History Is a Stubborn Witness: Before Rewriting 2003, By Lanre Ogundipe
One of the greatest disservices we can do to history is to allow it to become the exclusive property of those who once wielded...
OBASANJO: The Man History Refuses to Leave Alone, By Lanre Ogundipe
Power, Legacy and the Burden of the Documentary Record
By Lanre Ogundipe
History is often kinder to the dead than to the living. It sands away...
Did Abacha actually die on top of a woman?, Festus Adedayo
The Yoruba establish a direct causal relationship between tragic news and emotional grief. They observe that if the ears are not fed with rotten...
Minister David Umahi, Miss Mary Habila and Some Missing Links, By Taiwo Adisa
The story of Miss Mary Habila, the nurse found dead in the country home of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, in Uburu, Ohaozara...
The rise and rise of Peter Olamakinde Olapegba, by Idowu Olayinka
At 3:07 p. m. on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, I received a WhatsApp message from the Registrar of the University of Ibadan.
It was a...
Emmanuel Odemayowa at 50: Turning Dreams to Realities, By Isaac Oluyi
"Dreams are not measured by where you begin, but by the courage to pursue them." If there is one sentence that captures the remarkable...
UNIMED’s First Female VC and the Measure of Transformational Leadership, By Isaac Oluyi
Universities are often judged by the eminence of their scholars, the quality of their graduates and the impact of their research. Yet, behind every...
Oriire: Celebrating the unsung heroes, By Taiwo Adisa
Last week, the Senate announced a donation of N50 million for the families of the fallen heroes of the Oriire kidnap saga. It was...
Akpabio, Oshiomhole, Umahi: How sex threatens the Nigerian State, Festus Adedayo
Did you listen to last week’s broadside from Senate President Godswill Akpabio against former Edo State governor,Senator Adams Oshiomhole? If you did, you must...
Shettima’s final test, by Azu Ishiekwene
Vice President Kashim Shettima cannot be blamed for having doubts about whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would renominate him as his running mate for...
