ONE YEAR OF “OtoGe” IN KWARA By Raheem Adedoyin
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is easy going but he is a complicated leader. He is unfazed by hate-driven criticism; he is unmoved by sychophancy. When you praise him, the best thing…
CORONA TALE OF TWO GOVERNORS By Olakunle Abimbola
COVID-19 makes. COVID-19 breaks. That could be a tad sweeping. But it might also be the tale of two governors, truly told. The one, pre-COVID-19, was building castles in the…
BIG DREAM: ▪INEC’s Intention to introduce e-voting is Good, but it must perfect the Plan
If it gets its way, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will use electronic voting machines for the 2021 general election. The electoral body said it would pilot the machines…
WAITING TO FLY By Sam Omatseye
This is not a time to soar. But then it is. That is what everyone thinks these days. I remember the song of childhood about flight. “If I had a…
A MINISTER AND A MINSTREL By Femi Macaulay
It is a collision between political power and poetic power. The poet seeks to speak truth to power; and the politician seeks to silence the voice of truth. This is…
POWER SCANDAL: HOW CAN 10 OF OUR 27 GENERATING PLANTS BE IDLE AT THE SAME TIME
For a country that needs all the power she can generate, particularly at this time when the raging coronavirus pandemic has compounded her economic woes, it is scandalous that 10…
ADESINA VS AMERICANS By Simon Kolawole
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has been under intense scrutiny and pressure since it emerged that he would be re-elected unopposed for another term of…
ABIKE VS PANTAMI By Simon Kolawole
While Nigerians were busy getting entertained by the Twitter show of shame between the minister of communications and digital economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, and the chairman of the…
THE DAY BEFORE TOMORROW By Simon Kolawole
There are many things that make you sad, even angry, about Nigeria. Recently, the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) asked SMEs to pay N120,000 each for “compulsory fumigation” before they…
OPEN LETTER TO GOV. DAPO ABIODUN By Emmanuel Afolabi
Your Excellency sir, I will like to commend your tremendous efforts toward the achievements so far in office. I cannot but thank you for Sir. I write with great mirth,…