Issues and Perspectives

  It is a quote from the renown wordsmith, Shakespeare, ‘Some are born great. Some achieve greatness while some (others) have greatness thrust upon them’. That succinctly describes the personality of Honourable Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, a former member of the House of Representatives who represented Akoko North East/Akoko North West Federal Constituency of the Green House during the 9th Assembly (2019-2023) …

Leadership is so arduous that theories and precepts sometimes fail. In fact, specifics change with time, geography and the nature of people involved. That’s why the practice of democracy in nearby Ghana may be different from what obtains in Nigeria. Plato, the great philosopher, wrote about how he initially nursed a desire for a career in public service. In the …

KIDNAPPINGS: WHO WILL PAY RANSOM FOR NIGERIANS ? The spate of kidnapping and banditry in Nigeria is enough to take any reasonable person off his or her comfort zone. Najeebah’s gruesome murder amidst her four other siblings few days ago is a microcosm of the disaster that has befallen Nigeria as a result of kidnapping and banditry. These bloody felons …

WHEN HUMANITY IS LOST IN THE HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS. The happenings in the ministry of humanitarian affairs and disaster management calls for sober reflection.. Yoruba adage goes thus: ” ẹni àní ko fẹ ni lójú to fata senu. Ẹní ani ko kini lẹyìn to f’ẹgun s’ọwọ. Ẹni a bá f’ọrọ lọ ká mu dídùn ọsan, kikan lo gbé fún ni” meaning: …

The latest episode of financial cruise piloted by the headship of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Dr Betta Edu, has again opened up the can of worms in the nascent ministry that has made it a hotbed of financial embezzlement. Apart from this saga imposing the re-assessment of the law that set up the ministry, …

American/Israeli Relationship is the epitome of the tail wagging the dog based on the arrogance of Natanyahu and his Likud Coalition Government. Natanyahu and his Likud Conservatives would appear to care more about the survival of the tiny State of Israel than they do about the survival and Sovereignty of the United States the senior partner in the relationship without …

Re Open Letter :to the BBC Regarding the Documentary on TB Joshua and the Synagogue of All Nations Dear BBC, I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I write to express my profound disappointment in the recently released documentary on Prophet TB Joshua and the Synagogue of All Nations. While I acknowledge the importance of …

First he became President by losing the popular vote of 137 million American votes by 3 million votes He had won 62 million and Hilary Clinton had won 65 million. When people challenged him and questioned his his logic and foggy mathematics, he claimed it was not his fault but the fault of the American Constitution which says the popular …

Maya Angelou knew why a caged Bird sings, Wumi Akintide knows why Crime and Corruption are so rampant and have become an incurable Cancer in Nigeria. The first is bad leadership and bad followership in Nigeria The second is failure of Law Enforcement The third is repeating the same behavior, time and again, but expecting a different result. The same …

“GONE AT LAST” GOVERNOR AKEREDOLU IS REMEMBERED WITH GRATITUDE AND SOBER REFLECTIONS. We all knew this day would come. We ought to have been better prepared to confront or to handle it in a way that cuts our losses but we had all refused to do that hoping against hope that a miracle was going to suddenly occur to change …