A FEW years back, government officials attached to Ifako/Ijaye Local Government area of Lagos State were in my mum’s house…
Browsing: Kazeem Akintunde’s Column
HER name, Mmesoma means Goodness or Good works in Igbo dialect, but in the last few days, that name has…
FOR the most part of last week, the social media space was awash with news of the dalliance between David…
MANY Nigerians are going through hell on earth. This is due to the traumatic experiences of residents, commuters, and motorists…
SINCE the establishment of the Economic and Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2003 with a mandate to fight financial crimes and…
A FRIEND and colleague, Rotimi Durojaiye, had in 2006, written an exclusive story on the shenanigans surrounding the purchase of…
ORDINARILY, Bola Ahmed Tinubu should enjoy the first few months in office as his ‘honeymoon period’. Our brand-new President, going…
TODAY, May 29th, 2023, the eight-year rule of President Muhammadu Buhari finally comes to an end. In the next few…
SEUN Anikulapo Kuti, son of the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has been in the news lately for the wrong reason.…
WHILE putting to ‘bed’ last week’s column titled: ‘Buhari’s Eight-Year Rule: A Postscript (2)’, a friend called to suggest that…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday last week told Nigerians that he has delivered on most of his ‘change agenda’ upon…
“All countries have a sovereign right to decide which other countries to partner with, but these choices have consequences, of…
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, like a heavyweight boxing champion going for the 12th round, is already battle-weary and eagerly awaiting the…
I CRINGED and I was moved to tears after reading a tweet from Abubakar Hamma Galafi on his Twitter handle…
THE 2023 General Elections have ended, but the ripples generated by the polls are yet to clear. Rather, the polity…
HIS name is Iyorchia Ayu, a Tiv from Gboko in present-day Benue State. Iyorchia, among the Tiv ethnic group, means…
YOUR Excellency, let me first of all, congratulate you on your hard-fought victory in the recently concluded presidential election. That…
THE president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last week played a fast one on political watchers when he said that he had…
THE 2023 presidential election has come and gone. It is now time to do a postscript and examine issues that…