Tag: Olúfémi Táíwò
Let them go!
ECOWAS is a voluntary association with clearly articulated aims and objectives to which all who consent to be members are…
Before We Rethink Western Liberal Democracy in Africa
I apologize that I cannot put more here. I can only hope that this piece inspires us all to follow…
The Saga of Professor Gbogboǹṣe, a.k.a. Awogbaàrùn
Since I no longer live in Nigeria, I am no longer privy to what the situation is like now in…
US professor lambasts Nigerian governors for wasting public money on thanksgiving, prayers
A Nigerian professor based in the United States has lambasted Nigerian governors and officials who waste public funds in hiring…
All Nigerians liable for killing Favour Daley Oladele
The young man who killed Daley-Oladele, the pastor who dissected her body, and the mother who engaged in cannibalism that…
Hold the chieftaincy title, please!
A Nigerian doctor, a professor of paediatric surgery, Oluyinka Olutoye, has been in the news lately, the world over. He…
What the old school taught me
Being the Text of the Keynote Address Given to the IXth Convention of the Ibadan Grammar School Old Students’ Association,…
A break from God
Two years ago, I published a piece titled, “God Don’t Love Africa and Africans”,[http://www.pambazuka.org/governance/god-don%E2%80%99t-love-africa-and-africans]. For whatever reason, the piece never…
Time to call the question of Biafra
Can somebody please remind me, again, why Nnamdi Kanu is still sitting in jail? Of course, I know the various…
A response to Etuk Williams, Ibrahim Abubakar on dismissal of VCs by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
Dear Messrs Etuk Bassey Williams and Ibrahim Abubakar, I have just finished reading your letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on…
Why Goodluck Jonathan Does Not Belong In Our Future
By Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò No, dear reader, you are not seeing double. The title is correct and it is not a…
Why Muhammadu Buhari Does Not Belong In Our Future
I recently had a phone conversation with a dear compatriot who just shared with me a desire to support Muhammadu…
U.S. Varsity Dons Want T.B. Joshua Tried
Nkrumah Bankong-Obi For deliberately trying to cover up the truth about the cause of the collapse of a guest hostel in…
Obafemi Awolowo: Knowledge, Leadership, Governance
By Olúfémi Táíwò Something significant happened two weeks ago in Ikogosi-Ekiti. A state government, at the suggestion and under the…