MY JUNE 12 STORY -Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar(rtd) (On October 24, 2000, IBB, in a Voice of Nigeria (VON) Hausa service interview, said “Only Gani Fawehinmi and Colonel Dangiwa Umar are the only true, principled fighters of June 12. Others are sycophants who fed fat on June 12”. In his lengthy treatise, published in the…
Being “born in the wild” is a crucial part of natural life, where animals start without human influence. This experience shapes them early on, giving them essential survival instincts. In the wild, newborns must rapidly learn to find food, evade predators, and move through their environment. This early self-reliance also builds resilience and adaptability through…
In the other room of Nigeria’s politics, where whispers often precede storms, Adebayo Adelabu finds himself battling through the tempest of speculations. As Minister of Power, his tenure has been shadowed by persistent rumours of impending dismissal due to perceived underperformance. But has the narrative changed? The Ministry of Power has long been plagued by…
1997: The year I finally left my job and agreed to become a full-time evangelist. After I gave my life to Christ and realized how powerful the name of Jesus Christ was in prayer, doing wonderful things, and destroying the hand of evil, I made up my mind; ‘I’m not going into ministry.’ There were…
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri, has given a fresh insight into the 1995 alleged coup during the Gen. Sani Abacha regime. Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, the late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, Col. Lawan Gwadabe and Senator Chris Anyanwu were all tried and ended up in jail on…
I just must do this essay as tribute to a man whose creative and rare talent I admire so much. I must confess, given the job that I now have, this essay was herculean. When one surveys the sociocultural history of Nigeria, and especially from ethnic and regional perspectives, like the South-West Yoruba people, one…
The last premier of the Western Region, Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, asked his guest what the town was saying. The guest told him the town was solidly behind him. The guest backed his claim with a cassette which he said contained the adulation with which the people of Ibadan welcomed every step so far taken by Chief…
Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, aka KWAM 1, has been the official ‘palace entertainer’ for almost a decade. Evidently through the instrumentality of then All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his ‘Nigeria, Sai Baba, Sai Buhari’ song that preceded the 2015 general election was a campaign anthem that also elicited an…
Knowing that God is a businessman is of great importance. God is a the original businessman who wants His people to invest in the talent He deposited into each one and make good profits from it. Pastor E.A Adeboye has recently spoken about the business side of God. He said, “God builds businesses, believe it…
On November 26, 2023, the Oba of Benin ignited a huge controversy about the early history of Lagos. He did so by making the claim that the Edo people of the Benin Kingdom were the founders of Lagos. Because the crown worn by the Oba of Benin originated from Ife, we must be respectful in…
