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By Festus Adedayo So at plenary in the senate last week, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, rushed naked out of the bathtub. He raised his hand up. In the presidency’s search for scapegoat, Akpabio suddenly became Archimedes.…

By Festus Adedayo Late Afrobeat superstar, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, in his early musical ensemble days as Africa ‘70, recalibrated a folklore that told the story of food shortage and hunger. The folklore, which Fela entitled…

By abiodun KOMOLAFE Well, much as causation has been attributed to poverty, religious and ethnic extremism and others, it’s time the Federal Government revisited its security architecture and remodeled countermeasure strategies…

'Nothing we no go hear for Nigeria o'. Even international observers of Nigeria elections are scam. Why should federal government foot the bills of international monitors of elections in Nigeria? And why should such…

The painful death of Herbert Wigwe, his wife, and others is a bitter news for the entire Nation. Wigwe is one of few Nigerians who didn't believe in stealing public treasuries to get rich. Wigwe and his friend Aigboje…

 By Festus Adedayo This is what Kurumi's Ijaye looked like after it was attacked and defeated by Ibadan forces in 1860/61: “Old people, men and women and young children were being carried to the river Ose to die,” wrote John…

By abiodun KOMOLAFE Thank God Ekiti school children and their teachers who were kidnapped on Monday, January 29, 2024, have now been released and reunited with their families. May the ‘Land of Honour’ never witness such a…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has been called upon to back up their recent acquisition of military hardware with commensurate legal and political instruments by designating attackers of sleepy Middlebelt communities as…

By Festus Adedayo The porcupine is a large rodent that is clothed with a thick coat of sharp quills, spines. The spines protect it from rampaging predators. When it feels threatened, the porcupine shoots the arrows of its…

By abiodun KOMOLAFE Once upon a time, growing up in Lagos was akin to living in El-Dorado. Life in Igbosere Road and Lafiaji was tolerable, with good social amenities and infrastructure for the common good.  On a rather sad…