Of Lagos and road sanity
LAGOS, the Centre of Excellence and state of Aquatic Splendor, is unarguably the most populated state in Nigeria. With a…
Whither due process mechanism?
A few years ago, those in the central government in Abuja would tell you that the fear of due process…
Awaiting Osun’s cabinet
AS a concerned Nigerian and bonafide citizen of Osun State, I have been bothered about the indescribably amorphous structure of…
How Tokunbo Abiru transformed Polaris Bank
There are bankers and there are bankers, but the group managing director and chief executive officer of Polaris Bank Limited,…
Agenda for Oyo’s development
WITH Governor Seyi Makinde in the saddle as the newly elected Chief Executive Officer of Oyo State, many people are…
Between ruga settlements and franchise of evil
I have read different narratives about the conceptualisation of “ruga settlements” for Fulani herdsmen. To be sure “ruga” is said…
The economics and politics of ruga settlements
THE three words, ruga, gaa and omua denote the same idea, which is a farm settlement or ranch in the…
Setting the agenda for Abba Kyari’s second coming
On Friday July 5, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari made his first major appointments for his second term. The President…
Governor Makinde, populism and sustainability
The election into the office of Engineer Seyi Makinde as Governor of Oyo State was by a stroke of luck.…
Will the ‘ayee’ still have it?
With the recent inauguration of the 9th national assembly and the election of Ahmed Lawan, a doctorate degree holder and…
National security, the South-west security summit and the blabs
Contemporary Nigerian society has morphed into a jungle where all kinds of criminal activities and inhumane treatments are unleashed on…
Insecurity: Our people now live with bruised psyche
The anxiety of our people is palpable. The growing fear among the populace makes nonsense of any plan conceived for…
Of SCOAN and alleged sexual assault
FROM the ongoing talks on Ruga settlements to the ‘outrageous’ state budget for burials, the wait for the announcement of…
Nigerians trivialise rape
NOT too long ago, it could have been said that Nigeria was at the verge of experiencing its own version…
EU election report: Straight from Janus
JANUS was the Roman mythological god that had two faces, front and back. One looked backwards into the past, with…
Petrol subsidy and the question of wrong choices
THE clamour for the withdrawal of subsidy on petrol is on again and it has been coming from different directions. …
Lawan, pax-Nigeriana and the Adedayo symbolism
THE appointment of Festus Adedayo, columnist and member of Tribune Editorial Board, as a Special Adviser on Media to the…
Aderinokun and Nigerians’ penchant for long meetings
NIGERIANS love meetings, especially the face-to-face variety. They meet on and over everything, even the ones that could be settled…
Bisola Johnson: In defence of SCOAN
From the ongoing talks on Ruga settlements, to the ‘outrageous’ state budget for burials, the wait for the announcement of…
Oyo govt and the missing vehicles
WHAT do Mohamed Suharto, Ferdinand Marcos, Mobutu Sese Seko and Sani Abacha have in common? They are all record holders…
