The Patriots’ effort to undo 1966, By Tunji Ajibade

A group of Nigerians under the name, The Patriots, visited President Bola Tinubu of late. They requested that the president should turn his attention to political reforms. It was my summation of their request that another constitution should be written and a referendum should take place to ratify it. Of course, we all take out […]

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‘Living in Bondage’ as origin of Nollywood is a fraud, By Tunji Ajibade

Whoever writes history must necessarily bend it in their favour. It’s one reality about capturing history and the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill, knew it. He said history would be kind to him because he would write it. He did, and his volumes are among the classics by which we gauge […]

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Fani-Kayode rubs oil, now he searches for fire, By Tunji Ajibade

A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, is reportedly planning to move from the opposition to the ruling political party. He has an image in the Nigerian political space alright. But he also has an image problem. There’s a way he’s perceived by his fans. There’s another way he’s perceived by members in the […]

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Finally, South-West surrenders to the Fulani, By Tunji Ajibade

Some equate the Federal Government with a certain tribe they hate, claiming the tribe controls the FG and as such wants to control them. However, each measure they themselves undertake makes one wonder if they aren’t the ones to first surrender themselves to the control of the tribe they complain about. For instance, the other […]

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