Category: Opinion

Enriching Futures: The Ayanfe Kristi example By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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“We have a moral obligation to help those in need.”- Peter Singer.   On Sunday, November 10, 2024, the Ayanfe Kristi Society of All Souls’ Anglican Church, Osogbo, Diocese of Osun, marked its 32nd anniversary with a heartwarming philanthropic gesture.   Defying Nigeria’s education-for-the-privileged norm, Ayanfe Kristi empowered sixteen intelligent-but-indigent students – eleven from All Souls’ and five from other parishes – with cash awards. This generous act instilled hope in a society where financial constraints often dictate academic prospects.   This charitable gesture, which has now become an annual…

Owa Obokun: Heritage, reality, aspiration (3) By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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Yorubaland’s royal institutions face significant challenges, threatening their traditional significance. Across the region, from Akure to Ikire and from Ikorodu to Idiroko, once-revered thrones have devolved into a chaotic game of musical chairs. Nowhere is this more evident than in Oyo, where the protracted search for a new Alaafin has become a seemingly interminable saga. The prolonged process has all the hallmarks of an endless marathon, with contenders awaiting divine intervention or a miraculous resolution to crown the next Alaafin.   Elsewhere, while the ‘Emir’ of Iwoland’s relentless pursuit of…

Agboworin: A Model Of Commitment, Exemplary Representation, By Mayowa Okekale

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The phenomenon of leadership at theoretical and conceptual stage differ but in the world of Charles Handy (1985), good leader possesses traits that lead to success.   Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as the government of the people, by the people and for the people. This suffice that leadership, in a democratic process, must be centred around the people, doing the will of the people and acting on behalf of the people. Leadership in democracy confesses acceptability (consensus) compatibility, participation and representation.   This brings me to the personality of Rep.…

The NASC and Seamless Transition at NASS, By Abubakar Yusuf

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The National Assembly Service Commission NASC and its commissioners is statutorily charged with overseeing the day to day activities of the National Assembly management, NASS , particularly in the area of employment , promotion, discipline, retirement among many others .   Under the leadership of Engr Ahmed Kadi Amshi FNSE as Executive Chairman, National Assembly Service Commission NASC and his commissioners saddled with the leadership position in the last three and half years spanned from 2020 till date, the issue of succession to the National Assembly management leadership and other…

Monday Lines Tribune at 75: A bouquet of stories By Lasisi Olagunju

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It happened that the NCNC-controlled Ibadan District Council (IDC) under the chairmanship of Alhaji Adegoke Adelabu chose a Saturday, 7 January, 1956, to sit. The council took a decision at that meeting to suspend the salaries of the Olubadan, Oba I. B. Akinyele; Otun Olubadan, Chief Yesufu Kobiowu and the Balogun, Chief Salawu Aminu. Councillor Yinusa Ladoja who moved the motion for the suspension said the offence of the three was that they had not been attending the council’s meeting regularly.   The council passed another motion declaring that Chief…

Out Of School Children OOSC, National Summit; Collaborating UBEC, Stakeholders to Address Basic Education in Nigeria, BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF

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The Universal Basic Education Commission UBEC has triggered a national discourse on the unabated crises of Out of School Children OOSC in Nigeria, desiring all stakeholders both in the public and private sector’s attention.   The National Assembly has resolved to hold a National discourse on the way forward out of the quagmire of the over 20 Million out of school children OOSC across the country, with huge concentration or percentage in the Northern parts of the country.   This was occasioned by various stakeholders alarm over the degrading nature…

Nigeria, the EPL and the Contradictions, by Hassan Gimba

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When ideas, statements, or policies emanating from one source are opposed to one another, conflicting or inconsistent, then we have contradictions.   I want to start this with something that has been bothering me for years. It made me propose that it be featured on the cover of Leadership Friday in 2016 when I was promoted from its editor to managing editor (content). I was so peeved by it, but my then Group Managing Director (GMD), Mr Cletus Akwaya (now publisher of Daily Asset), overruled me.   I was concerned…

Remi Tinubu, what has God got to do with it? By Festus Adedayo

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The above was the question asked by Britons and the rest of the world in the afternoon of May 22, 2013. Close to the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich, Southeast London, two young men of British-Nigerian descent, Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale, had attacked a 25-year old British Army soldier, Fusilier Lee Rigby and killed him. Rigby was of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. It was a case of religious extremism. The soldier had been on off-duty and was walking along Wellington Street. His attackers mowed him down with a…

Owa Obokun: Heritage, reality, aspiration (2) By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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Ijesas are distinctive! They are known for their discerning nature and exceptional brilliance. Their rich history reveals fascinating connections. For the record, they are the masterminds behind Osomaalo, a pioneering business phenomenon in Africa. In the 1930s, Obafemi Awolowo, the legendary statesman, once resided in Ilesa as Secretary to Daniel Ajayi Afilaka. At a time in the history of Ijesaland, Olori Remilekun Anike Agunlejika, wife of Oba Adeniran Agunlejika, also held the esteemed title of Yeye Oge of Edeland. Ijesaland is credited with originating the iconic ‘Nwa Boy’ style, now…

The Northern Protesters, A Mirror that Poke Us in the Eyes… By Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice

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When the streets of Northern Nigeria filled with voices demanding an end to bad governance, there was hope that change might finally come. Yet what began as a peaceful call for accountability quickly unraveled into turmoil, leaving deep wounds in its wake. The North—once resilient and proud—now stands battered, its infrastructure in ruins and its people shaken. As cities like Kano, Sokoto, Gombe, and Kaduna fell into chaos, the protests were seized by hoodlums and criminal elements, morphing into waves of destruction. Security forces, despite their presence, seemed unable to…