Opinion

Fayose’s seaside prayers as Nigeria in hands of mammy water (Published by The Cable, April 11, 2021) Festus Adedayo At first sight, you would think you had seen Mammy Water, that fish-god image created by […]

  Like millions of Nigerians, I received with profound shock the news of the death early this morning of Mr. Yinka Odumakin, spokesman of Afenifere, committed fighter for democracy, dedicated civil society activist, courageous and […]

By Inibehe Effiong This is a photo showing the governor of Akwa Ibom State ‘weeping’ today during the funeral of the Chairman of the PDP in Akwa Ibom State. I don’t want to be seen […]

By Iniobong John During the golden era of Senator Godswill Akpabio, Akwa Ibom State was always rated higher than Rivers State, in project execution and delivery. In the comity of states, Akwa Ibom used to […]

  By Itohowo Ekong Success stirs two distinctive conditions; admiration and jealousy. For people with low self esteem and warped mindset, jealously is a natural inclination. They see everything from the prism of rivalry, hate, […]

  Festus Adedayo Oyin Adejobi, late Yoruba cripple thespian, renowned for his famous African alternative dispute resolution drama sketches called Kootu Asipa of the 1980s, once allegorized the story of how he became disabled. In […]

  By Bukola Saraki I have watched with concern the recent development in Oyo and Ondo States in which quit notices were given to Fulani herders and there were subsequent burning of the property of […]

  Festus Adedayo Two of Yorubaland’s most prized states’ helmsmen – Governors Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Seyi Makinde – have made very strong but seemingly diametrically opposed positions on the security of their people, making it […]

  By Olusola Sanni In the past few days, there has been an avalanche of concerns about the operations of the Amotekun security outfit in Oyo state. While it is expected that a wholesale cleansing […]

United States President-elect Joe Biden has appointed Nigerian-born Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo into his cabinet. Biden had announced the appointment of Badejo, a lawyer and an alumna of Berkeley Law College in the US, when he […]