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What Fayemi can learn from Shettima – Farooq Kperogi
With the inauguration of Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji as the governor of Ekiti State on October 16, 2022, Dr John Kayode Fayemi has become the latest ex-governor who is succeeded by his…
Davido’s son: One death too many
Four years back, there was news of the sudden demise of the son, a year old, of popular Nigerian hip-hop artiste, Daniel Oyebanjo, D’Banj. The innocent boy was drowned in the artiste’s home while…
Sunak Than Later
I just hope that Rishi Sunak is not just a photo-op. Many have raved about him being the first leader of colour as prime minister, and a youthful one at that. I only recall when a certain black…
2023: Asíwájú Tinubu and the North
Could there have been a better and more appropriate platform to interact with and relate to the North than the one provided by the North itself? Certainly no! This is because…
A chronicle of Ooni’s love life: Why he married 6 wives in 2 months
The Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja 11) is on the rampage. He is not only on the rampage; he is also on a roll and continues to roll like a stone that, surprisingly,…
Nigeria, behold your next President
I was initially very hesitant to write this article. The reason being that I have too much on my table now to deal with considering the ongoing war in Ukraine. I also…
What exactly is this ‘northern interest’?
First, a caveat: I am not in the business of endorsing or demarketing any presidential candidate. But what Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the PDP flagbearer, said in Kaduna last weekend generated…
Obajana controversy and Dangote’s business model
ORDINARILY, as an opposition spokesman, I’m not expected to say anything deemed favourable to the party in power, whether at the federal or state level. That’s the logical presupposition. I’m…
Is student visa my best option to japa to the UK?
A student visa is seemingly the easiest and fastest route to the UK and leads to a 10-year path to indefinite leave to remain (ILR). Some other routes are faster and cheaper and lead to ILR…
Atiku: What Manner Of Unifier?
Atiku Abubakar’s campaign motif is vacant of imagination. His ‘One Nigeria campaign’ theme is also destitute of originality and sincerity. Personally, I feel insulted and trolled.…
Kogi: The governor at work
If the state governors due to vacate power and office next year, Yahaya Bello of Kogi is sure to claim to be the most accomplished. The record is clear. He made the…
Tinubu’s five million man march and the beautification of ‘Agberos’
On Sunday, October 9, 2022, one unprecedented outrage happened in Lagos that left sane residents wondering if there shouldn’t be a limit to what is acceptable as lawlessness in a megacity that…
Obi, an ethnic irredentist
Femi Odere, Spokesperson, TInubu/Southwest Media Veterans Support Group, has waved off Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, as an ethnic irredentist. According to him,…
‘Japa’: The trending time bomb we are ignoring
The number of young Nigerians leaving the country lately is mind-blowing. You could be chilling with a close pal on Tuesday, and boom, he has relocated to the United Kingdom the night after without you…
Peter Obi and the sins of Ndigbo
HAVING just obtained the presidential nomination form of N40 million, not few Nigerians were taken by surprise when in his letter to the now embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic…
Harvests of garlands as Abike Dabiri-Erewa clocks 60
Just like yesterday, the young baby birthed in far away Jos, Plateau State, on October 11, 1962 is 60 years on the planet. Sixty years of eventful and impactful life, with its fair of ups and downs. Sixty years full of praises to Almighty…