Lawyers have begun rounds of arguments over whether the amended Section 28 (Subsection 1) of the Oyo Chiefs Law that empowers the Governor to solely specify and approve who wears a beaded crown without consulting traditional institutions Read More
“Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy” – F. Scott Fitzgerald For the past six years, Governor Seyi Makinde has ruled with an unbridled political grip; riding roughshod like an unquestionable Read More
The Mapo Hall event in Ibadan sparked debate, not for its activities, but for its shortcomings, as a planned grand ceremony turned subdued with absent traditional figures and a visibly sparse crowd. The absence of Read More
The palace of the Olubadan of Ibadanland has denied any rift between Oba Rashidi Ladoja and Governor Seyi Makinde over the elevation of three high chiefs to obaship status. Contrary to insinuations that the monarch Read More
A letter being circulated online about the resignation of minister of power and governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, is untrue. A source close to the former deputy governor of Read More
The “last man standing” was the then Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos – lone survivor of the PDP South West electoral blitzkrieg of 2003. That swept away five of the six AD governors, leaving only Tinubu. Now, Read More
A former minister of state of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Oloye Jumoke Akinjide, has left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. This is the first time the influential politician would be dumping the PDP. In Read More
On campaign trails in the buildup to the 2023 general elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu made promises that made his future cabinet ministers grit their teeth in anticipation. One of such big promises was the President’Read More
One area I deem myself uneducated is global politics, diplomacy and security. Perhaps it’s because I have not developed enough interest to delve into global politics and understand why things are the way they Read More
Industrialisation is not only measured by factories and production lines; it is also reflected in the physical transformation of cities. Across the world, the rise of skyscrapers has become one of the most visible indicators Read More
