I always remember an infamous speech attributed to a classic example of autocratic irony, the equally infamous dictator Idi Amin Dada. “There is freedom of speech, but I cannot guarantee freedom after speech.” I remember it in the sense that he did not deny the existence of freedom of speech; however, there is a subtle…
Photo credit: The Boston Globe President Donald Trump refused to apolologize to Pope Leo XIV on Monday after crisizing the pontiff for his opposition to the war in Iran – and he sought to explain away a now-deleted social media post depicting himself as Jesus by saying he had thought the image was of him as a doctor. Asia One…
Photo credit: CTV News Prime Minister Mark Carney will have a majority government after the Liberals were projected to sweep all three federal byelections that were held on Monday. Global News projects Danielle Martin will keep the Toronto-area riding of University-Rosedale in Liberal hands, while Liberal candidate Dolly Begum will win Scarborough Southwest. Liberal Tatiana Auguste…
A gubernatorial aspirant and daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Iyabo Obasanjo, has congratulated Senator Solomon Adeola (Yayi) on his emergence as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election in Ogun State. NaijaNews reports that Obasanjo also announced that she has withdrawn from the race and dropped her 2027 governorship…
The Trojan horse is a story from the Trojan war about the scheme the Greeks used to enter the city of Troy and win the war. The Greeks were apparently frustrated after trying unsuccessfully to enter and defeat Troy. The Greeks then,built a giant wooden horse and put some sharp shooters inside. The Greeks then…
I love Yoruba! I love the language because it is extra rich. When one studies Yoruba well, they will definitely not be lacking in the sarcasm that is embedded in Yoruba language. I remember there used to be a television programme in the seventies and early eighties named, ‘Ta n mo’. Ta n mo was…
People had been saying it that if someone wanted to hear their oriki, they should attempt swimming in the murky and slime infested waters of Nigerian politics. So, it’s been detected that the PDP contestant in the last presidential elections is not a Nigerian. I should have known too! For anyone to see this Buhari…
