By Remi Oyeyemi “To rule is to serve. But it is easy to forget this when you hold a position of power and responsibility. Power can...
Hey! come and see Nigerians all over the world, holding Oputa Panel on top of my fathers burial. Kassala deyooooo. My father’s burial may have come...
A lot of permutations are flying around concerning the likely outcome of the forthcoming gubernatorial election that will take place on August 9, 2014 in the...
By Chido Onumah “Nigeria is not a nation but a noyau – i.e., a society of inward antagonism, one held together by mutual internal antagonism, one...
One of the dogmas that has refused to leave the average Nigerian’s mindset is that entering Nigerian politics will make you dirty. We often see phrases...
When the former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, took on a generation of Yoruba Obas, and called them – of all things – worthless,...
It is appropriate that I begin this piece with a confession so that my non-Yoruba readers would understand why I always intersperse my writings with words...
The concern that has been expressed over the abduction of more than 200 girls from a secondary school in Nigeria since April 14 is legitimate and...
By Damola Awoyokun Sardauna of Sokoto and Obafemi Awolowo used to be good friends. They visited each other a lot and Sardauna was very keen to implement...
There have been lots of commentaries coming out of Lagos State following the recent result of the Ekiti Election. However, the narratives will not be seen...
For centuries, reading and writing was the privilege of the few, the upper class and those obliged by religious duty. Yet the ability to read is...
Basking in the euphoria of gaining and sustaining the upper hand in Ekiti with its decimation of the support base of the loud but ineffective All...
