In Osun state, just like in others that were created at the same time, development and people- oriented policies had been the main challenges. But over time, the people have made changes. The current government in the state is another change made. ‘The
Ile- Ife and Oyo Ile were at the very core of the cultural and political essence of the Yoruba people. While the whole of the Yoruba people have managed to preserve Ile-Ife as a home for all, Oyo Ile, some 200 plus years
The deadly incident recorded in Ile-Ife, Osun state on July 10, 1999, has remained a dark chapter in the history of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). This tragic event that occurred at the OAU campus resulted in the death of five students and
The candidates supported by President Tinubu have both emerged as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively in two fairly contested elections . This to me , was a product of vast consultation, re-consultation and another consultation by President Bola Tinubu
On a sunny afternoon in February 2022, I engaged my principal, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq in conversation over the propriety of an international conference centre that hosts a four-star hotel at a location just a spit distance from the iconic Kwara Hotel, Innovation Hub,
Tomorrow, Thursday, June 8, 2023, marks the termination of the tenure of the 9th National Assembly, as the elected lawmakers in Nigeria’s 469 senatorial districts and federal constituencies will bow out after four years of representing their people’s interests and advancing democracy through
In every corridor of power around the globe, there are people who call the shots. Some are seen. Others are invisible. But you hear and see their exploits. They are real. They wield enormous powers such that the real occupier of the office,
Over the years, one thing has been very clear about Nigeria and its leaders: we do not lack good ideas and initiatives. What is lacking is the courage and political will to do the right thing at the right time. This is why
‘In God we trust, all others we investigate’ my uncle – a retired military officer — quipped in the language of crime fighters as he narrated to me on Tuesday the incidents that led to the death of a relative around Isanlu Isin,
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Governor of Kwara state and new chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), looks many ways like the iconic US President Harry Truman: strategic, humble, foresighted and exceptionally deeper than his critics may admit, and not flippant or garrulous by any
