Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has disclosed that the United States government revoked his visa. The author linked the action to his long history of criticizing political leaders, including former U.S. President Donald Trump.The renowned playwright revealed this during a media event held on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Freedom Park in Lagos. He explained…
• Tinubu’s Nigeria: Where the Familiar Feel Seen and the Forgotten Find Footing What if leadership wasn’t about choosing sides—but about enlarging the table?What if the true measure of power was not how loudly the majority roared, but how gently the minority was heard? President Bola Ahmed Tinubu didn’t inherit a banquet. He met a…
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…
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…
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…
In a world obsessed with billionaire rankings and corporate theatrics, one man continues to defy the script. He doesn’t chase headlines. He doesn’t court applause. He simply moves—quietly, decisively, and with a generosity that rewrites destinies. Mike Adenuga is not in competition with anyone. Because he’s not playing the same game. Per Second Billing, Per…
This is the definition of shock. A squirrel’s stomach rumbles like a faucet belching water, despite a barn of walnuts in full view. But the barn is utterly inaccessible. Fidgety on the same spot, the squirrel sits, skips, sighs and yawns in hunger, furtively watching four moustachioed scarecrows guard the four pillars of the barn….
