To pardon terrorists, kill them first
In Chapter 1 of the Book of Romans, the Bible lists murder among the offences that are “worthy of death".…
Kwara South: Darkness in broad daylight
IN the poem Nightfall in Soweto, the South African poet Oswald Mtshali speaks of the scariness of the colonial night…
2027: The illogicality of an anti-Makinde posture
AHEAD of the 2027 polls, the political stakes have no doubt heightened. Among the developments that shocked book-makers, this week,…
Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma and the warrior xenophobes of South Africa
In his famous poem, Types of Women, the Greek poet Semonides of Amorgos speaks of a certain ugly woman who…
Saudi Arabia urges ‘de-escalation’ as US, Iran clash in Strait of Hormuz
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reaffirmed efforts to "support de-escalation and negotiations" after the United States (U.S.) and Iran…
Why can’t Yorubaland feed on its own cattle?
IF you have not seen the recent trending video on social media showing the badly disfigured face of an Amotekun…
Is Abdulrazaq seriously calling Bukola Saraki an armed robber?
RECENTLY, in a move that recalled the dastardly politics of the First Republic when politicians placed corpses in the backyards…
Nigeria tolerates killers, Oro yi o ni le wo…
THIS week, Fulani herders did what they have always done in Ibadanland and the rest of Nigeria: they murdered a…
Mercy for terrorists, death for their victims
ON a tactical night that saved a civilization in 1840, Ibadan forces led by Balogun Oderinlo sacked the Fulani camp…
Xenophobic South Africa and Nigeria’s leadership lacuna
Crowning a king in whatever form on foreign soil is anathema. It is insidious, provocative buffoonery, and I don’t care…
Where is Professor Muyiwa Popoola’s N9.8 million?
On November 13, 2013, I received the following mail from the payment platform, Interswitch: “Good day. Thank you for contacting…
Social media as social madness
SOMETIME around 2008/2009, I received a call from a very senior colleague working at Globacom. She had read in the…
What does your governor do for a living?
In his chapter titled “At home with Eunice” in The Road to Lalupon, a 2001 book he edited (Ibadan: Frontline…
His Haughty Majesty, the smart Alec of Abia State
CHIEF Obafemi Awolowo, the man widely regarded as the best president Nigeria never had, did not want worship. In “Politics…
Does anyone really want this terrorism business to end?
Here is a report from the February 21, 2026 edition of Aljazeera: “Gunmen killed at least 50 people and abducted…
The Biblical presentation of God Almighty
THIS week, a Kenyan fraud, one Prophet David Owuor, got his church members into a frenzy when he showed them…
Democracy: Nasir El-Rufai as impostor hero
WHAT happens when rogues become heroes? Definitions of value, character and positivity change. Might become right, individual judgment replaces institutions, …
Comrade Oshiomhole’s bilateral engagement in the skies
IF the critics of Edo North senator and ex-labour leader Adams Oshiomhole had their way, he would probably be quartered…
WizKid’s entire career isn’t worth Fela’s flip flops
IS Ayodeji Balogun, the pompous monkey who recently rated himself above the Afrobeats king, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, useless? No. As Wole…
Another word of caution for the Oyo Palace
THE Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade 1, called the Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, a liar this week.…
