By Oludayo Tade After years of agonising over their brutality and killing by the (now disbanded) Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a tactical unit of the Nigeria Police formed in 1992 to fight robbery and other violent crimes, Nigerian youths organised themselves through a protest that was well coordinated and organised through deployment of technology, leadership…
”To an average Nigerian politician, anywhere the night meets him is a home.” – Alhazan Abiodun The clamor for an Oke-Ogun Governor dates back to the 1980s, although we can say the noise was like muted then, unlike the late 90s when the cacophony of the demand became more ubiquitous and everyone, including the major…
I’m always so curious about the incapacity of man to live and let live. Everyone would bear the consequences of their action and inaction, here or in the hereafter (for those who believe in that prospect). Why are we then so insistent on judging, condemning and sometimes, forcing our standards down the throats of others?…
As usual members of the opposition failed to disappoint me. Yesterday was the commissioning of much talked about and first of it kind remolded Adamashingba stadium. Until the unveiling yesterday, the stadium was in deplorable state to say the least. The contractor, Peculiar had gotten the job purely on merit on the account of his…
Obi Cubana and the Oba Burial | By Reuben Abati The sociology of death and funerals is an important aspect of the African cosmogony. Parents pray that their children should outlive them in order to give them a befitting burial. They liken this to the same manner when fire dies out in the hearth, it…
Our profound appreciation first of all, goes to our amiable and ever efficient governor, Engr Oluseyi Makinde, for his enviable feats achieved in the Oyo State education sector. The vision and foresight of Your Excellency has been evidently felt by all and sundry in the state. Your swift responses to conflicting situations in the state,…
Usifo Ataga’s wife and her boyfriend as prime suspects in his death| By Joe Igbokwe Have you been reading all the narratives about the tragic incident? This one tire me ooooo My Conspiracy Theory: Brenda’s boyfriend (Yes, Boyfriend) is related to Chidimma… in fact, her paternal uncle – Izu.Izu and Brenda have been going out…
•Let them hate me, as long as they fear me – Caligula, Roman Emperor (37 to 41 AD) All through history, even with the advent of modernism, despots who hate the power of free speech always have their own version of repressive ancient monarchies’ abenilori. These were the ones entrusted with the task of beheading…
In sum, the Yoruba political leadership, has shown itself over the years to be incapable of rising above narrow tribal interests and reciprocating goodwill from other sections of the country by treating other groups with respect. Practically every crisis in Nigeria since independence has its roots in this attitude. i. The Yoruba elite and area-boy…
As we mark another democracy day, it is worthy of note that Nigeria has been able to sustain its current civil rule for 22 years. This is proof that the citizens are all united in a decision to ensure a government where their collective voice is heard, where there is equity and majority rule as…
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