State Affairs
When Principle and Party Collide: Why I Chose Equity for Ijebu
By Otunba (Dr.) Abdulfalil Abayomi Odunowo Politics, at its best, is about balancing competing loyalties, loyalty to party, to friends,…
Osun guber: Lessons from Ekiti (2)
By Abiodun Komolafe _(Published in THE NATION, Saturday, July 18, 2026)_ From all indications, the surge in voter interest is…
Osun guber: Lessons from Ekiti – (1)
By abiodun KOMOLAFE _(Published in THE NATION, Saturday, July 11, 2026)_ The off-cycle election in Ekiti State, which secured the…
Igboho, ACF and NEF: Is anarchy the solution?
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 262 1058 (Published in the ON THE LORD'S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper…
Ekiti Celebrates, Nigeria Watches: What 853 Headlines Told Us This Week
by Idowu Ephraim Faleye This week, 853 articles passed through our pipeline, and they painted two very different pictures of…
THE SILENCE BEFORE POLITICAL EXTINCTION: SOUTHERN KADUNA’S LAST CALL FOR A POLITICAL RENAISSANCE
By Ibrahim Bunu ibrahimbuni2520@gmail.com When a people lose their political voice, they do not disappear overnight—they slowly become spectators in…
BAO2BAO: … and God answered! – (1)
By abiodun KOMOLAFE _(Published in THE NATION, Saturday, June 27, 2026)_ Congratulations to Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, aka BAO, on…
Ogun Under Dapo Abiodun: Separating Perception from Measurable Performance
By Otunba (Dr) Abdulfalil Abaymi Odunowo For The Nation Backbone Newspaper Public officials must always face scrutiny. Governments expend public…
EKITI 2022 AND 2026 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS: TURNOUT, VOTER APATHY AND THE DRIFT TOWARDS ONE-PARTY ELECTORAL DOMINANCE
Prof. K A Familoni kafagsl.com Research Support: ChatGPT 24 June 2026 1.0 Introduction The June 20, 2026 Ekiti State governorship…
WHEN CRITICISM BECOMES A CRIME, DEMOCRACY BEGINS TO BLEED: A WARNING TO KADUNA’S POLITICAL ELITE
By Ibrahim Bunu ibrahimbunu2520@gmail.com A government that fears criticism is often a government that has begun to fear its own…
The Throne, the Oracle and the Sword
By Suyi Ayodele (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, June 23, 2026) https://tribuneonlineng.com/the-throne-the-oracle-and-the-sword/ I recall a 1985 encounter in…
THE LAND QUESTION IN KANO: Why Many Hausa Voices Believe Their Historical Homeland Is Under Pressure
By Ibrahim Bunu ibrahimbunu2520@gmail.com There are moments in a people’s history when silence becomes dangerous. Not because the war has…
