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Owo massacre: We have not heard the last!
I am from Owo. I was born and bred there. Readers of my columns must have known that by now. My primary school, modern school, and secondary school were all at Owo. I did not step out of Owo to live anywhere else until 1975, first at Sobe…
Gani Adetola-Kazeem: The hero behind Hijab victory
History will never forget the sacrifices of Chief Gani Adetola-Kazeem SAN, a human rights lawyer as well as a devout Muslim, who never tolerated oppression from any quarters.
He used his legal training and resources to fight…
Nigeria and terrorists’ free movement into territory
Buoyed by the spectacular achievement of Major-General Muhammadu Buhari in his rabid drive of the undisguised Fulanization Agenda, 16 countries where the pastoral Fulani could be found were emboldened to gather in Abuja recently to…
Atiku-Okowa: The opportunities and challenges before 2023 poll
Atiku Abubakar decided to play safe in his choice of a running mate. Ifeanyi Okowa is a meek, lackluster, barely politically visible governor who may neither help nor hurt Atiku's chances in 2023.
As a "Delta Igbo" person, he…
2023 poll: Another look at Tinubu, Atiku, others emergence during primaries
In my last edition, I had promised to interrogate the political parties’ primaries in my next one. Notwithstanding that pledge, I have been inundated with several enquiries as per my perspective on all that had transpired within the period…
Sanwo-Olu, Ebun Adegboruwa and the emotionalism
Were he not well recognized as a lawyer of repute and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) to boot, one would have been forgiven for ascribing a personally signed press statement this week by Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa to the theatrical antics of an…
AbdulRahman: Changing Kwara tertiary education story
Prior to the inauguration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s administration, tertiary institutions in Kwara State were in a state of comatose, due to the lackadaisical attitude of previous administrations. From the Kwara State…
2023 poll: How far can Atiku go without Obi?
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, former vice president Atiku Abubakar cannot win the 2023 election without the eastern bloc behind him.
And by extension, he will need somebody like the candidate of the Labour…
Abdulsalami: A Soldier of democracy, peace and unity.
It's impossible to meet General Abdulsalami Abubakar without being inspired by his warmth and humility. He is one of the greatest Nigerian leaders that I have ever known. His patriotism, depth of knowledge and wisdom are some of…
Muslim-Muslim ticket: Leadership and religion
I always find it irritating to start a debate along religious line when it comes to leadership. For me, bringing religious sentiment into politics is like reducing leadership to a sort of entitlement.
For instance, Pastor E.A…