Education: Southwest Nigeria has lost its edge! By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
The purported ranking of states by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), based on their performance in the 2023 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), […]
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Chibok: Destroying the future of our tomorrow? By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
The 10th anniversary of the abduction of 276 schoolchildren from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Nigeria, has again brought an eerie feeling of […]
Afenifere and the progressive camp (1) By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
When sometime in 2008, the late Yinka Odumakin invited me to his 23, Sylvia Crescent, Anthony Village-office in Lagos, little did I know that […]
Of monstrous cathedrals and hungry congregants By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
Sometime in 1989, a friend told a story of how he was in dire need of sponsorship for his university education. When all things […]
2024: Let’s pray for Nigeria! By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
Since Nigeria is a star gold medal winner in prayers and celebrated spirituality, I think this intervention should be a special focus on the rational […]
Ademakinwa: What’s left of life? By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
I do not know how to start this Tribute. Still, I have to do it; and it’s to Temitope Adeniran Ademakinwa who died on […]
Dilemma of unending promises in democracy, By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
It is a glorious thing to have a tested leader as the president of a country. It is also a blessing when the president […]
Still on the Wike-Fubara feud, By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
If we go back to the history of Nigeria, the truth is: dear fatherland has learnt nothing. In the days of Obafemi Awolowo and Ladoke […]
Order and stability: A case for Nigeria’s youth, By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
Change is inevitable! The trouble however is that, most times, one doesn’t see it coming; not even the military; otherwise, all coups would have been […]
What’s really going on with Fuel Subsidy? Asks ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
I am an angry Nigerian and those who know me must know why I have to be! As the pioneer Administrative Secretary of the Afenifere […]
Obafemi Awolowo and Nigeria’s latter-day progressives, By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
There’s an awe of a legend; and this awe is fed or fuelled by the happenings in the life of that legend. When Obafemi Awolowo […]
Fayemi and Oyebanji: Lessons in mentorship, By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
Let me start by saying that I am not an indigene of Ekiti State but Oluwafunmilola, my beloved wife, is from the famous Awosusi family […]
Withheld salaries: Adeleke’s faulty steps By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
Mutatis mutandis, politics is not the same as repudiating the ethics of public administration. To say that the executive governor of a state has the […]
2023: The other side of the story! By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
In most human societies, visible phenomena are oftentimes credited or associated with the causes of other events. Then, the analysis will take off from there. […]
Taking society for granted! By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
Whenever a section of the society wants to embark on something new, it’ll first fly a kite. To sane minds, flying a kite is like […]
Is the 2023 Census Necessary? By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
Nigeria is preparing for another round of population census rendezvous. Thanks be to God! But, if, at least, we must learn from past experiences, then, […]
The evils of complacency in politics By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
Oftentimes, intrigues exist in political matrixes. Concepts such as political mass participation, collective demands, group identity and determination, and collateral damages could all mean different […]
Atiku’s irreversible blunders By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
There is a Yoruba adage, which says that ‘ogbon odun yii, were emii ni.’ (The wisdom of this year is foolishness in the course of […]
Democracy, ideology and loyalty By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
Democracy is a political paradigm, albeit, with a specific ideological undertone; and the ideological tone refers to the attributes of democracy. Indeed, that distinguishes it […]
The currency of life and the leadership question, By ABIODUN KOMOLAFE
In one of his New Year sermons, Pastor Adeniyi Ajayi of the Gospel Promotion Outreach, Ori Oke Baba Abiye, Ede in Osun State numerated ‘The […]