A suitable starting point from which to compare the rampant cases of contradictory and conflicting court verdicts particularly on the legality, and legitimacy of elected local council chairman amid recent bloodbath that trailed the reinstatement Read More
A few known and unknown politicians seized the epochal moment of the new year to tell millions of Oyo electorates of their intents to run the 2027 governorship race. Typical of average Nigerian politicians: they all Read More
Once you see a pattern, you cannot unsee it. Trust me, I have tried. But when that pattern keeps repeating itself, it is impossible to pretend it’s just a coincidence. For instance, no matter Read More
Many years ago, one of my friends, Abdullah Olaoluwa went for an interview at a popular bank in Lagos. He had applied for an entry-level position following an advertisement calling for suitable candidates from the Read More
My father, a prominent Christian leader, once visited the Oyo Museum, where artefacts and relics of the old Oyo Empire—such as the Opon Ifa, masquerade masks, and Sango outfits—were displayed. He described the Read More
All over the world, musicians are reputed to have patented argots, slang and jargon that signposted global conversations. In the tiny Island of Jamaica, the unkempt, locked-hair, weed-smoking, reggae music singer, Peter Tosh pioneered the Read More
Apparently, the garbage of outright fabrications and outlandish falsehoods built around the spectacularly strange selection and presentation of certificate and staff of office to the newly appointed Alaafin of Oyo have crumbled under the weight Read More
I imagine I’m with Governor Makinde in the same room, either in his house or office seated next to him and we are alone. I would look into his eyes and tell him to Read More
Back when I was in secondary school, one of my elder brothers once told me a story he heard about the legendary ‘Lion of the West’, Honourable Adegoke Adelabu ‘Penkelemeesi’. The story had it that Read More
(Published by the Sunday Tribune, January 19, 2025) Last week’s ascension to the Alaafin of Oyo throne by then Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade courted tremendous ruckus in Yorubaland. Why would an unseen Ifa deity and its Read More
