The Untold Truth About Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa- What People Rarely Say. By; Steve Otaloro In a political landscape often dominated by noise, theatrics, and the loud performance of leadership, Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa stands in refreshing contrast. He is carved not from the stone of bluster but from the quiet strength of calm conviction. […]
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By Tunde Odesola H-o-r-r-o-r!? The lamp has gone out in the ancestral grove. Frightening darkness reigns. I step inside the grove, I grope on staggering steps. The gourd is broken. I saw its shattered pieces. I stagger. I can feel the wet wood, torn drum, snapped beads, burning ice, soundless speech, blind sight, lifeless breath, […]
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Amid rising killings, mass abductions, and growing security failures across Nigeria, several state Houses of Assembly have begun moves to consider the creation of state police, a long-debated reform that President Bola Tinubu last week urged the National Assembly to legalise as part of sweeping constitutional amendments. Nigeria has recently witnessed a resurgence of violent […]
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By Martins Oloja Expectedly, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency, ordering the Nigerian Police and Armed Forces to recruit additional personnel to tackle rising insecurity across the country. He also appealed to the National Assembly to begin legislative legwork on the imperative of State police at this time. In a […]
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By Steve Otaloro In the dark days of 2019, when forests in Ondo, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti and Lagos had become killing fields, when herdsmen turned farmlands into grazing reserves by force of arms, when kidnapping became a daily industry and the Nigeria Police overstretched, under-equipped and centrally controlled from Abuja could only watch helplessly, […]
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By Tunde Odesola Accident and misfortune have no permanent abodes, though both roam aimfully about, looking to pounce. They are identical twins with different temperaments: one sprints, the other stalks. Sometimes they travel separately, sometimes hand-in-hand, depending on the havoc at hand. Swift or slow, they strike and go. The ensuing scenario, which occurred during […]
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It is indeed baffling that, in today’s interconnected and globalised world, the Bola Tinubu administration has operated for over two years without appointing ambassadors. This void casts Nigeria as an outcast in a world that thrives on inclusivity and international cooperation. Governance functions on two fronts — domestic and international. Unfortunately, the Tinubu administration seems […]
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By Yusuf Idowu Abass In the evolving landscape of community-based security across Nigeria, leadership has become the defining factor separating effective security outfits from those that struggle to command public confidence. In Osun State, one name consistently stands tall in this regard—High Chief Dr. Hon. Adekunle Isaac Omoyele, the Corps Commander of the Osun Amotekun […]
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By David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi The Ondo State House of Assembly is once again in the eye of a political storm. What began as whispers of dissatisfaction has now snowballed into a full-blown leadership crisis, with lawmakers sharply divided into two camps, one calling for the probe and possible removal of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji […]
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By Abimbola Adelakun In a bid to alleviate the uncertainties and tensions that prevail at the moment, the Federal Government recently announced a notable success rate in its fight against terrorism. They declared that they had recorded an 81 per cent reduction in terror-related deaths since 2015. The figures, said to be based on updates […]
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