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The Owner of Life And His Wonderful Servant
Then, this fateful Tuesday morning, I spoke to her on the phone about 10 am as I worked out
"A 40th Wedding Anniversary Tribute to My Beloved Wife"
My dear Bilikis Abake, today, we would have been celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary
IJEBU STATE CREATION IS DEMOCRACY IN ACTION, NOT DIVISION - ISOLA
My experience as Secretary to Ogun State Government provided me with intimate knowledge of ...
Why I built auditorium for LASU
I was very intentional about the criteria to qualify. Academic brilliance was one.
100 Years, One Love: Meet Mama Christy, the Woman Who’s Loved Guinness Her Whole Life
Not many people can say they’ve loved something for close to a century
Why Wale Olanrewaju Deserves A Second Term As Ogun NUJ Chairman
The members having lost so much decided to come together and chart a new course for the Union
Oba Adetona: A king who refused to be cowed!
By the early 1980s, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, and Governor Victor “Bisi” Onabanjo, both sons of Ijebu, had entered a tense phase
Nothing Wrong If An Actor Wants Sex From An Actress for Movie Roles So Far He Doesn't Force Her - Yoruba Actor Dele Odule
Odule emphasized that it only becomes a legal or moral issue when force is applied, noting that coercion or exploitation is punishable under the law.
Ibadan traffic shooting: A father's recklessness and policeman's lethal excess
Meanwhile, the policeman must be prosecuted for murder or at least manslaughter. A gun is not a toy; it is a last-resort weapon, not a tool for traffic enforcement.
JAMB: Oloyede deserves commendation not condemnation - Prof. Yusuf Ali, SAN
Ali described him as an embodiment of integrity and accountability in public service, despite the recent controversy surrounding the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Ogun and economic values of National Sports Festival
The much-anticipated 22nd National Sports Festival is now at our doorsteps and excitement is reaching crescendo
This trial of brother Oloyede
This is not doubting deliberate sabotage as may have happened in the case of JAMB
Tribute to teacher as Asiwaju Kemta-Egba
Gbedu is not just any drum—it is the drum against which all others are measured, the drum by which drums themselves are defined
AYINLA OMOWURA; CELEBRATION, RISING FAME OF LATE APALA MAESTRO
Thirty-eight years after, Ayinla Omowura, (a.k.a. Alhaji Costly and Egunmagaji ) lives on
Ayo Adebanjo: A life of uncompromising principles
As Nigeria prepares to lay to rest one of its most illustrious sons, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on May 3, 2025, the nation mourns not just a man but an institution
JAMB Controversy: Reflection on Nigeria’s Culture of Misinformation, Selective Outrage
A recent viral video sparked outrage across Nigeria, with a woman accusing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) of scheduling an examination for 6:30am
WHEN THE PEN STOPS MOVING!
He didn’t just issue statements. He carved opinions. He defined responses. He stood where many would have swayed.
Passage of 'Tunde Oladunjoye
Announcement of the Passing of Alhaji Abdulraheem Olatunde Ayinde Oladunjoye It is with deep sorrow and total submission to the divine will of Almighty Allah ...
CATO: HOW NOT TO SAY GOODBYE
On the 24th of February, 2025, you informed me that you had been on admission for five days at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital in Illishan, Ogun State
CATO, Good Night!
The following day, rumour filtered in that you have passed away. A senior colleague ringed me on phone, trying to confirm the authenticity of the spreading story
TASUED Takeover: A Rescue or a Missed Opportunity for Ogun State?
The recent takeover of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) by the Federal Government has sparked mixed reactions
Segun Adeleye: A friend gone without a hint!
The death, on Wednesday 12th, March 2025, at 58, of Segun Alani Adeleye, has robbed members of my generation of a professional, fine journalist, a prolific writer and a kindhearted fellow
Goodnight Segun Adeleye!
Your death has 'Reset My Brain' For Good
"God has ways of making orphan - children fulfil destiny"
I believe God is always standing by them to go through the torrents, waves and tortures of every weather, to energise them, to stand strong in all ramifications.
Oba Ogunleye : Transition Of A Titan
Awaiye and Olooshii compounds in Abeokuta, south-west Nigeria to the very heights of international journalism and public relations practice.
THIS EMPTY LIFE!
This is what is going to happen to you, I and all of us who spend day and night worrying and bothering about this empty dream called life.
Ogun 2027: Who Is Afraid Of Senator Adeola Yayi Running?
Giving that implicit conclusion of Adisa and his backers, one is just left to correct some of the befuddlement of Adisa on germane issues that he raised in his uncalled-for hasty pontification.
OSOBA AT 85: PROGRESSIVE POLITICS FROM AG TO APC
Progressives, being a class of politicians that believe that power belongs to the people, can be social democrats, labour and other forms of progressives’ derivatives.
Osoba: Ode To A Quintessential Newspaperman And Statesman At 85
His coverage of the Nigeria civil war and editorship of Daily Times, then Nigeria’s most authoritative newspaper, solidified his reputation as a seasoned reporter.
Happy 90th birthday WS, my Dad’s true friend
I remember in 1967, when my youngest brother, Muyiwa was born, my dad insisted that Uncle Wole would be his godfather.
Kongi at 90!
Now, take a closer look. Strip that bucket hat and you will behold, in its luxuriant bloom, that familiar hoary mane complemented by no less immaculate goatee ...
Death, Iku
On that bright morning on October 31, 2013, the forever young and robustly energetic lady asked for a special breakfast of moinmoin and ogi.
"There's no one like MKO Abiola" By Kunle Solaja
Not many deeply involved in business and political activities have the kind of devotion that Abiola had for sports. He lived in virtually everyone’s lives until a adventure into politics cut short his life.
"To God be the Glory for great things He hath done"
Your Excellency, sir, permit me this outburst of gratitude to your esteem person publicly. Reason, I am overwhelmed with joy and thanksgivings. Thank you sir.
BIQ: TRIBUTE TO A FALLEN COLLEAGUE
He was equally appointed by Governor Sanwo Olu into a committee that handled the rehabilitation of dilapidated schools in Lagos State.
Before "Urban Renewal" turns land grabbing in Egbaland
We wish to clarity that this open letter is not, and should never be taken as a personal attack on the person of Prince Dapo Abiodun, CFR.
Daniel: Opportunism and half-hearted support for Tinubu
Gbenga Daniel, the highly controversial former governor of Ogun State, is in the news again; having set his attack dogs at me.
When Yewa talked for the 8th time in a series
So, to address the challenges and savour the potent and latent opportunities, these knitted sub-ethnic group converged on the Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos to dissect their concerns to evolve agreed action for common solutions.
ORISA IJEBU AT 90!
Alayeluwa Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba Agbotewole ll, the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland is not an ordinary man.
2024 PR WEEK: REVING UP VALUE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
The profession of Public Relations has a rich pedigree in Nigeria, having started under the umbrella of the collective known as Public Relations Association of Nigeria (PRA) in 1963.