I had often heard that Oyo State was difficult to govern and Ibadan, in particular, was impossible. And I had often wished I governed the State one day….just for one …
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These days, I get easily angered by events happening in Nigeria. But probably nothing has riled me more than the latest garbage that emanated from the warped orifice of Reuben …
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As you plan to return to Nigeria, the fact that it is easier to leave Nigeria rather than return to it hits you smack in the face. Do you have …
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Every reasonable observer of politics in Oyo State knew that the former Chairman of the state’s chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Alhaji Lateef Akinsola, a.k.a. Tokyo, …
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It would have been hilarious were it not true that members of the Oyo State House of Assembly took their spouses on a junket through the United Kingdom (UK) and …
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As I watched the end of James Ibori’s money laundering trial in London, UK, I knew that Nigerians could only manage a constricted sigh of relief. Yes, Ibori was headed …
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This must be the worst New Year that Nigerians have celebrated since the civil war ended in 1970. The ill-advised removal of oil subsidy and the attendant increase in petrol …
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Boko Haram claims it is avenging the “extra-judicial” killing of its leader, Muhammed Yusuf, who died at the hands of the Nigerian Police in 2009, during the presidency of the …
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With Ajimobi, the jury is still out. So far and so early, it appears to be a mixed bag. We have a governor who has embarked on a deliberate effort …
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We started down this ignoble, cowardly course by negotiating with the criminals that hijacked the legitimate cause of the Niger-Delta people by blowing up oil infrastructure, blackmailing, kidnapping, raping, maiming, …
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Sam Omatseye’s recent commentary on the Awolowo family – “Awo Family Without An Awo” – has generated quite a furor. Scores of Yoruba people have written letters to the Tribune …
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No sooner had Alao-Akala lost his re-election bid than notable indigenes of the State started calling for his probe. The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, spearheaded that call in …
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The young man asked me to help convince his father, Mackson, to submit himself to a blood test to verify his paternity…
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I can confidently report that only Reuben Abati of The Guardian has the cajones to ask government officials for explanations. It is as if he is the only one not …
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Yeah, yeah, yeah…I know it is stale news but I am sure that many people missed the “blow-by-blow” account of how M.K.O. Abiola died in 1998…
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Yeah, yeah, yeah…I know it is stale news but I am sure that many people missed the “blow-by-blow” account of how M.K.O. Abiola died in 1998…