Bashorun Ga’a: Tyrants Aren’t Born But Enabled
The Yoruba are incredibly rich in culture. I have seen it firsthand in every day personal experiences and also portrayed in art through Yoruba movies. But give it to Mrs.…
The Yoruba are incredibly rich in culture. I have seen it firsthand in every day personal experiences and also portrayed in art through Yoruba movies. But give it to Mrs.…
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is not a stranger to adversity or its more sinister cousin, sabotage. One of the bitterest battles he has fought in the last 25 years…
Wale Adedayo, the former chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area (LGA) of Ogun state, is a man I admire. He fought for himself, his pals, his people and the…
The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13 at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania has sucked the oxygen from the debate on President Joe Biden’s fitness for…
I’ve written this before. Ten years ago, but this man’s story is new every time. To me. And to many who have crossed his path. On his 80th birthday on…
Ten years ago, this article appeared under a different title, “The Debt I Owe.” Professor Olatunji Dare was 70 at the time. Ten years later, on Dare’s 80th birthday coming…
Life can be upended when everyday food like peppers and tomatoes become suddenly scarce. Jollof rice has to look and taste exactly right and when it doesn’t, people can lose…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak came to the job as an afterthought, yet his days in Number 10 were numbered before he received the ceremonial blessings of King Charles III.…
It was different 16 years ago. Very different. At that time, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was relatively new and walking where angels feared to tread. That was…
Last December, on my last day of work before Christmas, I sat alone in my office in Abuja, reflecting on my life’s journey. I thought about my years in the…