VOICE OF COURAGE

KING Pharaoh slept one night and had too troubling dreams. He first saw seven plump cows by the Nile and another seven lean cows came and ate the plump ones. He woke up only to sleep and saw another seven  good looking ears which another…

IN the end, we will not remember the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends”-Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King uttered the above statement at the peak of frustrations with many blacks not speaking up against segregation…

MR Segun Awolowo had died in a ghastly motor accident and it was the call of Mr Abraham Adesanya to break the news to the Leader, Oloye Obafemi Awolowo in his confinement. As Adesanya finished relaying the sad news, he expected Awo to go…

THE world would not be the same after coronavirus, and Nigeria definitely is part of that global community that the deadly virus is going to reshape. As the global community reels under the yoke of the disease that has challenged…

THE Church was packed full. It was a gathering of eminent Nigerians to remember. But there probably were more soldiers than dignitaries and well wishers who came to wish Papa Adekunle Ajasin final bye. The men in green were in the Owo…

IF Nigerians failed to learn any substantial lesson from recent season, they must never forget never to hand power to any bitter man in the future. Common sense should dictate to them that it is better to look for a Nelson Mandela to…

SANUSI Lamido Sanusi is a unique bundle of contradictions that somebody should have a doctoral thesis on. A friend of mine was saying the other day that he represents the future that he wants. I asked him if his future includes one where a…

For two years I was Hillary’s neighbor at Fajuyi Hall in Ife. I was in Room 242 and he was in 243. We were friends and then became brothers. He tells me every now and then that three Yoruba personalities have made the best impacts on his…

THUMBAY Hospital is a medical facility with state-of-the-art equipment in the United Arab Emirates and a medical tourist destination. The number of Nigerians who patronise the hospital encouraged it to experiment with bringing its care to…

I have been reading and comprehending newspapers now for over 43 years and not once have I have seen an obituary placed by a Fulani person. It is a little point that says a lot about what troubles Nigeria. When all the Balarabe Musas,…