Veteran writer and columnist whose Monday’s bylines, I am always forward to, narrates in his last week column ‘Igboho’s cat’ a television drama series with the title ‘Bata Wahala’ (Shoes of Trouble) shown in those days by the broadcasting corporation of Oyo State (BCOS). The movie is the story of a polygamous house of commotion…
By Abdullateef Ishowo This thought-provoking question raised by our friend and brother, Bar. Muritala Sambo, in his recent article with the above title, raises a lot of concerns in me; especially when it is coming from a perceived sincere man who I believe possesses adequate knowledge of the politics of law but may not have…
By Rafiu Ajakaye One interesting takeaway from the American presidential democracy is the undying culture of people marking the milestones of their elected leaders — like the first 100 days, first year anniversary, and a lot more. Members of the public, and especially the media, take such opportunity to benchmark administrations against the past, as…
by Aiyelabegan B Rasaq Mayhap, Edwin Hamilton had foreseen a group like Ilorin Emirate Youth Development IEYDA when he, in 1994, defined community development as a process to engage in politics, leadership, power attainment, group dynamics, learning, and social change. Created in 2014, the indigenous group is a socio-cultural group that has been nurturing youths…
Ramadan is here. During this month, over 1.5 billion Muslims from all over the world are going to be fasting from sunrise to sunset. But that is not the real deal. The real deal is that nearly half of this population may be performing this obligation on empty stomachs. Yet, Ramadan is meant to be…
By Ibraheem Abdullateef Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq received on Thursday a three-volume report from the Justice Tunde Garba-led Panel of Inquiry on #EndSARS protest, promising to set up an implementation committee on its recommendations. With that development, Kwara joined the dry list of states whose Panels of Inquiry have turned in their reports, and…
By: Ibrahim Mohammed Gambari Gambari is one of the pivotal component units that made up Ilorin – the territory stretches from Adifa junction till beyond Amilegbe and as well regarded as part of ÀFÍN (Palace) in the Ilorin Emirate. It is undeniable that Gambari is one the four major pillars firming the Ilorin Emirate –…
It has been some 24 hours after my purported ‘sack’ was first broken and announced online, first by a blog owned by the Special Assistant on New Media to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Fidelinfo.com), at around 8am of Thursday, 4th February, 2021. I’ve tarried all day to be sure that I was truly sacked by my…
A former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Razak Atunwa has berated the State House of Assembly for approving a N35 billion loan request by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, describing the approval process as “illegal”. Atunwa, who was also the Peoples Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 general election, said the…
The year 2020 was one like no other: Nigerians and, indeed, the entire World was restricted to their various homes in the form of lockdowns due to the advent of the novel grim reaper— COVID19 which doesn’t respect neither boundaries nor culture. The novel virus which emanated from the distant city of Wuhan, China, crisscrossed…
Sir, it is with great concern that I write you this open letter. It is troubling that the core principle of democracy upon which the APC-led administration stands is being threatened because of the indifference of the Assembly under your leadership to take a worthy position regarding the domestication of the Freedom of Information, FOI…
By: Ibrahim Akaje Let me begin by congratulating the newly appointed Caretaker Chairman, Alh Abubakar Samari, who has been duly recognized with the mandate to pilot the affairs of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kwara State. Despite my innermost conviction not to write on political matters at a time when I think all should be…
by: Araakunrin Bolake A. On Monday January 4, 2021, shortly after the news of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq cabinet dissolution, comes the news of the sack of Director General, Kwara state Bureau of Land, Mr. Bolaji Edun, with reports that one Mr. Abdullahi Bolakale Yusuf took over from him with immediate effect. Refuting the widely reported…
By: SULAIMAN, Abdulwaheed Olamilekan A Yoruba aphorism says “yini yini keni ko le se mi” – loosely translated as “appreciation motivates more achievements”. When one’s masquerade dances well in the market square, one becomes elated. While many events had unfolded over the past few days, one of the many reports that made headlines of several newspapers…
By Haruna Mohammed Likpata It is almost impossible for this week’s opinion not to be labelled, rejected by some set of people whose job and pay must be justified, whose loyalty is always in doubt to the unity of all Kwarans, whose decisions or actions are influenced by their political patronage, and whose mindset is…
By: SULAIMAN, Abdulwaheed Olamilekan It is no longer news that the corona virus pandemic has hit the world to the brim which is evident in the cases recorded so far and the sudden second spark. Dissecting the upsurge in cases recorded by the Technical Committee on COVID-19 at the second wave of the ravaging virus…
Filled with shadows of its past, an almost empty town with shambles, derelict, devastated yet alive, an ancient town with almost no government impact or significance, these best describe the situation of Igbonla eju community, an ancient town, few kilometers from Ajasse-ipo. A visit to this community in Irepodun Local Government will have you wondering…
By: Ibrahim Sheriff (Gold) While ruminating over various comments and arguments in various quarters on legislative idealism, which basically concerns law making, checks on the Executives and representative functions, I found it interesting matching the Kwara reality with the much talked about ‘ideal legislation’. The thought struck my mind sharply on Ilesha Baruba – Bode…
By Abdulwahab Tajudeen You’d always want to write about Sherif Shagaya. But each time you realise the time is not right. Or the purpose is over-flogged. It would be a case of people reading meanings to whatever your submissions about him are. But today, I’m writing one. I’m writing at the right time and perhaps…
•By Alabidun Shuaib Abdulrahman Globally, politics is dynamic, they say. But it seems, it is more dynamical in Nigeria, considering the sequence of political happenings since the return to democratic rule in 1999. The tempo of playing politics of godfatherism, in recent times, especially by political elites and those who are opportuned to be at…
