Opinion
Open Letter to AGF Lateef Fagbemi
The Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of JusticePrince Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SANFederal Ministry of Justice10th Floor, Federal Secretariat, Wing 1B, Block OneShehu Shagari Way, Abuja, Nigeria Sir, OPEN LETTER: A CALL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF STATUTORY ALLOCATIONS TO LAWFULLY ELECTED OSUN STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. I write as a concerned citizen and social crusader […]
Wole Oke And His Show of Ignorance
By Sarafa Ibrahim I have just read an opinion credited to the lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Mr. Oluwole Oke on the local governments imbroglio in Osun state and I could deduced what has been wrong with Nigeria if it is people with his thinking that make laws for the country. I say this because […]
Osun LG: Tenure Elongation Alien to the Constitution
By James Bamgbose In every functioning democracy, power comes with a timer. It starts ticking the day an oath is taken, and it stops the day the law says it must. That timer is not symbolic, it is the foundation of electoral legitimacy. Nigeria’s Constitution understands this clearly. It draws firm lines around how long […]
Osun LG Invasion: The APC’s Criminal Occupation of Our Local Governments
By Engr Shakbab Enough is enough. It is time to call a spade a spade. What is happening in Osun State is not politics; it is criminality, sponsored from the top, and it is strangling democracy in broad daylight. Let the whole world see this: for nearly a year, local government secretariats in Osun have […]
N11.9bn FG Refund: Oyebamiji and the question of accountability
By Sarafa Ibrahim Public accountability is a key ingredient for good governance in any society. It is like the oxygen that powers good governance as it stands as a safeguard against abuses of public resources by people entrusted with responsibilities. In fact, Sunday Adelaja, a Nigerian born Ukraine based clergyman warned that “Where there is […]
Open Letter to IGP, Kayode Egbetokun
OPEN LETTER TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE ON OSUN STATE ELECTION, LAWLESS DETENTION AND COVER FOR ILLEGALITY By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. Mr. Inspector General of Police, Sir, for those of us who have watched public officials act reckless, destroy their names, and then erect a statue of disgrace in their honour after office, it […]
[Opinion] Pride Goes Before a Fall: Oyetola’s Lackey and His Empty Boasts on the Osun Election
By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. Oyetola’s lackey is of no consequence in the Osun election, yet he has been fed with the idea of power and has arrogated so much of it to himself. Oyebamiji constantly speaks in a tone that suggests the people are a crowd to be managed. In his imagination, he looks at […]
[Opinion] Ajibola Basiru vs Nyesom Wike: Who Will Bend?
By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. In all the crisis now swirling around Rivers State, the action that seems to have truly triggered Wike is perhaps the voice of the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Ajibola Basiru. While other players have largely tried to manage their positions with quiet signals and coded statements, Basiru […]
Osun 2026: The Question That Oyebamiji Must Ask Himself
By Sarafa Ibrahim By next year, Osun electorate will go to the poll to vote in the state’s governorship election. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), electorate in Osun will go to the poll on August 8th, 2026 to cast their ballot, and already, political parties, including the All Progressives Congress (APC), are […]
Adeleke Has No Formidable Opponent in the Osun Gubernatorial Election
By Pelumi Olajengbesi, Esq. The All Progressives Congress (APC), the major opposition party in Osun State, has presented Muniru Bola Oyebamiji as its governorship candidate to challenge Governor Ademola Adeleke in the forthcoming election. Having carefully reviewed this development, it is safe to submit boldly and without equivocation that Governor Ademola Adeleke currently has no […]
