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It is of necessity that the man who came to Osun state 8 years ago with all his O'agendas whether good or bad, laudable or corruptible must after the O'Yes and all others 'O's must taste of the final O-dabo, O-pari  and Oh-no. I watched keenly the emergence of Rauf and I can say without fear or equivocation that he has done his best.  However, asking me how best is his best will  make you be in too much of a haste, therefore, join this train and let's see how far we can go together. The people of Osun are arguably the most politically sensitive state in the country with enough track records to back it up. For so many reasons there are number of times that Osun people have refused to follow the political tendencies of their counterparts in the south-western region. While it was obvious in 1999 that Obasanjo is the man others wanted to vote in, the Osun  people bluntly voted Olu Falae. They followed suit by voting Ribadu as against the popular Good-luck Jonathan....

Major General Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Supreme Commander Harmony Divisional Barracks Kwara State, Nigeria. Dear General,                 A PLEA FOR MAIGIDA I heard with one ear that all is not well at your Harmony Division. The odds were said to have turned against you. We learnt even the camp is unbelievably divided against itself - falling and falling and falling like a pack of cards. How has the mighty fallen, (in) capable Commander?       In what's perhaps the most incredible report from your rudderless camp so far, I just learnt a general would be going down the pecking order. They said he would be replaced by a mere soldier you sent as an emissary to the once -upon-a-time Council Of State you have effortlessly turned to Council of Hate( Senate) . In one fell swoop, aprocho says reality has began dawning of an impending loss of Kwara South. Perhaps the Nov. 17 HoR bye-election was indeed an eye-opener. I ask again, ho...

Aftermath of the excruciating defeat at the polls recently for the Kwara PLC during the HoR  bye- election of Isin/Ekiti/Irepodun/Omu-aran Constituency, an experience best described as an unusual loss in a long time political business, it's become expedient for the once- upon -a - time be -all- and -say -all Kwara Lord of the manor to begin stocktaking exercise. Yes.. I just described him as an once -upon-a-time supremo, at least for the present hours, something not hard for even the most impassive foot soldier /slave to understand is that the pendulum could be swinging anytime soon - if it hadn't swung already! If the last year LG elections has bore no political meanings to such incorrigible optimist,  perhaps the recent by- elections should rub that fact in his mind. Well, the popularity, acceptability or credibility of these dealers in power is not in question now. That is something someone famed Nigeria Jack Bauer or Dr. Jekyll or something would need more than wonder, ma...

Thanking God for the life of my hero Fmr. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, today being his 61st birthday. You have written your name in gold in the historical records of Nigeria, ECOWAS and Africa as a pure democrat whose emotional quotient is of no comparison. Sir you claimed no single blood of Nigerian is worth being shed for the purpose of your political interest and you proved to the entire world by conceding to defeat by congratulating your opponent even before formal declaration, thereby averting post election violence that could have led to a severe war. You left the stage glamorously and we kept remembering that there was a leader who wasn't tyrannical in practice. I am so glad you have finally written a book "MY TRANSITION HOUR" that will set a good track for upcoming and aspiring democrats that are ready to embrace your political school of thought. May you continue to find grace of God as you live longer. Amen. Ayo Abiona 20/11/18 nigerianthem ...

It was during 2012 while undergoing diploma course at University of Ibadan that my tastebud fell in love with the soup of this Southeastern (Ibo) woman inside Campus market. Her soup was just like the prerequisite course i will need before being posted to serve in the eastern part of the country where the original leaves are at premium. While my friends like the fried(but green colour) rice inside Zik hostel canteen, my favourite is the akpu- fufu and the bitter leaf mixed with okro - draw soup. I cherished the naturality of guys I always meet at the joint- even though I always keep mute as if I have not obtained the talk permit needed to contribute to all funny scenes inside their discussion. I can't forget the day I caught my lecturer Mr. Chidi red-handed dealing with heavy morsel of Yellowish Eba with mixed soup; I couldn't move back but join him in the swallow ministry. Just today 13/11/15 is another day to observe the once upon a dinning table I once ate from. The table...

"..... You die a million times over inside when your story is miswritten, your words distorted and your person maligned. But you are killed completely, dead and rotten when your plights are unheard or reported. '' _ IAK I am still in shock after that eye-opening encounter with earful of chilling revelations by erstwhile SSA to the Kwara State Government, albeit unknowingly, rattling out topnotch " secrets '' to a budding writer he was reading one of his piece titled " Just Be A Bibire ''. I would have said nothing was ironical than that chanced, one-off conversation between two people where a person knows the other quite all right but the other man is completely at  sea regarding the real personality of his converser and engager other than the knowledge that he is omo daada  in the street. My repented, reformed or I should put it the popular way " born-again '' veteran politician had come to the assembly as usual and wanted to get...

Dear Prof. Oba, I write this open letter to you with every sense of sobriety, decorum and respect. I earnestly hope it meet you well. It's become necessary to calm the fray nerves aftermath of the disappointing party primaries that was expected to birth  unanimously elected candidates across the political positions but ended up delivering quadruplets of problems for the liberation - seeking opposition party in the state. As a keen observer of the whole process, I have been observing closely the crisis that engulfed the party leadership on all fronts as an after - effects of the awesomely terrible primaries and I was impressed to behold, that they have started extending Olive branch to the concerned party men.  While I condemn in strongest terms the irregularities, abnormalities, discrepancies and inequities that characterised and mar the intra- party elections, I wish to state without fear of contractions that embracing peace and unity of purpose in the interest of *Kwarans* ...