The onslaught on Uganda
FOR many reasons, Western countries cannot cease pursuing an Africa recreated in their own image. For one, African countries tend…
The validation from Osun
As my piece, “Ademola Adeleke and the Osun mandate thieves” hit town, I received a reaction via Whatsapp questioning my…
Maximum shishi: Metaphor for state failure
Our story begins in Ibbi town of Niger State where local vigilantes did something novel but yet so natural this…
Femi Otedola’s lamentation
Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, must have struck a chord in many Nigerians when he lamented this week that Nigeria had…
Democracy as despair
If you have been following the news, the lead story in the land right now is the alleged plot by…
The questions around Lagos
During the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, there were clear cases of voter suppression in many states across…
The return of fine bara
Around 1980 or so the Fuji lord, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, tore into his promoter, Olabisi Ajala of the “Ajala travel…
Dapo Abiodun: The limits of propaganda
THE assumption, if you relied on social media platforms, is that the Ogun State governor, Mr. Dapo Abiodun, has either…
Time to scrap INEC!
I must shift my original essay for this week, an overview of the projects of the Ogun State governor, Mr.…
In 1993, it was Kashimawo; will 2023 be Cashimawo?
Folks, have you seen videos of the huge sums being taken to the CBN? Some customers took N150m to the…
These emergency champions aren’t our friends
Like most Nigerians, I have been brutalized by the naira redesign/fuel crises. After speaking King’s English at a Foodco store…
Ademola Adeleke and the Osun mandate thieves
WERE Nigeria a nation of truth, the Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, would be in his second term of…
Time to bring Simon Ekpa to justice
ON Friday morning, I headed to the Ring Road area of Ibadan on a two-fold mission: to buy bread at…
The Ohinoyi as security threat
Because Nigeria, like many countries of the world, is ruled by a blind political leadership, the practice of ignoring real…
The Zazzau gang rape
On December 24,1993, a 16-year-old schoolgirl in the seaside town of Burnie, Tasmania, hopped confidently into a ute with five…
Harried Harry
IN his newly released book Spare, Britain’s Prince Harry continues his project of taking down the royal family. The 38-year-old…
Let the power-drunk remember the power-drowned
THE terrorists who abducted Lieutenant P.P Johnson in Enugu this week knew they had power. They knew they had majesty,…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s burden
IN the year that the Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo should have been given a sixth Balon D’or, the honour was…
The ruckus in Osun
In the ongoing brickbats between the Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, and his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola, I have observed…
