[The widely-reported dastardly killing of young people at an Abuja police check point (Apo 6) some years ago was revisited in Bolaji Odofin's " The other side of Nigeria's Policing" in 234NEXT  three days ago because nothing really has been done about the prosecuted policeman.  It just coincides with an essay I present today which, […]

I’ve checked the papers again and in none have I found any report of President Jonathan acting as if Ibadan is part of Nigeria. Are newspapers not covering a presidential visit to unprecedented damage in one of the cities in a country he rules OR what will it take for this president to step out […]

by Tola Adenle I could have missed Jonathan’s visit to Ibadan on the nightly tv news reports of Jonathan condoling Oyo State, especially Ibadan city or, at the least, having Reuben Abati issue his sadness at the rage of nature on the city as it was reported from morning – all day – on radio […]

Alhaji Ajimobi, Oyo State Governor Mecca, Saudi Arabia Attention of Dr. Adeolu Akande, Chief of Staff Dr. Festus Adedayo, Media Aide to Alhaji Governor Ajimobi Alhaji, Quite a few people who have my phone numbers call me or SMS me from time to time to complain about the deteriorating social and infrastructure conditions in Nigeria.  Some […]

by Tola Adenle Dear Dr. Iweala, From the various news reports of your “maiden address to journalists”, it is apparent you have nothing new to offer the country to reach economic success.  May be I should re-word that thought, Good Doctor:  you are still the same Dr. Iweala from The World Bank whose  mind-set is […]

[Sycophancy is never far from the surface in Nigeria's political space and the following essay from Obasanjo Era could have been written yesterday.  Enjoy it.] Those in my generation who loved pop music graduated from the likes of Aretha Franklin, Ottis Redding, Marvin Gaye, and Barry White whose singing touched your soul and made you […]

  Recent news report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that officers of the State Security Service (SSS) in Kogi State have started “to monitor preaching in mosques and churches as part of measures to prevent religious crisis in the state” is, at best, chilling.   1984 may belong in the last century but it […]

New “over-achieving” Nigerians  The essay on why immigrant kids perform well in America (2): the Nigerian example back in June got  some views this weekend, and my, what revelations and good news!  I’ve decided to share the following as they may lie buried under the COMMENTS without many getting to read them: Love this post, […]

Sahara Reporters   On Generals Obasanjo & Babangida spatting on who is a bigger fool! What do we make of these two? Submitted by tola adenle on August 19, 2011 – 05:28. One laid the foundation for Nigeria’s perpetual starring on corruption indexes everywhere – General Babangida – while the other took the structure to […]

Why is a hometown or any city that one is familiar with always longed for?  For good or bad, it offers, among other things, a place of comfort where one does not feel vulnerable to much physical dangers because one believes one has mastered its nuances no matter how much in reality it has changed.  […]