Sam Omatseye

Governor Seyi Makinde did not only, on the face of it, want us to believe that he was doing his party good by convening the summit in Ibadan. He wanted

At the Yoruba tennis Club last week, Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori gave a profound speech with an original twist on inclusive governance. But Femi Okunnu, 93, raised his voice

It was a gathering of memory but also for memory because it was a time to toast an icon. Who better to do that than the people who fought with

One of the dangers of the study of history is that many do not know how to use it. Hence, scholars have introduced a course of study known as historical

Obj is the tortoise of Nigerian politics. Like in folktales, no yarn is complete without its reptilian wiles. The tortoise has a phlegmatic charisma, the moxie for a movie. One

It was a sultry afternoon in Abeokuta and Olusegun Obasanjo was glowing in an adire outfit belonging to Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Imagine that? No, you saw it. The fabric owned

The man in the nightmare of Atiku, Mark, Aregbesola and company must be one Nafiu Gombe. He was a sore thumb on creation day. That is, when the rains started

As President Bola Tinubu marks his 74th birthday, this essayist is producing an excerpt from an upcoming book that may show him as a man with a halo on his

By Sam Omatseye Never mind the accent. The setting forgives it. It even ennobles the king. In Windsor Castle where England held colonial sway, the king himself offers respect. He