J.F. Odunjo, the renowned Yoruba literary icon and writer of the popular Yoruba textbooks, Alawiye, died about 45 years ago, but his works continue to retain the importance and allure they had when he first Read More
There is a profound, almost cinematic irony at the core of Nigeria’s modern identity, a contradiction so sharp it feels scripted by a satirist. To an observer in London, New York, or Tokyo, Nigeria Read More
The surprising reconciliation efforts of notable opposition figures in Oyo State, starting from Senator Teslim Folarin’s talk of the town visit to President Tinubu and the subsequent but stunning chit-chat with Oloye Bayo Adelabu, Read More
On the afternoon of August 8, 2024, inside the Velodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines on the outskirts of Paris, the Nigerian state collapsed in microcosm. Ese Ukpeseraye, a Nigerian cyclist who had qualified for the Keirin and Sprint events, Read More
Since Tuesday when the indefatigable Oyo APC youth leader, Prince John Aremu, released a statement about the forthcoming APC Youth Summit, a PDP’s political piccaninny has resumed his rantings to the effect that Governor Read More
Nigeria stands at a decisive moment. With a population now above two hundred million and more than two hundred and fifty ethnic groups spread across thirty six states and FCT, the country remains one of Read More
‘The umbrella didn’t leak. Until it did’ In the middle of a leadership crisis, partially of his own making – given the spoiler role he played in the 2023 elections when he clandestinely endorsed the APC Read More
For Late Akin Shuga, The Gentleman of Music The news of Akin Shuga’s death hit like a cruel refrain that refuses to fade. Even now, days after, I still find myself playing back his Read More
FOR MOST OF US, the idea that a politician can choose simplicity over absurdity, frugality instead of frivolity, substance over noise, and performance over propaganda is a radical thought. We tend to think, or at Read More
As the administration of His Excellency, Engineer Seyi Makinde (GSM), gradually approaches its constitutional conclusion, political analysts and concerned citizens of Oyo State have begun deliberating on the kind of transformational leader that should succeed Read More
