Photo credit: the Punch Brigadier – General Mobolaji Olufunso Johnson died on October 30 at 83 years of age. If I had met him while he was still alive I would have thanked him immensely for not letting school children of those days brood before writing the name of the Lagos state governor throughout my…

Photo credit: Lagosreporters Those kids singing Nigeria’s national anthem in a pool of dirty water have not only been abused, they are being indoctrinated! 2 for the price of one? If they can still be asking for the so called leaders who have seen nothing wrong in not providing adequate infrastructure for learning, then their…

Photo credit: Thr Punch I just delivered a keynote lecture at the Federal University Lokoja titled “Who is Afraid of Ifa Tuntun?: The Orunmila–Osun Matrix.” This lecture marks exactly one year since some Babalawo and Iyanifa consortiums publicly dismissed the idea of Ifa Tuntun—without ever giving space for a proper presentation or understanding of what…

Photo credi: the cable People who know me understand that I believe so much in human rights and due process. I would not normally call a person a thief until he has been declared so by a competent court of law. As a result, I detest all forms of media trial. I hate jungle justice…

Photo credit: Britannica Those who happened to have, unfortunately, lost their parents early in life would have been forced to realise that life, rather than be a bed of sweet smelling roses was rather one filled with werepe, prickly thorns. Except they were so fortunate to have loving relatives, that is those relatives that would…