From the track records of Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, his appointment to the hitherto moribund National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) is well deserved. Given his pedigree, experience and previous positions, expectations are high that Oyebamiji’s good leadership
In June 2023, a new era began for Kwara Central as Senator Saliu Mustapha was sworn into office. This moment marked not just the start of a new term but the arrival of a transformative leader in the Senate. Senator Mustapha’s focus on
The kind of governor Delta state has in Sheriff Oborevwori is a model for other states to emulate. In his campaign speeches ahead of the 2023 General Election, he made promises to the people of Delta state, and he has been working tirelessly
A painstaking and objective assessment of the scorecard of the Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq-led administration in Kwara state in the last five years will give you only one outcome; which is that the performance of the administration has been largely uninspiring and disappointing – far
History is not always written by the victors. Historical narratives are sometimes dominated by the villains who make the loudest noise and have the platforms. Empress Wu expanded the Tang dynasty, reopened China’s Silk Road, and funnelled government’s funding into social services for
The City of Ilorin will be agog this Saturday, June 1, 2024, as several pillars of the legal profession, from the bar and the bench, as well as political leaders from the federal and states, converge on the State of Harmony to honour
‘If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.” ― Charles Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle. In 2023, Nigeria ranked 21st among countries with the worst record for human rights and
For unsavoury reasons, the story of the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Mr Yahaya Bello has literally seized the media space in the country, week-in, week-out. The hide -and seek game between Bello and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), blew
Nigerians, especially Kwarans, are elated with Eniola Mariam Bolaji’s stunning exploit at the Spanish Para-Badminton International 2024 Level 1 tournament in Toledo, Spain. The Kwara-born Para-Badminton star defeated her opponent, the World number 6, Oksana Kozyna, from Ukraine 2-0 to win the gold
One of Senator Bukola Saraki’s bootlickers recently tried to compare the cool-headed Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, with the embattled former Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello. In the piece, the fictional writer attempted to draw a
