On Sunday, June 18, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte 1, the returnee Emperor of France, marched the French Imperial Army against the two armies of the Seventh Coalition at Waterloo, then in the Neth... Read more

By DAN Osa-Ogbegie, Esq. Publicity Secretary, PDP, Edo State There comes a time when Edo people must pause to ask a simple question: How does Comrade Adams Oshiomhole keep a straight face wh... Read more

“Don’t fight Man,” said Lion to his Cub, but the Cub didn’t listen. The Cub went looking for Man. He saw a Bull. “Are you Man?” “No, I bear Man’s yoke.” Next he saw a Horse. “Are you Man?” “... Read more

A REJOINDER TO “PASTOR” OSAGIE IZE-IYAMU’S SELF-MARKETING FICTION By Dr. Tony Aziegbemi Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Edo State My dear people of Edo State, The recent publication issu... Read more

By DAN Osa-Ogbegie, Esq. There is a kind of politician whose appetite for relevance becomes a national risk, whose personal drama threatens the delicate scaffolding of democracy. That politi... Read more

We read with total disbelief and disappointment the comments credited to the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, in various news publications, where he made several statements t... Read more

They gave us civilisation and then said our forebears were wrong in speaking truth to power. A child of God, they reasoned, should pray “for kings and those in authority; that we may lead a... Read more

Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gumi (1924 –1992) was shocked when he got to Mecca for the first time in 1955 and discovered that the city had no streetlights. Sheikh Gumi was an Islamic scholar and... Read more

On our way we are going to fight On our way we are going to war If it happens, we die on the battlefield Never mind we shall meet again Kóláwolé agbára únbẹ A lè ja o Fuji icon, Abdulrasaq K... Read more

Respect old age. A “strictly by invitation” conclave of Yoruba cardinals sat for two days last week, not in the traditional capital, Ibadan, but in aged Akure, Ondo State. They t... Read more