual who looked at the entire broadcasting landscape and decided that BCOS must not collapse, must not sink, must not wobble, but must rise again.Who is…
This week, Nigeria dispatched a high-level delegation to Washington, D.C., to engage American officials on matters of mutual concern. Yet instead of inspiring confidence, the visit exposed troubling weaknesses in Nigeria’s foreign policy machinery, delegation planning, and diplomatic reach. At a time when Nigeria needs clarity, coherence, and credibility on the global stage, what transpired…
Deacon Banjo Omole’s twin publications, Destined Destiny and Extolling Leadership, land with the weight of a man rounding off a successful political chapter and stepping confidently into a creative renaissance. As he concludes his two-term tenure as APC Chairman in Ifako-Ijaiye, these books function not merely as commemorative works but as statements of identity, political,…
I have offended a few people on this platform unjusitifiably. Each time I realize my mistake, I beg.I truly beg.I’d beg in the morning, beg in the afternoon and beg at night. My disrespect was public.Therefore, when I start this begging I do so in the same way, publicly. I will never hurt you publicly…
The tractor sent to demolish that Abuja house was seen leaving the place at the end of the day. With people booing… The military elements involved all stood behind one of their own. The combo of the military and northern bond is not a thing to joke about. And they must be tired of all…
