Tinubu and his northern teachers
By Suyi Ayodele When last week, Professor Ango Abdullahi threatened that “the North is watching”, what did he mean? You must love the professor of agronomy for his unambiguity. He…
PDP: A Prince and a pastor’s son (SENT)
By Suyi Ayodele How should a king react to an in-your-face abuse by his son’s schoolmate? An altercation on a football field led to a physical engagement between two schoolboys:…
Any ‘appropriate’ rites of Passage for Yoruba kings?
By Suyi Ayodele On June 24, 2025, when I wrote the column: “Recommending Oba Erediauwa to President Tinubu”, this is the response I got from one of the Benin Palace…
APC’s leprosy versus ADC’s scabies
By Suyi Ayodele When an elderly supporter of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu tried to start a conversation about the opposition coalition party, African Democratic Congress (ADC), its membership and the…
Recommending Oba Erediauwa to President Tinubu
By Suyi Ayodele Everyone has someone he adores. I have many such people; men and women who made or are making meaningful impacts. One of such men was Omo N’Oba…
The genocide in Benue
By Suyi Ayodele I am naturally hemophobic; I run from blood. But I had to encourage myself to watch the videos of the killings in Yelwata town in Benue State…
The powerful man and his faeces
By Suyi Ayodele This is a simple way to kill a man that is too powerful for the entire community to deal with. Simply splatter his faeces by his doorstep.…
Nigeria and its Ornaments of Debts
By Suyi Ayodele Reasonable people borrow for production; we borrow to fund contracts of bloated values! In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Lord Polonius is heard advising Laertes, “Neither a borrower nor a…
How Long Can The President Run From His Shadow?
By Suyi Ayodele At his coronation as the Deji of Akure, an old man, according to the legend, was asked to choose a regnal name. Being a man who had…
The Ghomid in The Tears of JAMB
By Suyi Ayodele “Dear Ajanlekoko Oriojobi Samuel (real name withheld), Reg Number: 2125512372451F. 2025 UTME Result: Underaged and Under-Performed.” With the above terse message from the Joint Admission and Matriculation…