Traditional land ownership and modern governance often collide in West Africa, making land grabbing to become a pervasive issue. Starting from the oil-rich Niger Delta to...
By Yinka Salaam Concerns by many Nigerians have greeted the result of the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), indicating that only 21.5% (420,415 candidates)...
When a political contest becomes competitive, competency and fairness become necessity. Should the three “M”s of politics be factored, competitors should be able to trade. The...
Following recent media reports about a bill currently before the Osun State House of Assembl under the capable leadership of Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun which seeks...
It is both astonishing and pitiable that a rejected politician like Timothy Owoeye, a man once entrusted with the gavel of Osun’s legislative chamber, has now...
One reason many Nigerians voted for the All Progressives Congress (APC) was its manifesto commitment to laying the foundation for a Nordic-Scandinavian and German-style social market...
By the time Akinwunmi Ambode assumed office as the Governor of Lagos State in May 2015, his reputation as a seasoned administrator and financial expert was...
The recent public encounter between the Ooni of Ife and the newly installed Alaafin has ignited waves of concern among cultural observers, traditional enthusiasts, and those...
As an ardent lover of soccer, I cherish watching football talents. My strength for continuous attention is seeing talents growing. I feel sober when football talents...
“I am a defector, my dictionary defines the act of defecting as ‘abandoning a person or a cause, apostacy, revolt, backsliding.’ Not to put too fine...
In the political landscape of Osun State, leadership is a critical determinant of progress, development, and the general well-being of the citizenry. Since taking over the...
I received the news of the exit of a battle-tested politician and grassroots mobilizer, Hon. Busayo Oluwole Oke, from the PDP with mixed feelings. On one...
Exactly eight years ago, on the 23rd of April, 2017, we lost an astute politician, a philanthropist, and a rare gem — Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke....
Osun State 2026 election is the last off cycle election and a frontrunner to the 2027 Presidential election in Nigeria,. Hence it must be a victory...
As a registered voter in Osun State and a deeply invested stakeholder in the progressive coalition that defines the All Progressives Congress (APC) family, I have...