2023: Flash-points as PDP dillydallies on zoning arrangement

Contrary to public perception, it is not only on the score of zoning that leaders of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are divided. Underlying the stringent arguments for and against zoning the party’s Presidential ticket is also the quiet censure against former party stalwarts that traveled to the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) […]

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We beg Thee Lord, Please restore peace in Ukraine and Russia!

By Tony Adesemoye Gracious Almighty Father! Many of us are calling to Thee to intervene in what is happening across the world – the anger and hate for our fellow men, the fear of disease, and now, especially, the fear of war. At this moment, we lift Thy children who are fighting for their lives, […]

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After 23 years of battling infertility, failed IVF, I conceived twins naturally – 49-year-old woman

Mrs. Gabriel with her twins While it’s not impossible to become pregnant naturally in the late 40s or 50s, it is, nevertheless, rare with experts always warning that conceiving at such age can increase the risk of some health problems for the baby and the mother. Mrs. Modupe Gabriel, a school proprietress in Lagos, however, […]

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Abiola’s death: an unresolved controversy

By Emmanuel Oladesu Until the factuality surrounding his mysterious demise is unraveled, the big question will continue to stare the nation in the face: who killed Bashorun Moshood Kashimaawo Olawale (M.K.O) Abiola? Almost 24 years after, the controversy over the sudden death of the winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election in detention remains […]

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Ekiti 2022: Need to heal wounds created by APC, PDP primaries

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently held their governorship primary elections in Ekiti State for the June 18, 2022 governorship. Two winners emerged due to some political factors, which worked in favour of the candidates. The immediate past Chairman of the PDP, Mr Bisi Kolawole and former state Commissioner […]

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