Category: Opinion

  • Ondo 2020: Who Truly Betrayed PDP?

    Ondo 2020: Who Truly Betrayed PDP?

    By Wándé Àjàyí I had wanted to wait till after the tribunal has given its judgement before penning this but that could be termed a cowardly display. I come, bearing facts, and with a pledge not to sugar-coat the solemn truth. My loyalty and respect for the Party will not let me join them in…

  • Celebrating Bamidele Omoseyin, a Philanthropist on his birthday

    Celebrating Bamidele Omoseyin, a Philanthropist on his birthday

    By Ogungbemi Adeyemi The quintessential and business guru of international recognition who hailed from Iju-Odo community of Ondo State in Nigeria will be marking yet another milestone as he celebrates his arrival into this world today, February 14. It is an incontrovertible fact that birthday celebrations all around the world are a day full of…

  • APC Membership Revalidation & The Echoes of Illegality About Buni Caretaker Committee

    APC Membership Revalidation & The Echoes of Illegality About Buni Caretaker Committee

    By Kennedy Peretei In the face of economic, health and security challenges that plague our everyday life in Nigeria, it would have been unnecessary to comment on the present membership revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with its attendant violence, condemnation and trickery. However, it is difficult to ignore the reverberating echoes of…

  • Akeredolu’s Ultimatum To Herdsmen: Why Buhari Does Not Care About Other Tribes

    Akeredolu’s Ultimatum To Herdsmen: Why Buhari Does Not Care About Other Tribes

    By Kennedy Ikantu Peretei The last has not been heard on the seven days ultimatum given to herdsmen to vacate forest reserves in Ondo State by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN. The week started with a speech from the Governor that drew applause from a section of Ondo residents, who have been traumatised by herdsmen in…

  • Sweet Steve: A year after a painful exit

    Sweet Steve: A year after a painful exit

    By Sola Ilesanmi It was one of those usual nights of surfing the social media to catch up with global events and get some relief from the routine of the day’s job; Instagram and YouTube always come handy. That night, I stumbled on Sola Allyson’s ministration at MASS 5.0 concert in Ibadan. “Oh, what a…

  • BEGINNING OF THE END: THE APC STORY

    BEGINNING OF THE END: THE APC STORY

    By Kennedy Peretei Let me take reference from the lines of American Poet and Playwright, Lawrence S. Pertillar in his poem ”The beginning of the end.” “It is the beginning of the end,Of delusions craved with promises,Made to fake them.And a return of prosperity…Shared exclusively between,Those rich and wealthy?Well…Only the ones kept on knees,Are those…

  • I hope people’s voices are heard in Nigeria and they get results —Esther Agbaje, newly elected Minnesota Rep

    I hope people’s voices are heard in Nigeria and they get results —Esther Agbaje, newly elected Minnesota Rep

    Nigerian-American Esther Agbaje of Aramoko-Ekiti origin has just been elected into the Minnesota House of Representatives in the 2020 United States election. In this interview by FEMI OGUNTAYO, she talks about how her journey into politics started, why Americans voted Joe Biden, her thoughts about the EndSARS protests in Nigeria and other issues. Tell us…

  • Wike: The irrepressible voice of the Oppressed

    Wike: The irrepressible voice of the Oppressed

    By Bisi Ezekiel Before his election as governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has proven himself as a dogged fighter. He demystified the political power bloc in the state led by former governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi. He was able to sustain the heat generated by the rivalry created in the search for the control…

  • Professor Abubakar Sulaiman – An Erudite Scholar @ 55

    Professor Abubakar Sulaiman – An Erudite Scholar @ 55

    By Bayo Jimoh Professor Sulaiman Olanrewaju Abubakar, erstwhile Minister of National Planning, former Deputy Chairman, National Planning Commission, (NPC) and currently the Director-General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) clocked 55 on October 16, 2020. On this eventful day, encomiums and accolades were poured on the Professor of Political Science and International Relations,…

  • The Storm is Here

    The Storm is Here

    By Femi Aribisala Roughly two months ago, God gave me a prophecy that I then preached during a Sunday Service at Healing Wings, Chapel of Faith, Lagos. I entitled it: “A Storm is Coming.” I said on that occasion: “There is a storm coming. Therefore, prepare for battle. But those who dwell in the secret…