Category: Opinion

My piece today is not going to be popular with some people. But everything is not all about criticizing government. It is equally important to praise where government has done well and that is what this piece is about. It is a focus on the governor of the State of…

The ritual drummers preceded her as she strode down the broad steps toward the Osun shrine, carefully balancing on her head a calabash filled with kola nuts, palm oil and other offerings to the Yoruba gods. She was not used to walking barefoot, so the sticks and stones on the…

The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso has been shut for six months now as a result of a strike embarked upon by staff of the university of the failure of the authorities to pay their salaries. Staff, under the aegis of ASUU, NASU and SSANU, downed their tools after…

A ‘nomics’ has been added to the buzzword of economic policies and Nigerians should be glad  it is   coming from their part of the planet, especially, at a time the world  is  grappling with  the depravity of politics and the captivity of politicians. In a paper presented at a Colloquium…

First, an ode to politicians. Being a politician itself is a major nightmare. Because politics accommodates the cheat, the egoist and the unscrupulous, even those driven by noble objective are often tarred with the same brush. But politics is not all about intrigue. It is also about service and without…

In  Osun, the annual demand notice on Land Use Charge (LUC) is out there. Personal buildings classified for commercial use in the state are subject to the Osun land use charge mill rate, depending on the low–income and high-income zone of the buildings.   The classification into the traditional, cultural…

By Ajetomobi Nike This world has changed completely into an odd place where criminals walk freely away after committing some of the most egregious crimes because they are rich or have status, whereas victims get punished for being poor and lacking in status. This would not be worrisome if it…

SIR: Despite the spate of controversies that has so far journeyed with the administration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, his laudable  feats in the education sector, among others, cannot be denigrated. For instance no sooner had he been sworn in in November 2010 than he announced an enormous…

The tourism industry has been adjudged from time immemorial as the most vibrant industry in expanding the revenue base of any country’s economy. Any diverse natural settlement that is well marked in terms of footpath, wild zones, leisure areas among others, is what make up tourist sites. Unarguably, they are…