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The TB Joshua I knew (I)
Monica (not real name) took me to the Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN or Synagogue, for short). One of her daughters had demonstrated signs of Sickle Cell anaemia (SS) and, ooh, how she ran from pillar to post! She patronised…
Igangan massacre: Who is to blame?
The Igangan massacre of hapless and harmless Yoruba citizens by suspected Fulani herdsmen and terrorists armed to the teeth has come but the vibrations may not go away for a long time to come. Although casualty figures vary from one report…
South-West APC: Squandering borrowed time…
Just like the presidency of retired Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, the South-West APC leaders not only live on borrowed times, they also appear hell-bent on squandering it. And like Buhari’s administration squanders the opportunities to…
The Afenifere communique on national issues…
The pan-Yoruba leadership group, the Afenifere, met penultimate Friday, May 14, 2021 at the residence of its acting leader, Pa. Ayo Adebanjo, at Sanya-Ogbo, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, to deliberate “profoundly on matters affecting the Yoruba…
Now that the South is stirring…
They say better late than never; and that necessity is the mother of invention. If you push a sheep to the wall, as meek and toothless as it is, it will turn and bite. Napoleon Bonaparte, speaking concerning the then toothless China, warned…
As Nigeria unravels, who leads the Yoruba?
Nigeria appears to have turned the corner and her fate no longer rests with those protecting their oil wells or those nostalgic about their Civil War scars or even those hallucinating about 2023. Truth be told, these same people – those…
Achievers University: Making a statement with 10th convocation ceremony
Although I am from Owo, it was from a non-indigene that I first learnt of the existence of the Achievers University located in the town. Tunji Bakare (Alhaji, as we fondly call him) had just returned from Owo with tales of the good time he…
Insecurity: Putting Gov. Dapo Abiodun on the spot
One common factor or denominator all over the country today is insecurity. In the North-east it is the Boko Haram insurgency. In the North-west it is banditry. In the North-central or Middle Belt it is the murderous Fulani herdsmen. In the…
Is Makinde aware of this?
The write-up you are about to read was forwarded to me by a friend who now lives in the United States of America. We had been comrades at the then University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile-Ife. Interestingly, the write-up is…
Yinka Odumakin: Like a candle in the wind
Verse 1: Goodbye Oodua nation’s rose/May you ever grow in our hearts/You were the grace that placed itself/Where lives were torn apart/You called out to our country/And you whispered to those in pain/Now you belong to heaven/And the stars…