Category: Opinion

The Japanese national anthem is a one-stanza song known as Kimigayo; its English translation approximates ‘The Reign of Our Emperor’. The worth of the anthem is in its adulation of….

Today, those whose ancestors snatched Kano are fighting each other over the city and their spoils. The Yoruba would look at their drama and sing for them the song of….

By Our REPORTER Ahead of the upcoming September 21st Edo governorship election, voters have been advised to carefully consider the qualifications and cognate exposure of the two leading candidates before….

By Washington Osa Osifo, PhD. Colonialism and modern government victimized and diminished traditional political institutions, particularly in great Benin Kingdom, which, in the defence of her sovereignty, fiercely fought against….

A young taxi driver sat on the bonnet of his car some years ago thoroughly frustrated by Nigeria’s unending petrol mess. A television reporter asked him to speak on his….

One day, I will have the courage to ask the immaculate Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, how he feels each time he travels on the horrible Ibadan-Ife road. Ben….

By Gideon Obhakhan Edo State’s 2024 gubernatorial election may turn out to be more complex than previous elections in the State where the outcomes were largely predictable. This time around, there are….

By Sebastine Ebhuomhan A great deal of public debates on the Edo State governorship election of 2024 will centre on opinion polls and their values to candidates and political parties…..

From Lagos, one Ayinde Salihu wrote to the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the Northern Region, Alhaji Ahmadu Bello, on 19 January, 1964, describing the premier as the “Prophet of….

I have a very senior police officer friend whose nickname is Ambush. On the front of my friend’s left shoulder is an ugly scar. At the back of the shoulder….