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…
I read Ray Ekpu’s moving tribute to our departed brother, Dan Agbese, with a mixture of sadness and admiration. Sadness, because we have lost a fine mind and a gentleman of the craft. Admiration, because even in grief Ray’s pen remains as evocative and commanding as ever. Ray has endured three personal losses within a…
Idi Amin’s first wife Sarah Kibedi. She went against her parents’s wishes and married Amin at the age of 22 in March 1962, just seven months before Uganda’s independence.She converted to Islam and became known as Mariam. However, it didn’t take long before she discovered Idi Amin’s sexual escapades with different women. Incensed with Amin’s…
Have you noticed that the Erelu of Lagos, Erelu Abio̩la Dosunmu wears only white? If you haven’t we can tell you she does. And we can tell you why. A while back, Erelu spoke to City People Magazine about how she adopted white as her main colour. “I have been Erelu of Lagos since 1974…
The late General Sani Abacha once warned that if terrorism lasts more than 72 hours, the government must have a hand in it.Today, his words echo like a siren across Nigeria — because nothing explains the chaos unfolding in this country more accurately. This sudden surge in terrorism didn’t appear from thin air. After weeks…
Olusola Momoh is a Nigerian media executive. She is the co-founder and Vice-Chair of Channels Media Group, the parent company of Channels Television. Momoh graduated with a B.Sc Degree in Mass Communication (Print Journalism) from the University of Lagos. She also holds a Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from UniLag. Prior to founding Channels Television and…
Very few books, I must confess, have generated as much excitement – long before their release and even after – as Femi Otedola’s Making It Big. And the reason is obvious: many readers also want to learn how to “make it big” like the son of the late Sir Michael Agbolade Otedola, former governor of…
By Dr. Yemi Farounbi In life, there are seasons when the path ahead is smooth and the breeze is at your back, pushing you forward. But for many Nigerians, the opposite is true. Every day feels like a struggle against resistance—running uphill, pushing against the wind, straining under the weight of systems that should have…
– Tribune Online Leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom (UK), Kemi Badenoch, is once again in the news after revealing the personal attacks she endured from British racists since becoming the first black woman to head the party, describing the scale of the abuse as “hysterical.” Tribune Online reports that Badenoch, who…
Nigeria’s history has always been shaped by voices—some loud,many silenced, and a few that seem lonely in their persistence fortruth and justice. Today, as the nation grapples with corruption,insecurity, poverty, and broken promises, there remain those whocontinue to speak, write, march, and insist on a better Nigeria. Theymay look around and feel isolated, mocked, or…
