Why is Nigeria’s Head Not Correct? – Funke Egbemode
Forty-six years ago, there once existed a small fishing village called Bao’on County with a population of 30,000 people quietly…
Category: Opinions
A Cry for Recognition: How Government Insensitivity is Undermining ASUU’s Fight for Quality Education – By Femi Akinsola
In the heart of Nigeria’s educational landscape lies a protracted struggle between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and…
Olubadan Coronation: The Rich Deny The Poor The Taste – By Ademola ‘Babalow’ Babalola
It has become the habit of the rich, particularly Nigerian politicians, to always come down to the level of the…
Hobbes, Nigeria, and Sarkozy – By Lasisi Olagunju
In the early 1940s, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the hugely popular Sardauna of Sokoto, found himself at a crossroads of politics…
Key Issues The New Olubadan Should Have Pressed President Tinubu On – By Alhazan Abiodun
Yesterday’s historic coronation of Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan was a spectacle of Yoruba tradition,…
The Madman Sermon on Mapo Hill – By Festus Adedayo
Ibadan, Oyo State, the city of warriors, quaked last Friday. The rumbling vibrations of the historic coronation of Ex-Governor Rashidi…
A New Dawn in Ibadan – By Fẹ́mi Akínṣọlá
In the vibrant heart of Ibadan, where dreams take flight, A new dawn unfurls, casting shadows to light. With Ọba…
Siminalayi Fubara & The Witches – By Festus Adedayo
Three Nigerian “witches” just got beaten by a midnight downpour. They are Siminalayi Fubara, Nyesom Wike, and Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Quickie Republic: Short Thrills, Long Pains – By Funke Egbemode
It all started with Lux soap. The housekeeper said she bought a pack of six bars for N5, 400. My…
Media and the New Nigeria of Our Dreams – By Yemi Farounbi
The Nigerian media has always been more than a chronicler of events. It has been a weapon, a shield, and…