Tribute to the new Otun Bashorun of Ibadan Land: Chief Dr. Azeez Adeduntan
As the world revered International Surgeon becomes first Otun Bashorun of Ibadan Land Bashorun and Otun Bashorun were the title…
Philosophy behind General Buratai’s stellar performance
“Soldiers would marry the prettiest women, live in the best homes, eat the best food, wear the best cloth and…
Access to justice for all is not yet a reality – but there are ways forward
Access to justice for everyone in all communities is an important right and requirement for building fair and peaceful societies…
Buhari versus Atiku and the anti-climax
As the public debate continues over the judgment of the Supreme Court on the last presidential election, KUNLE ODEREMI examines…
Nigeria: When life begins at 59
LOOKING at the history of some modern countries, you discover that at 59, they had gone past the toddler and…
Counting our blessings
GRATITUDE, it is a word we use regularly but rarely do we take the time to meditate on what it…
Kagame’s Rwanda
A lot has been written on Rwanda, including how differently the Western world reacted to that blight on human civilization…
Why rebrand the insurance industry?
MORE often than not; when people hear the word ‘ rebrand’ what comes to mind is a cooperate restructuring or…
Letter from UNICEF Representative to Nigeria’s children
DEAR Naija children, Thirty years ago – long before many of you were born – the world came together to…
Overview of customary courts system in Oyo State
THE customary courts are a hierarchy of courts that deal with land inheritance, marriage and general matters involving the people,…
UN at 74: Restoring lasting peace to a troubled world
ALFRED Bernhard Nobel, a Swedish industrial and chemist, has been lauded worldwide for his being a “merchant of death”. Nobel…
Between breast cancer and oral hygiene
COMEDY is now a multi-billion naira industry in Nigeria. A new couple could pay a comedian one million naira to…
Call it business or whatever, cybercrime is crime
THE noise of a message notification on John’s mobile phone invaded the peace and quiet of his little rented apartment.…
About the name ‘Yoruba’
A curious debate is going on about the group name of the Yoruba nation, the name ‘Yoruba’. All sorts of…
Tinubu and ABUAD’s recognition of service
THE Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD)’s letter intimating Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the institution’s decision to confer on him…
Appraising Fayemi’s second journey in Ekiti
“Land locked and resource challenged, yet, we are a state of the big ideas; we are also blessed…
Iwo road as metaphor for politicians’ hypocrisy
IWO road is the heart of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. Coming from Lagos, coursing through the town to,…
Herbert Macaulay: Between Ogbomoso, Ibadan and Ore Aganju?
The root of the man generally referred to as the father of the Nigerian Nationalism, Herbert Macaulay has become a…
Let’s live together as brothers
Across all borderlines today, disorderliness has become the order of the day; we need to be remembered of how dependent…
Nigeria’s border closure: Much ado about nothing
IN August this year, the Nigerian government in Abuja shut our borders without notice and this drew a gale of…
