I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your Name, O Most High. Those who know your Name trust in you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those […]
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By Abdu Rafiu Columns in newspapers normally attract remarks from readers, sometimes shedding more light on a subject they have read. In certain cases, reactions come in form of questions. There are a few of them to which I have decided to respond because of the tremendous interest the piece on Whiteman, Blackman has predictably […]
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By Bolu Olu-Esho In the past, political parties endeared themselves to the electorate by their varying mind-blowing manifestos. The people, particularly in the present Southwest, would study and weigh the prosperity in the manifestos made available by the array of political parties presenting candidates for different elective positions. Usually, in the then Western Region, political […]
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By Abdu Rafiu Many countries are undoubtedly unhappy with their leaders. The situation is perplexing to political scientists, philosophers and thinkers. Predictably questions are asked about perceived shortcomings in leadership. Have these to do with character? Have they to do with education, knowledge or capacity? Has the flaw to do with vision and wisdom? Has […]
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Full Text Of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s Broadcast To The People Of Ondo State on Monday, June 6, 2020 My dear people, I come to you today with a heavy heart. A heart full of pain and melancholy. It is now five days since we lost one of the most illustrious leaders of Ondo state, […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The gruesome death of George Floyd in the hands of the police has predictably reawakened a deep feeling of unending persecution and has served as a reminder of centuries-old atrocities the blackman has had to experience in the hands of the whiteman. First, there was a slave trade when blacks were herded […]
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A ‘thank you’ and birthday tale By Yinka Fabowale The irony here is that these so-called trendy music and popular songs literarily sprung from the roots and trunk of this particular authentic but ‘despised’ music, but have become corrupted and diseased, having branched off and denied themselves the sap and nutrients from the mother plant […]
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A ‘thank-you’ and birthday tale By Yinka Fabowale Yes, Love is a song! … Delightful, soothing, scintillating, exhilarating, moving. It’s a force that enlivens and lifts up the souls of men not only with the harmony of the melody but also the cadences of light it beams on the one who hearkens to and absorbs […]
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The handling of judicial appointments by the President, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), leaves the judiciary with uncertainties, instability and avoidable burden, Ade Adesomoju reports. If the drafters of the Nigerian Constitution envisaged a situation such as currently playing out regarding judicial appointments, they would perhaps have made a provision to have acting Supreme Court Justices. […]
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Children engaged in an online learning If education is expensive, one is often told to try ignorance. However, the various fees charged by private schools in Nigeria to provide online classes seem to have left parents between a rock and a hard place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Head, Education Desk, Iyabo Lawal. Easily excited […]
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