Darkness Falls: “For behold the darkness shall cover the earth and gross darkness the people but the Lord shall arise upon thee and his glory shall be seen upon thee.”(Isaiah 60:2). Picture this for a minute. A man you consider your enemy has been caged. You mount your white horse. Lion. Conqueror. Lord and master…
If ever there was going to be a transformational leader in Nigeria at the Federal level, that man would be Chief Obafemi Awolowo. He was brilliant beyond belief. He was a visionary and an executor. Simply put, he got the job done. If Western Region were a country, it was already ahead of many European…
A Shaky foundation. In the run up to the General Election of 1959, something curious happened to Arithmetic. Parliamentary Seats were supposed to be allocated on the basis of one Seat per 100,000 population. The results of the 1952/1953 census were as follows: North—10.9m. Western Nigeria including Lagos —-6.09 million. Eastern Nigeria—-7.2 million. Based on…
66 Years or 112 years? The Amalgamation of Northern Protectorate and Southern Protectorate of Nigeria happened in 1914. At the time, Lord Lugard famously or infamously said—-depending on who’s looking at the matter that he was putting together a forced marriage between a “Poor husband—-Northern Nigeria with a Rich wife—-Southern Nigeria” with no prospect of…
At an annual White House Correspondent’s Dinner in 2011, Obama took an opportunity to mock Trump after releasing the long form of his birth certificate in response to Trump’s conspiracy theory that Obama was not a natural born American. Trump laughed quietly. It is believed that he caught the fire to run for president that…
The Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has noted with serious concern the circulation of misleading, false, and malicious claims aimed at tarnishing the reputation of the hospital and the character of its Chief Medical Director (CMD). In the interest of transparency, public accountability, and to prevent the spread of misinformation, Management…
In 1964, a foremost Yoruba Playwright and actor, Chief Hubert Ogunde wrote a Play titled: “Yoruba Ronu.”English translation: “Yoruba, please think.”It was prophetic. The great Awo and his successor as Premier, Ladoke Akintola were at loggerheads in the West. People took sides. Kings in Yoruba land tried to broker peace meetings. All attempts fell on…
The news started to filter in, in whispers towards Sunday evening. Once it was confirmed, it was as if everyone had been waiting to offload their thoughts on the departed. Platforms lit up with expletives that cannot be printed here. Since the end of the First Republic on January 15th 1966, Nigerians have had a…
By Saintmoses Eromosele (SME) Albert,We once stood on the same path, pushing for Dr. Asue Ighodalo in 2024. You spoke of justice, equity, and a new Edo. But now, you’ve become the very disruption you claimed to stand against—a loud, bitter man weaponizing tribe for clout. How sad! You’ve crossed a line. You’re no longer…
“Who cares about a credit downgrade?” These were words from a GOP House member in response to Moody’s downgrade of American credit as the GOP controlled House has passed the biggest tax cuts in the history of America. Trump calls it the “big beautiful bill.” Elon Musk says it cannot be big and beautiful at…
