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…
The Ibàs of Rivers State
By Suyi Ayodele Yoruba name for fever is Ibà. There is also a town in Yorubaland called Ibà (the same pronunciation as fever), in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun…
Adenuga, Politicians and Lessons In Loyalty
By Suyi Ayodele “Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways and be wise”, Proverbs 6:6. The business colossus and owner of Globacom, the nation’s giant telecommunication outfit, Dr.…
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the North and Our Votes
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the North and Our Votes By Suyi Ayodele “We have released Northern Nigeria from the leading strings of the treasury. The promising and well conducted youth is now…
Rivers, Where Is My Own 5,000 Dollars For Sallah?
By Suyi Ayodele Democracy is sweet, especially when jeun soke is the doctrinal philosophy that undergirds it. Read this: “The chairman of the House Committee on FCT, Mukhata Aliyu Betara,…
A Journey Through Ogoni, The Titusville Of Nigeria
By Suyi Ayodele “I am happy the mangroves are coming back. I feel happy because for a longtime now, we haven’t had fish, no crabs; life has not been easy.…
Akpabio, Akpoti-Uduaghan In Court Of Public Opinion
By Suyi Ayodele Counsel: ‘Miss Gibson, in this dwelling on Van Buren Street where you live, which the President owns, is there any means of private access one could use…
IBB: He Who Borrows Till The Creditor Forgets
By Suyi Ayodele Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, 1992/1993 academic session. Trendy Professor Adebayo Williams strolled into the class and gave us a term paper to write: “Chaka is a…