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Category: The Ram

Kwara school imbroglio

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment on Kwara school imbroglio

By Abdu Rafiu While a great many Nigerians are trying to clear their eyes on awakening from a nightmarish dream about events in their country, school palaver in Kwara is adding its own twist to further muddle the waters. In the dream many find themselves driven to grapple with the question as to whether blood […]

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Life in the Beyond

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment on Life in the Beyond

By Abdu Rafiu It was not long I drew attention to what I called harvest of deaths in the land. Specifically on 10 December, 2020, I wrote as follows: “Death has stalked the land, raiding villages and towns, and stumping cities to add to its already disturbing haul. We are befuddled and left aghast by […]

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The colossus departs

February 18, 2021February 20, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment on The colossus departs

By Abdu Rafiu I stood rooted to the ground watching the convoy accompanying the hearse conveying the remains of Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, the unmatched reference point in modern governance in Nigeria, and the poster face of fearless journalism, to Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi. Everywhere, upon learning about the passing of the convoy and identifying […]

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Exit of a Prince

February 11, 2021February 12, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment on Exit of a Prince

By Abdu Rafiu The remains of Prince Tony Momoh will be interned this afternoon on Grailland, Iju Hills, Iju, Lagos. When urgent calls came in torrents into my phone to announce his departure from earthly life, I was jolted and I quickly wired a WhatsApp message to Chief Segun Osoba: “Have you heard? The Editor-in-Chief […]

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Justice, love in suffering

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment on Justice, love in suffering

By Abdu Rafiu Every believer, whether he is a Christian or a Moslem, expresses confidence in the Mercy and Justice of the Creator. They profess their ardent belief in His Justice. In His Love, a majority are not sure. That they consider a different kettle of fish. Some of those who believe in His Love […]

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Why the good man suffers

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment on Why the good man suffers

By Abdu Rafiu The questioning rings out loud and clear; it is more than ever louder today in view of the difficult times and harrowing experiences mankind is passing through: Why do good people suffer and the wicked prosper? A majority, indeed, if not all human beings, are troubled by what are generally referred to […]

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Unlocking perplexities of the world

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment on Unlocking perplexities of the world

By Abdu Rafiu Those who long for a world of orderliness, loftiness, peace and tranquility can’t but ask whither our world when they consider the extra-ordinary events and, indeed, the uncertainties of these times and how far the range of perception can get into the near future to reveal what is stored therein, using the […]

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Season of reflection

January 14, 2021January 13, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment on Season of reflection

By Abdu Rafiu At this time of every year, after the revelry, dancing and rejoicing has subsided, a great many withdraw to their closets to invite themselves into deep contemplation. Questions are asked privately and answers are kept to oneself: how did I fare in the year that has just passed? How much of set […]

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Inevitable recognitions

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment on Inevitable recognitions

By Abdu Rafiu It may be too early in the year to say. Although the Year 2020 may have handed us over to Year 2021 and faded into oblivion, our world is still experiencing some of its grueling features and one begins to wonder whether Year 2020 had its luggage full when it was departing […]

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Hope for 2021

January 1, 2021January 7, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment on Hope for 2021

By Abdu Rafiu We human beings cannot wait to bid the Year 2020 good riddance. The year is leaving behind unpleasant souvenirs, as it is dissolving to yield place to 2021 to mount the saddle. New words, new phrases, new adjectives and new phrasal verbs entered our lexicon in 2020 and within the twinkle of […]

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