Commentary: By Tajudeen Balogun, Lagos Issues relating to the reasons for the loss of the incumbent Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state and victory of Ayodele Fayose in the recent gubernatorial poll of the state will not be rested in a dispatch at least for now. Fayemi is being assessed and widely accused to have […]
By Matthew Adejoh Basking in the euphoria of gaining and sustaining the upper hand in Ekiti with its decimation of the support base of the loud but ineffective All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been strutting around like a cock in the midst of female fowls. But do you blame the […]
By Femi Ayelabowo When the former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, took on a generation of Yoruba Obas, and called them – of all things – worthless, he must have thought little of the consequences of his statement. Tinubu’s statement at the 80th birthday of the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, was […]
Adewale Kupoluyi The Ekiti tsunami is an experience that will not be forgotten so easily in the political landscape of Nigeria. The election has been received with mixed feelings. While many people seem to believe that it was free and fair, the opposition party on the other hand has condemned the militarization of the state […]
“Everywhere a performing leader has lost, it is choreographed as the people’s will”-Sam Omatseye In the past one and half week, many Nigerians have continued to be riveted by the outcome of the governorship polls in Ekiti. It is understandable, given that the Fayose of the PDP, with a tainted history emerged winner beating the […]
By Tajudeen Balogun The bloody insurgency ravaging the North Eastern part of the country since five years ago has degenerated from bad to worst. Apparently due to disjointed and lack of systemic and coordinated security measures to nip the menace widely believed to be unleashed by Boko Haram members in the bud, the insurgents became […]
By Olawale Rasheed A recent review of the agricultural sector in Osun state revealed many interesting facts. One is a fantastic official report of marvelous progress which are disputed by unofficial reports collated by coalition of civil society organizations . Senator Iyiola Omisore opened up on his viewpoints and agenda on the state agricultural sector. […]
By Ikeogu Oke By progress, I mean that genuine sense of improvement that comes with comparing what is to what used to be, or where one is to where one used to be. And with a past in which our former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, openly declared the 2007 presidential election “a do or die affair”, […]
By Adewale Kupoluyi As I was almost concluding putting this piece together, reports filtered in that a ghastly motor accident occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, killing not less than six people instantly and injuring at least four others. The severe motor accident occurred around Kara Village, off OPIC Plaza, near Channels Television. Eyewitness […]
By Tajudeen Balogun with Agency Reports The last bomb blast in Abuja on Wednesday evening, which is the third in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs, since the beginning of the year, has occasioned palpable fear among the residents a day after, with respect to security of lives and property. Although, no one […]
By Tajudeen Balogun I have put up a poser: “Ekiti kete Guber Election; Any Surprise Expected?” in the headline of pre-Ekiti last Saturday’s (June 21) gubernatorial election commentary. Specifically, the editorial was first posted on Thursday June 19 (as a sub story) and was re-posted (alone) on the Election Day. Well, the election has […]
By Prof. R.A. Ipinyomi, Department of Statistics, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Mr Ayodele Peter Fayose of the People Democratic Party PDP has been declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC of Nigeria as the Governor Elect of Ekiti State. This follows the results of the just concluded election in that State on Saturday June […]
The Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption Network and former member of the House of Representatives, Dino Melaye. was quizzed by Police in Abuja yesterday, for staging street protest over the abduction of over 200 female students of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, by members of Boko Haram. The protest was aimed at compelling the […]
By Tajudeen Balogun One of the best ways Nigerians can tackle problem of corruption in the system is to fully understand the evil itself and agree that it is anti-progress and development – a phenomenon that “denies them the opportunity for good governance”. Yet, corruption thrives in the country basically due to the fact that […]
By Jide Akorede The political contest heating up Osun state has many dimensions,the one well known been the myth of Rauf Aregbesola’s governance of the last four or so years. The new angle gaining ground rapidly and assuming upper hand ahead of the governorship election is the rescue mission symbolized by the gubernatorial candidate of […]
By Tajudeen Balogun Few years ago, I had a reported analysis of response from some young boys and girls with respect to their future ambition. Expectedly, some replied they aspired to become accountants, engineers, pilots, physicians among many other noble and notable professions. Still, one of them reportedly said his ambition was to become a […]
Demola Aluko It’s the D-Day! The D-Day for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The Day the whole of Africa is waiting for is here. The Day the African Champions must face the ‘’unknown’’ as there’s no hiding place inside the Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, venue of Monday’s group F encounter against Iran. Super Eagles coach […]
Adewale Kupoluyi A few months ago, the Federal Government had expressed its intention to begin the implementation of a national policy on cassava bread. Under the arrangement, bread manufacturers are expected to substitute 20 per cent of the wheat flour content of bread with cassava flour; a decision that is expected to drastically reduce the […]
Pondering on the ever intriguing political situation in Nigeria has never seized to be disturbing. Since independence, Nigeria’s geographical landscape has witnessed varieties of governance that is detrimental to the wishes and aspirations of its people. When the late elder statesman and nationalist moved a motion for Nigeria’s independence during the 1953 constitutional conference in […]
By Tajudeen Balogun Today marks 21 years after the annulment of June 12, 1993 Presidential election. The exercise till date is generally applauded the Nigeria’s freest and fairest election. The Military President and Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces then, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida although admitted that the general feeling in the country during after the election […]
