(Published in Sunday Tribune, August 18, 2024) Sometime in 2004, the then Senate President Adolphus Wabara left his office one morning and headed towards the lift that would take him to the office of the Clerk to Read More
One of the challenges of modern democracy is the space and interval between elections. In the case of Nigeria, real governance takes only two years while politics takes the remaining two years, undermining any long-term Read More
At that moment, the only person I could call was Mrs. Balogun, the Director, Vice-Chancellor’s Office (as she then was). “There is trouble, ma”, I announced over the phone. I was already thinking of Read More
Ibadan is a city of wondrous warriors. The warriors that founded the city and secured it such that the city was never conquered also laid the foundation of a near perfect chieftancy system. Ibadan is Read More
Almost all humankind usually pray not to have their loyalty/principle tested. Those who escaped or never had their loyalty/principle tested must thank their destinies for many rarely come out successfully from the panel Read More
Many people pay more attention to the ability of time to heal the wound; but most people don’t give regard to another yet powerful ability of time, that is to expose the true color Read More
As a Yoruba person and an indigene of Ibadan the Oyo State capital, I have come to realise that being from a place and having links with a place are totally different. This is the Read More
As hundreds of thousands of Oyo indigenes jostle for limited SUBEB and TESCOM jobs amid extreme and excruciating hardship, occasioned largely by the impunity and rascality of the political class, Governor Seyi Makinde in his Read More
As a concerned citizen and youth of Nigeria, I feel compelled to share my thoughts on the proposed #EndBadGovernance protest. This movement, I believe, aimed at addressing the country’s pressing issues, requires careful consideration Read More
This is neither a threat nor a course, it’s just a note of warning to all the 33 LG chairmen and some officials of the local councils across Oyo state. It’s also a piece Read More
