Category: Opinion

By Olota Abdulsomad To demoralize and demean the Messenger of Allah, the pagan Arabs began to vilify him by saying “this is a poct, a madman, a soothsayer, Satan comes to him and teaches him. He is a sorcerer, a liar.” And when they encountered the Prophet they would glare at him and say scornfully: […]

By David Titiloye My mentor once taught me that it takes grace to admire or idolize someone from afar and continue to do so after having access to them. This is because idolizing them makes you oblivious to the fact that they are humans like you hence your mind is likely to react adversely when […]

By: Abdulyekeen Mohd Bashir This is becoming more than an obsession and no longer hatred, His Excellency Dr Bukola Saraki should watch his steps and take necessary precautionary measures to safeguard his life, person and image, because how will one explain these consistent attacks from the current governor of Kwara State and his followers. A […]

By David Titiloye A question that keeps popping up in my mind in the light of the numerous hardship brought upon Nigerians by the APC administration at all levels is “What can make a leader hate his people so much to not be moved by their sufferings enough to show compassion?” For everytime we think […]

By: Abdulyekeen Mohd Bashir The 2023 general elections are going to be another historical epoch in our lives especially we from Kwara, judging from the previous and current situations. Since the return of the 4th republic in 1999 till date, the Northern part of Kwara has been unable to produce the number one man in […]

By David Titiloye The 2023 election is projected to be the most decisive yet divisive election in Nigeria’s history. Although, some have argued that the outcome will split the country, I share the sentiments of those who believe it will be a replica of the 1979 election where the candidate with the most spread nationally […]

By Olota Abdulsomad A volunteer in the kitchen at a welfare camp narrated a story that there was once a deaf man who came into the kitchen looking hungry yet wasn’t receptive of the food provided others. Deciding to pay more attention to him in a situation where everyone was busy attending to the hundreds […]

By Faruq Atofarati It was an anticipated journey. The majesties in their trimmings aligned. It was not an alien visit. It was a fantastic homecoming. The cheery admirers waited in their numbers. They waited for the greenlight; it was in ancient towns and villages, so the hoot reigned. From one place to the other. Particularly […]

By Soliu Ismaila When Abraham Lincoln was shot dead shortly after the American civil war, the world was quick to describe the American democracy as a failed experiment. Unfortunately, the world was wrong, Andrew Johnson immediately took over, as far back as 1865, he was the vice-president to Abraham Lincoln at the time. He went […]

By Abdullateef Ishowo In the jungle, it gets to a point the lion-king no longer retains its usual strength, especially when old age sets in; but the king of the jungle will forever wants to retain its dignity. That’s why it’s the lion, that’s why it’s the king of the jungle. Lion will always be […]