Opinion

"We have always warned about hate speech that is rife in our own country, Nigeria. You hear it from so-called bishops, imams, talk show hosts, phone-in programmes on radio and…
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"They have been forced to dance naked, they said, because nothing short of that radical step could redeem a potentially catastrophic situation. How could justices of the Supreme Court…
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"Northern Muslims only exploit their Northern Christian counterparts and that has got to stop! In fact, it must be fought to a standstill and reversed". IN December 2019, I attended…
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'...we are back to the 2015 era of forced dilemma, where there is no viable option to rescue Nigeria, from what the politicians have submitted to us as their choices. If you vote for…
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'Those who still accommodate a modicum of truth and have a little shred of humanity in them will agree that this government has ruined Nigeria nearly beyond repair. No doubt a litany…
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“It is we, the midnight’s children that are guilty. For, we are in the majority of those who have participated in the destruction of the country in every way. Therefore, we must…
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'Many of us who were in the University of Ife, UNIFE, now Obafemi Awolowo University in the 1980s knew Femi Soyinka quite well because he was a dependable ally of students and workers…
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‘The odious display of money politics in Abuja during the Conventions is a breaking point for us all. Sadly, it happened under the watch of the unsmiling General who campaigned on…
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'Indeed, you of the forces and security services, more than anybody else, should be more concerned to deliver a hitch-free electoral process to Nigerians, given the challenges you are…
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I am from Owo. I was born and bred there. Readers of my columns must have known that by now. My primary school, modern school and secondary school were all at Owo. I did not step out…
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