Author: Ademola Adegbamigbe
The Spirit of a Dying Year
There is a sense in which we believe that an outgoing year actually dies. It ends. It quits the stage…
Nigeria: The Road to Dictatorship
Democracy in danger in Nigeria as the President Muhammadu Buhari government increasingly takes on attributes of despotism
Buhari at 77: “Why I Admired and Joined Army”
When he was young, certain virtues attracted President Muhammadu Buhari to join the Army where he rose to become a…
Rivers Vs Bayelsa: How the Soku Oil Wells Dispute Started
Today, Monday 16 December, the dispute over the Soku Oil Fields between Bayelsa and Rivers States was resolved by a…
I hosted Pa Akindayomi, Adeboye in US 40 years ago – Stephen Rathold
Stephen Rathod, Senior Pastor of The Covenant Family Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, who attended the just concluded Redeemed Christian Church…
In praising El-Rufai, Obasanjo contradicts himself!
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, was a special guest at Kaduna State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday 11 December. That day,…
Ajayi Crowther: “I was bartered for a horse, slapped my slave master”
As Ajayi Crowther and other slaves were at sea, their vessel was intercepted by a British anti-slavery frigate. His captors…
How I Suffered in Refugee Camp in World War 11- Reinhard Bonnke
Reinhard Bonnke, the German Pentecostal evangelist who died today at the age of 79 was a refugee during World War…
Akinrinade on civil war: “Day my dancing partner was shot and my other escapes from death”
Ademola Adegbamigbe General Alani Akinrinade, a Nigerian Army General, civil war hero and pro democracy fighter who, like many other…
A visit to General Akinrinade, civil war hero, in his home town
TheNEWS team traveled to Yakoyo in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State, to interview General Alani Akinriade who…
Heavy drinking habits of Murtala Mohammed, Hassan Katsina, Aguiyi Ironsi – General Akinrinade
Former Heads of state, Generals Aguiyi Ironsi, Murtala Muhammed and Military Governor of Old Northern State, Hassan Katsina, were, despite…
Kogi Election Without Abubakar Audu’s Drama
By Richard Elesho/ Lokoja Was it to be compared to a Nollywood scene? Or some ancient Greeko-Roman mythology? The accounts…
Let Us Untether Our Imagination
Simple reasoning, logic, due diligence and investigation could reveal the why of things to us. But, no, we are not…
How Mustapha Isah was elected Acting President, Nigerian Guild of Editors
Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has elected Mustapha Isah as its Acting President. He was elected to the position vacated…
How Brig Gen Alabi Isama was inspired from childhood to become a soldier
By Ademola Adegbamigbe He was just a Form 5 student of Ibadan Boys High School when his zeal was…
Throwback: Day Biafrans shot Obasanjo in the buttocks-Gen Alabi Isama
Brigadier General Godwin Alabi Isama, former Chief of Staff at the 3rd Marine Commando during the civil war and Lieutenant…
About the name ‘Yoruba’
A curious debate is going on about the group name of the Yoruba nation, the name ‘Yoruba’. All sorts of…
Sadiq Daba, veteran actor, broadcaster needs help again!
Mr Sadiq Daba, an ace broadcaster and veteran actor, who made waves in the 1980s on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)…
1993: Fela’s Ikoyi Prison Interview with detained editors
This is the week of Felabration, dedicated to the life, music, and struggles of the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the…
The DATA Manipulators
By Babafemi Ojudu It was a sore point he touched. President Muhammadu Buhari who is not known for diplomatese…
The long awaited petroleum legislation will soon be passed: NNPC boss
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has expressed the determination of the Federal Government to work with the National Assembly…
News Analysis: Boko Haram, Prayers, Indoctrination and Science
In recent times, two individuals dominated public discourse pertaining to the war by other means against Boko Haram: Lt. General…
On Chibok Girls, Cameron May Be Right, Jonathan Wrong – Ojudu
I have read both the accounts of the former British Prime Minister, David Cameron and that of our former president…
How I ate Fela’s hemp-laden cake in error —Ojudu
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Special Adviser on Political Matters at the Presidency has revealed on a lighter mood how…
The Osinbajo That I Know
Whatever is happening with the Muhammadu Buhari administration needs to be fixed urgently. The politics of the Villa is usually…
Verbatim: Soludo’s 17 Quotes on Revamping Nigeria’s Economy
Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, a former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, spoke on 1 October, Nigeria’s 59th independence anniversary on…
Real founding fathers of Nigeria not Awo, Zik, Sardauna
When Nigerians talk about founding fathers, they refer to Ahmadu Bello (Sardauna), Nnamdi Azikiwe and Obafemi Awolowo. Whereas modern Nigeria…
Nigerian Pastors, Sexual Sin, Adeboye and Billy Graham’s Rule
Today is Sunday, a time when Nigerian pastors, some in suit, cassocks, picturesque robes and chasubles will mount the rostrums,…
How to prevent prostate enlargement – Odesanmi
Prostate in a male is an important organ of reproduction which is responsible for the production of seminal fluid that…
“Arrest the Music!”
Professor Tejumola Olaniyan who teaches African Cultural Studies and English at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, told me some interesting…