The incursion of terrorists from the northern states to the southwest of Nigeria was all too predictable. We had warned about that possibility over the years. The crisis is not from lack of warnings but from the failure to convert warnings into interoperable, cross-border security. There has been a steady expansion from border belts into Read More…
Several years ago, I had the pleasure of writing about the heartwarming feat of Oba Adedokun Omoniyi Abolarin, Aroyinkeye I, the Orangun of Oke-Ila, in establishing Abolarin College, the first free secondary school for the underprivileged in Nigeria. Today, products of that school have gone on to exceed the expectations of many people, and several Read More…
Julius Malema was not yet born when my generation of Nigerian student leaders put our lives and resources on the line for the liberation of South Africa and other countries under the yoke of colonialism and apartheid in the region. Yet, it was he who had the courage to defend foreigners of African descent at Read More…
Work is the tribute that man must pay for his sin in the Garden of Eden, as recounted in the Bible (Genesis 3:19). If Adam had stayed on the side of propriety and not allowed Eve and Satan to lure him into disobeying God, man and his descendants would not have needed to work from Read More…
To deaden the pain of insecurity gripping the citizenry, Nigerians have resorted to their old pastime of gallows humour. They’ve even invaded the innocent territory of nursery rhymes. So, instead of “A for Apple; B for Ball; C for Cat”, you have “A for Axe; B for Bomb; C for Cutlass”. You’ve got to cry Read More…
The AI picture casting Donald Trump as Jesus Christ the Healer was, like many of the US president’s effusions, in bad taste. Since he made his entry into our consciousness, he has demonstrated that he respects no boundaries and nothing is sacred. He seems to share the same worldview with the witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth: Read More…
“Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.” That is a biblical injunction stated in Psalm 105:15 and 1 Chronicles 16:22, warning against harming or mistreating people set apart for God’s purpose. Right from the beginning of organised Christianity, the Pope, as head of the Roman Catholic Church, is the chief servant and Read More…
Every Tamuno, Dike and Hadi knows that the 2027 elections in Nigeria will be primarily between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The recent de-listing of ADC’s officials (Senator David Mark and former governor Rauf Aregbesola) from the INEC portal will not stop the gang-up against the APC. As Read More…
At this stage of Nigeria’s development, and considering the financial stress Nigerians are currently undergoing, perhaps the government may want to consider radical suggestions on how to make the burden lighter for the people. It is wrong, in my view, to routinely compare Nigeria with other countries, as politicians often do. When you complain that Read More…
The ongoing US/Israel vs Iran war will go down in history as one landmark event that has re-educated the world about how the politics of identity can be used as a baton to beat history, religion and geography on the head. Inequity, as carefully distinguished from inequality, is finely embroidered into the fabric of world Read More…
