By Olusola Balogun That Prince Dapo Abiodun is the new Governor of Ogun State is no longer contentious. But what fascinates is how the multi-millionaire oil magnate defied daunting odds to triumph at the March 4, 2019 fierce Gubernatorial contest. Abiodun, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defied sniffling opposition …
Read More »What Godfatherism Will Do…The Muiz Banire Factor!
BY AARE WOLE ARISEKOLA If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. It is your attitude, more than your aptitude, and that is what determines the height of your achievement in life. Many people think that luck plays a major role in the …
Read More »What Exactly Does The Government Do For Its Citizens In Nigeria?
Opinion By Bayo Adeyinka You dig your own borehole. Every house in Nigeria has its own private source of water. You are your own Water Corporation. Some people in this generation have never seen pipe-borne water. You hire your own security guards- your estate or community hires one and because …
Read More »Ooni Enitan Ogunwusi And The Challenges Of History
Remi Oyeyemi, one of the greatest and one of the most prolific contemporary journalists and historians of my generation has titled his amazingly truthful write-up above as “the Destruction of the Yoruba Nation. It sounds to me like a total falsification of Yoruba History but I would like to reserve …
Read More »Opinion: 2019 Gov Poll: Why It’s Not Yet Uhuru In Ogun
BY JOEL MAKINDE The outcome of Ogun State governorship election symbolises different things in the polity. Naturally, the camp of the All Progressives Congress (APC), candidate in the poll, Prince Dapo Abiodun, considers it an electoral triumph, but it means the opposite to many. The popular opinion about it is …
Read More »OpinionBola Tinubu: The Man Who Is For Everybody, Somebody
BY HON SEGUN OLULADE Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the quintessential political icon of our time is a man of several definitions to several people. A leader is one whose personality is so influential that it connects even with the people he never met. A leader becomes light that beams hope …
Read More »Embracing Victor Adoji and Embracing True Development in Kogi East
BY OMACHI ISAAC ACHOR As the Nigerian political space opens up for proper campaign and rally across the nation, us in the Dr. Victor Alewo Adoji campaign organization are not only ready to start engaging the electorates, but are heavily ready to start making the facts obvious to the electorates. …
Read More »Media, Hate Speeches And The 2019 General Elections In Nigeria: A Democratic Participant Or Democratized Press?
A PAPER PRESENTED BY MUYIWA POPOOLA, (PH D)., PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM, COMMUNICATION & MEDIA STUDIES AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY, OYO, OYO STATE, NIGERIA AT THE 6TH TRIENNIAL DELEGATES CONFERENCE OF THE NIGERIA UNION OF JOURNALISTS (NUJ) HELD ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 4, 2018 AT THE JUNE 12 CULTURAL CENTRE, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, …
Read More »CMC Awards: The Journey So Far
BY CORNELL UDOFIA It all started in 2016. The destination was the beautiful, well located, African and modern Planet 1 Hotel, in the heart of Ikeja, Lagos. There, the first edition of the CMC Awards took place, being chaired by a man of many titles and achievements, High Chief Mike …
Read More »Reign of Terror: The Story of ”Ejigbadero”, The King of Land Grabbers
BY OLANREWAJU ONIGEGEWURA As you go from Iyana Ipaja to Egbeda in Alimosho, Lagos State, Raji Oba Street is to your left. It is one of the most popular streets in the area. It is the street that hosts the imposing complex of Bishop David Oyedepo’s Winner Chapel. There is …
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