2022: The Burdens Of A Governor–Abdulwahab Oba

As the world welcomes 2023 and bids 2022 goodbye, our governor will be weighed down by heavy burdens of deceit, betrayal, failure and deliberate lies. Apart from the general apprehension about his   impending election loss, God willing, AA will usher in 2023 with

Governor Ademola Adeleke: One Month After–Olawale Rasheed

Assuming office under a very hostile environment can be quite challenging, for Governor Ademola Adeleke, the battle for the Governorship did not end with winning the gubernatorial election on July 16th; it continued till the Inauguration Day on November 27th. Overcoming the odds

AbdulRahman, The Prodigal Son-Abdulwahab Oba

While the stage is finally set to talk some sense into AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq   with regard to his continued reckless, unguided and irrational statements concerning his predecessors, It was good he spoke out on Saturday in Ilorin hitting out, in his mind, at the

It’s Celebration Of ‘Life Of Excellence’ As Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki Turns 60 Today–Baba Idris

At 12 am today, Monday, December 19 2022, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, reached another milestone; he is not only another year older but he has also turned 60! Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, a United Kingdom trained medical doctor, was the 13th President of

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and Ajakaye’s Optical Hallucination-Abdullateef Ishowo

Last weekend, I was on my way to Ode’showo, an ancestral compound in Ilorin, which is the family house of the  APC State Secretary,  a Kwara state APC senate candidate’s  aide, and the Director of Media and Communications ,PDP Presidential Campaign Council,  Kwara

Abdulateef Ishowo: The Best Has Stepped Into The Ring–David Titiloye

In year 2017, I attended the public lecture organized by the student body of the Faculty of Education ,  University of Ilorin. The lecture was in honour of an icon of education in Nigeria, Prof Babatunde Fafunwa and Comr. Abdullateef Ishowo was the

An Imitation That Just Doesn’t Fly–Rafiu Ajakaye 

I joined community folks and senior citizens from my part of Igbomina land last Friday in Alabe for the funeral of Mama Rachael Oyindasola Abogunrin, the respected wife of the famed general surgeon, Dr. Steven Abogunrin. Mama Abogunrin, Née Alada, exuded grace. She

In Osun, BVAS Is On Trial– Ismail Omipidan

What is BVAS? It is Bimodal Voters Accreditation System. It was deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct the July 16 governorship election in Osun. But let me state from the outset that this is not a media trial of the

Of Osun Governorship Tribunal and A Failed Narrative of Men of Yesterday- Sarafa Ibrahim

Ever since getting defeated in the governorship election held in Osun state on July 16 , the erstwhile ruling party in the state had descended into what many observed as a tough relationship with the truth, building hope of returning to power on

Osun Governorship Tribunal and PDP’s Panicky Response to Reality- Ismail Omipidan

Today, Thursday, December 1, 2022, the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo will continue hearing in the petition filed by Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress, APC, challenging the declaration of Senator Ademola Adeleke as  winner of the July 16 governorship election.