Author: Tunde Akingbondere
A Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has on Sunday, lamented that President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope Agenda has fizzled into a nightmare for Nigerians. Afenifere, in a statement by its Leader and National Publicity Secretary, Oba Oladipo Olaitan and Justice Faloye, stated that the midterm report of the Tinubu administration has shown that every human development and sociopolitical index has regressed disappointingly. It also accused the administration of engaging in “massive propaganda claiming false successes.” The statement reads: “The Midterm Report shows that every human development and sociopolitical index has regressed since the coming to office of the President Bola Tinubu…
When it is normal for the government to scam its people, scams soon become the norm. Why should it surprise us that Nigeria became the world capital of ‘Yahoo’s scams? A country where most of its people essentially thrive on how to scheme and dispossess others of their resources primarily through politics and official corruption would continually be on its knees and never truly develop. Not only that. Its people would soon essentially make lies and deception for gain as a way of life. What has become more troubling is how this zeitgeist of scams has pervaded beyond government relations…
Angry Parents and suspected thugs have unleashed a brutal attack on the Vice Principal of Complete Child Development College, Aule, Akure for not allowing a student writing WAEC exam to cheat with his handset. Citizen Rapporteur gathered that the VP earlier attempted to arrest the parading thugs that later attacked him with men of the Nigeria Police Force who could not find them until they made to return with the complainant in the Police van. He was later to be dragged out of the Police van and brutally beaten by the thugs who were suspected to have been contracted by…
The Ekimogun Roundtable has lent its voice to family, friends, and well-wishers in celebrating an outstanding son of the Ondo Kingdom, Hon. Iranola Joseph Akinlaja, on the occasion of his birthday. In a heartfelt tribute made available to the press through the group’s acting secretary, Ms Christiana Ayodele, in Abuja, on Sunday, the Ekimogun Roundtable described Hon. Akinlaja as “a man with a large heart” whose contributions to the development of Ondo State and Nigeria as a whole continue to inspire generations. “Hon. Akinlaja is more than a political figure; he is a statesman, a mentor, and a true Omoluabi…
Professor Mike Ozekome SAN, a renowned constitutional lawyer, activist, and writer, was among the many dignitaries who attended the Expo and official launch of the Everhale Living Company, a wellness initiative, at the Lagos Civic Centre on May 29, 2025. The event, themed “Wellness Meets Innovation: A Journey from Curative to Preventive,” showcased numerous other dignitaries, including the Chairman of the new company, former President Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo, and Mr. Cosmas Maduka, owner of Coscharis Motors. The occasion was chaired by Mr. Cosmas Maduka (Coscharis). Other esteemed guests included Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife; Governor Peter Mbah of…
As I stand at the twilight of my 85th year, I find myself reflecting on a cause that once stirred the very marrow of our youth—pan—Africanism. For two decades in my younger years, I stood shoulder to shoulder with fellow Africans—idealists, scholars, politicians, workers, students—bound by one great dream: the political, economic, social, and cultural liberation and unity of the African continent. It was more than a movement. It was a mission. We believed in a self-reliant Africa, in an Africa that draws strength from its diversity, wisdom from its ancestors, and courage from its children. We organised. We agitated.…
Indications have emerged that the relationship between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his political godson, Governor Babajide Sanwoolu of Lagos is currently frosty. The president, who is believed to have been coping with some internal issues with the governor chose to be public with his anger in the course of the inauguration of Lagos-Calabar coastal highway phase 1 which took place on the 31st May, 2025. A viral video of the event revealed how the President snubbed Governor Babajide Sanwoolu despite extending greetings to other governors via the shaking of hands.
The sun had barely pierced the gray of dawn when Baba Ajayi wheeled his rickety cart into Balogun Market. A former schoolteacher turned street vendor, Baba Ajayi had lived through coups, transitions, annulments, and inaugurations. He had seen Nigeria falter, rise, and stumble again. Yet, never before had he feared for her democratic soul as he does today. Not even during the dark days of Abacha did he feel such an eerie stillness in the political air — a stillness that whispers the rise of a new kind of autocracy, dressed in agbada and sweetened with ballots. Since Asiwaju Bola…
Is Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa eyeing another term in office? Yes or no, time will surely tell. But the understanding in Ondo State is that he would only spend a term of four years. This understanding is premised on Section 182 (3) of the 1999 Constitution as amended. The provision came into force in 2018. It provides that “a person who was sworn in to complete the term for which another person was elected as Governor shall not be elected to such office for more than a single term.” Aiyedatiwa was sworn in to complete the unexpired term of his late…
The crisis having to do with the control of local government councils in Osun State between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) has gotten to a head, with the state government dragging the Federal Government to the Supreme Court for allegedly seizing the monthly allocations accruing to the councils. Osun State local government allocations for the months of February, March and April 2025 are reportedly withheld, while that of May has not yet been determined. The suit dated 23 April 2025 marked SC/CV/379/2025 filed by Musibau Adetunbi, SAN, counsel for the Attorney General of Osun…