Author: Ismail Omipidan The saying that one cannot crown a clown and expect the clown to behave like a king appears apt in situating the happenings in Osun in recent times. In…
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Aregbesola’s Osun’s visit: The Morning After, By Ismail Omipidan
Author: Ismail Omipidan Ogbeni, as he is fondly called, has lost his magic wand. He was in town yesterday and Osogbo was not locked down. Ilesa, where he comes from and from…
Powers Behind the Throne: Era of ‘Go and See Rauf’ Appears Gone!
Author: Ismail Omipidan In every corridor of power around the globe, there are people who call the shots. Some are seen. Others are invisible. But you hear and see their exploits. They…
Fuel subsidy: Time to decide whether to empower tiny few or all Nigerians, By Ismail Omipidan
Author: Ismail Omipidan Over the years, one thing has been very clear about Nigeria and its leaders: we do not lack good ideas and initiatives. What is lacking is courage and political…
Osun Guber suit: Issues to note as the Apex court draws curtain today
By Ismail Omipidan Other things being equal, by this afternoon, the Apex court will draw the curtain on the legal tussle over the July 16 governorship election in Osun. But before then,…
Osun: Time to halt dubious and fraudulent attitude to governance is now!, By Ismail Omipidan
Author: Ismail Omipidan Today is not about long turenci . It is to put the public in Osun and beyond on notice that what His Excellency, Adegboyega Oyetola, said in the build-up…
Osun: Understanding the issues before Appeal Court, By Ismail Omipidan
Author: Ismail Omipidan Last Monday, the litigants in the Osun governorship tussle appeared before the three-man Appeal panel, in Abuja, led by Justice M.L. Shuaibu. But for the magnanimity of the panel,…
Osun: Nigerians Wait On Appeal Court – Ismail Omipidan Writes
…As INEC vindicates Tribunal judgement on back end server The battle to further determine the authentic winner of the July 16 Governorship election in Osun, has shifted to the Court of Appeal,…
2023: Teacher Obasanjo wants to teach us nonsense – Ismail Omipidan writes
AUTHOR: Ismail Omipidan “These elections have not lived up to the hopes and expectations of the Nigerian people and the process cannot be considered to have been credible.” The above quote from…
2023: It’s about trust, promise keeping – Ismail Omipidan writes
Author: Ismail Omipidan As a reporter in Kaduna in 2011, I escaped being attacked by a mere whiskers. But not many Yoruba were that lucky. Our sin was that the average Hausa…