Opinion

Whether by chance or design, a medley of cacophonous soundbites has been targeting the governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde in recent weeks. As multi-layered as the critics come, their antics and desire appear perpetually narrow-ended: to burst the high-flying balloon of the Ibadan-born engineer turned politician. Criticism is...

In logic, “argumentum ad ignorantiam” describes a deficit in reasoning whereby an argument is based on sheer ignorance. It is the most hilarious slip to make in a debate. To now add this to the error of “precipio principii” (winding, meaningless argument) committed blissfully by Ms. Abimbola Adelakun is...

Let me start by giving due credit for this headline, which is not original to me. I lifted it from the 1983 song by reggae star, Peter Tosh, in the album titled Mama Africa. The song is Glass House, and it goes thus: “If you live in a glasshouse Don’t throw...

It is unfortunate that the biggest news coming from Kwara State now is about the N17.8 billion that the Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq administration budgeted to spend on the renovation of the Kwara Hotel. While the government has played all the tricks in the books to cover up the deal and...

Let me start by thanking the Governing Council, the Senate, Management, Staff, students and the entire academic community of this great institution for your kind invitation for me to come and join you in the celebration of your Founders’ Day. Thank you again for the added honour of asking me...

In recent times, there has been an alarming increase in the number of reported cases of Nigerians alleged to have been involved in Cyber scams in different parts of the world. The sheer number of these cases, the amount involved and the effect that they have on the national...

On Monday morning, December 20, the social media was awash with an article titled ‘It Does Not Take 15 Years’. It was written by a leading samurai of the Saraki dynasty, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. Abdullahi, author, former editor, minister and commissioner, qualifies to be called a public intellectual by any...

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have since the EndSARS demonstrations started, held several meetings to address the underlying concerns and members have aligned themselves with the call for justice leading to the setting up of judicial panels in the States of the Federation against Police brutality. The NGF regrets...

My attention has been drawn to a video circulating on the social media, which shows the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq speaking while playing host to his Borno State counterpart, Professor Babagana Zulum. One of the things he said in that video, which has left me worried was that it...

Whether in the media or on the streets, the preponderance of public opinion is that Kwara State is now led by a man with eyes fixed on changing the narratives of the north central state for the right reasons. He is seen, and correctly so, as a man with...