We are all together
By Femi Adesina Those who are younger than 55 or thereabout may not easily get the joke in the expression, ‘We are all together,’ which I’ve chosen as headline of this piece today. The event happened 45 years ago in…
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Rise of politics, fall of reason
By Dakuku Peterside In a constitutional democracy, politics is the only legitimate route to governance. And the primary role of government is to provide security, the legal and social framework for economic enterprise, provide public goods and services, social welfare and maintain…
Wars and rumours of war
By Femi Adesina It’s often intriguing to hear eminent and well appointed Nigerians talk about disintegration, destabilization and outright war, as if it’s a picnic. War? Not a tea party, and not something you should wish even upon your enemy.…
The last wailing wailer dies
By Femi Adesina It was the end of an era Tuesday when Bunny Wailer, the last of the original Wailing Wailers passed away, aged 73. Bunny (original name Neville O’Rilley Livingston) completed the trio that formed the reggae music group,…
You are my father: I am not your father
By Dakuku Peterside Over the past few months, Nigerians have been engrossed with salacious paternity stories. After many years, men suddenly realize that children from their wives regarded from birth as their biological children were products from other men. It…
Why Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will continue to hold the ace beyond 2023
By Hon. Rotimi Makinde From all indications the stalwart of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju (Senator) Bola Ahmed Tinubu is unequivocally a unique politician who has laid a solid legacy for which his name will remain ever indelible on the…
Season of renewal and registration
By Rotimi Makinde What we actually need is to remain on course and to rededicate our commitment to the principle of fairness and adherences to all those things we promised the nation as a party. Change is that supreme inconvenience…
The priest and the president
By Femi Adesina Let’s go back in time to May 2004, when the lands of Yelwa-Shendam, in Plateau State, had turned crimson. Primitive fury and hatred were unleashed, leading to internecine bloodbath. Hundreds and hundreds of people were killed along…
Equities market drops by N164bn on investors profit-taking
By Kayode Tokede The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) extended its losing streak on Tuesday following investors’ sell off of Lafarge Africa and some banking stocks. The market capitalisation which opened at N22.157 trillion shed N164 billion or 0.74 per cent…
Between gold mining and building people!!!
By Hon Rotimi Makinde Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul. As a politician I have always refrained myself from anything that has to do about minning in Ile ife and its environment.Not…