Where are Yoruba’s soldier ants?
There was a man called Ofinaboorun. That is a deep Ekiti name. Meanings are lost in interpretations. So, you may…
The darkness called Nigeria
If you have not seen the one-minute-30 seconds video of Lagosians scrambling for rice at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)…
The Ibadan protest against hardship
An Ibadan man accompanied his wife and daughter to the market in search of salt to add to their tasteless…
Emir of Kano’s ‘insult’ to Tinubu
The land of Samaria was once under intense hunger. There was hunger in the land, occasioned by a serious famine.…
What is killing our obas?
It is a sacrilege to say an oba is dead in Yorubaland. But two obas were killed by suspected kidnappers…
Vultures and hornbills of the North
In my place, we say one vegetable does not chase another out of the plate. South-South’s Edikang ikong soup is…
Restructure Nigeria before we all die
My sense of patriotism would not allow me to call Nigeria a failed nation. Yet, everything points in that direction.…
T.B. Joshua: Let the dead rest
A few years ago, the self-acclaimed ‘Living Perfect Master’, Sat Guru Maharaj Ji visited the Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo,…
Tinubu, scrap the scam
It is not enough to suspend that minister who (attempted) to post half a billion naira public funds into a…
Aiyedatiwa: The world belongs to no one
By April, this year, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold its gubernatorial primary in Ondo State. Who says the…
Yahoo boys and destiny
Two sad incidents provoked this piece. I encountered two funeral parties late last month - before the Omo N’Oba N’Edo…
Fubara, Wike and day I broke duck’s eggs
Have you ever broken a duck’s eggs intentionally? The duck does not come after you for doing that. Its siblings, known in…
Time ticks for Nigerian ruling elite
I take a bet. The judgement of God and of the people is nigh! Check your neighbourhood. For weeks, and…
Gbelebu as agbelebu of misgovernance
GBELEBU is a village in Ovia South-West Local Government Area of Edo State. It is a 100 percent Ijaw enclave.…
Rivers of betrayals
A child”, the elders of my place say, “only knows when he takes the oath of loyalty but is never aware…
Akeredolu and the absurdity in Ondo State
How many governors are in Oyo State?” The question was directed at me by an Abuja-based senior journalist. He is…
Tribune at 74: A reporter’s diary
I was just about five days old in Benin as the Edo State correspondent of the Nigerian Tribune when I…
Reliving Adetiloye’s counsel for Nigeria
At the funeral service for the late Chief Adekunle Ajasin on Saturday, November 15, 1997, this is what the late Primate…
It is finished
The Supreme Court is the final authority in all legal matters in Nigeria. Its finality, however, does not mean that…
Gumi: Nigeria’s untouchable Sheikh
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi called Mr. Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, “satanic”, last week. He could be right. Gumi is a Sheikh,…
