THE last premier of the Western Region, Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, asked his guest what the town was saying. The guest told him the town was solidly behind him. The guest backed his claim with a cassette which he said…
DAYBREAK Nigeria! All the make-up is gone now. On the forehead are lines of wrinkles. Short tears dry up midway down the sides of the nose, forming the ruthless eyeshadows of the tiger. The smile has turned into a sneer,…
I am beginning to lose confidence in the sensibilities of the handlers of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. On what premise was the idea that the President should go to Ivory Coast to watch the AFCON final match based? And who…
THE Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday, 11th of February 2024, faces the Elephants of Ivory Coast, the host nation in AFCON, 2024 final duel. The two teams went through the rigor of the tournament which started with 32 teams…
INTRODUCTION In the last part of this treatise, we examined the weakness of transformational leadership after which we delved into transactional leadership and then moved on to the traits of good leadership. In today’s episode, we shall continue with our…
INTRODUCTION WE commenced our discussion of this topic with a poser on Nigeria: An artificial creation. This is followed by the segment on ‘independence’. We then attempted a diagnosis of our situation, followed by the segment sub titled: “A funny…
IN the God-fearing days of Nigeria, corruption was not only an offence, but a sin and the corrupt cursed by family members and friends for the disgrace and shame brought. It was a time Nigerians were jealous and proud of…
Dakuku Peterside ON Sunday, August 15, 1971, the United States economy was literally facing a firing squad. The Dollar was in a mess. Price gougers were everywhere and foreign exchange was cruel to the Dollar. The newspaper headlines were of…
IT is very curious that Governor Seyi Makinde referenced the petition signed and dated 3rd of February on a letter that he signed on the 2nd of February. Abeg, who is fooling who? This whole thing is being orchestrated by…
I am not a politician; but my interactions and decisions, especially at the microcosmic family level, largely find anchorage in the ramifications of politics. In the context of this existential reality, I have always had my preferences even among my…
