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Remembering Senator Bayo Osinowo
Senator Bayo Osinowo, also known as “Pepperito,” was a prominent Nigerian politician and a key figure in the struggle for democracy…
Hilda, Dami And The Game Of Stoves
Barely one month after Nigerian chef, Hilda Bassey Effiong — popularly known as Hilda Baci, made a much publicized…
Why All These Obsessions With Osinbajo?
Two weeks after Prof Yemi Osinbajo left office as Vice President, I have noticed an undue attention on him. Since these unwarranted attacks have the same theme, I am pretty convinced that they are sponsored from the same…
Garlands for Akinwunmi Ambode at 60
Last week Saturday June 4, 2023, I had just finished watching the F. A. Football Cup final, in England when a small piece of news item caught my attention that His Excellency Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, former governor of…
The Humiliation Of Emefiele
For a man used to luxury, used to power, who had for years, been in the corridors of power, mingled with raw…
Killing pension reform softly and steadily
On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, the Senate concurred with the House of Reps in taking the extremely backsliding step of passing the Bill for the Establishment of Police Pension Board. Senate President Ahmad Lawan would later…
Why (most) Nigerians oppose subsidy removal
On Monday afternoon, my friend in Benin, Edo state, went to his father’s house for some daddy-and-son time. His fuel gauge was on red, but because the next gas station was on the other side of the road and he would…
‘So, you’re not Number 16?’ – Sad tale of Christian ‘prophets’ and 2023 elections
A little over three years ago, there was a video trending in the social media. It showed a famous, outspoken Christian pastor…
Seun Kuti: When the man bites a dog
Today, I am in the NTA mood! The NTA-mood is the situation in which Nigeria would be on full-time fire but NTA would be showing some videos or documentaries that indicate peace, calmness and normalcy. Thus, in a…
Tribute to Subomi Balogun, the entrepreneurial banker, By Femi Otedola
I pray that the new generation of bankers will learn from their doyen and more clearly understand the linkages between financial transmissions and the economy. Banks cannot thrive without genuine entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs…
It’s Jagaban O’clock
He said it was his turn. Jagaban will now be tested. At the start of the 4th republic, he had passed the test in Lagos. While Lagos can pass…
In the Matter Between Matawalle and EFCC
Alhaji Bello Matawalle, outgoing governor of Zamfara state, recently filed a petition in the…
Last last Seun Kuti becomes Obidient
Several weeks ago, in the heat of the 2023 campaign, I commissioned two social scientists conversant with Nigeria to…
Abdulrasheed Bawa: The Cat watching over fried Meat
The media have been busy in the last three days over the the actions of Governor Bello Muhammed Matawalle of Zamfara State which is the hallmark of bravery and statesmanship. I have never hidden my admiration…
Any Role for Osinbajo after May 29?
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was in Nairobi, Kenya, early this month to participate in an event organized by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The Foundation was…
‘I slapped the sheriff but…’
When news broke that Seun Kuti, the Afrobeat artist, allegedly slapped a policeman and had been declared wanted, my instinctive response was: under no circumstances should anyone assault a law enforcement officer.…
50 YEARS DEVELOPMENT STRIDES OF THE NYSC: AN X-RAY
By Emeka-Rems Mgbemena The National Youth Service Corps was established by Decree No.24 of 22nd May 1973, now quoted as…
Seun Kuti And The ‘Dirty Slap’ On Third Mainland Bridge
It was the musician, Habeeb Okikiola also known as portable who tested the ‘weightier’ between the power of a celebrity and authority of the state when he thought he was above the law and was untouchable. Portable…
Aisha Buhari, Bola Tinubu and the May 29 inauguration
WITHIN the Muhammadu Buhari household, Aisha, the wife of the president and outgoing First Lady, must be the most avid supporter of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. She has been a consistent supporter of the…
Seun Kuti Is A Lucky Guy
Seun Kuti, Afro Beat Musician, known more for being a son of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, than his…
Seun Kuti And The Burden Of Policing Nigeria
“Policing Nigeria is difficult.” – Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, GCON The Vice President made the above statement when he paid host to His Royal Highness, Alhaji Ahmed Abdullahi Hassan (The Yakanaje Uke of Nasarawa State)…
Femi: The man who loves Buhari
Femi, in Yoruba language of Western Nigeria, literally means love me. And there is one man who has lived out his name in the service of another. Femi Adesina, a well-known Nigerian journalist and media personality, has…
Diversity, zoning and the complications
Is Nigerian politics getting better? Are Nigerian politicians getting more mature and politically savvy as we move from one phase to the other in democratisation and nation-building? From my balcony, I have been…
Like Play, Like Play, Amaechi Has Become Irrelevant
I don’t know if it is appropriate for the old saying, “How are the mighty fallen”, to come into play here. But chai, life…