NGX in the throes of booby trap
It used to be a great privilege and status symbol to work at The Nigerian Stock Exchange up till 2010, before the palace coup at the board sent virtually all of us in the management packing. The rest they say…
Opinion
The relevance of Oranmiyan staff and Ife unmovable heritage resource
By Yekeen Olawale Wakeel Oranmiyan is an important character in Yoruba and Benin mythology. Though, the youngest of Oduduwa grandchildren according to Ife oral tradition, eventually became the most powerful and famous of them all. According to Ife’s list of…
Kwara Hotel: Another moment of seward’s folly
By Rafiu Ajakaye In 1867, a former US Secretary of State William Seward committed $7.2 million of taxpayers’ money to seal a deal that bought Alaska from Russia, triggering a flurry of reactions that culminated in the media historically dubbing…
The uniqueness and revival of Adire fabric in the space of Yoruba cultural heritage
By Yekeen Olawale Wakeel Culture refers to the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. It plays an important role in the lives of individuals and the society as…
In six months, what has Tinubu achieved?
By Bola Bolawole While he was visiting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently, the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, said he would give the president one year of grace before rating his performance in office. As would be expected, Tinubu and…
The many silver linings of Tinubu’s seven months in office
By Bayo Onanuga Amidst what some sections of the media perceive as general gloom, some silver linings are emerging, signposting that with a little more patience, our material conditions will improve and inflation will be tamed. The removal of fuel…
Olaniyan’s ownership of proceeds of corruption in International law
By Femi Falana (SAN) Corruption clearly represents one of the most serious political, economic and societal problems. Corruption harms communities and impacts the global economy. It victimizes society’s most vulnerable and marginalized individuals because it affects their ability to meet…
Osun Osogbo Grove: Savouring heritage components of nature and sacredness
By Yekeen Olawale Wakeel Osun Osogbo sacred grove is an immovable cultural and natural heritage site, which was declared, and gazetted as a national monument in1965. The groove harbours many shrines; 16 sacred worship points, palaces, structures and sculptures dedicated…
Between airlines, marketers and politics of fuel scarcity
By Isaac Olusesi Don’t hold your breath for it. The airline operators in Nigeria had, a few days ago, alleged that marketers were hoarding aviation fuel and caused artificial scarcity of the product as the jingle bells with lyrics, sound…
Osun APC, reinventing from emerging unity (II)
By Isaac Olusesi The issues for agenda setting, also continue around why, and when will the local government councilorship aspirants’ monies for the expression of interest form, mismanaged, diverted or converted, be refunded? How could the disobedience to the state…