The moin-moin thinks it is wise. It hides part of itself within the folds of éwé eeran, the green-turned-bronzy leaves encasing it. Hungry Man unfurls the leafy wraps, using his fingers or spoon as a rake, scraping out the moin-moin clinging behind the leaves: ibi pelebe la ti ń mú òlè je, the Yoruba say. Moin-moin eating starts peripherally, not centrally. The etiquette for consuming moin-moin and agidi is written in native intelligence. If you finger, spoon, knife or fork móín-móín and èko headlong, you lose premium on quantity. Moin-moin eating is like an orchestra performance – building suspense in…
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I read the statement of the former Senator Adesoji Akanbi where he lamented what he perceived as the maltreatment of Oyo state by president Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Soji Akanbi is the founder and coordinator of the Coalition Movement for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, (COMBAT), one of the support Groups that worked for the emergence of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as presidential candidate of the APC and later as president of Nigeria. Soji Akanbi’s contribution to Tinubu’s aspirations is unflagging and not in doubts. An analyst and Senior staff TV Continental, a Television station allegedly owned by Tinubu gave credence to the…
Governor Seyi Makinde’s handshake has gone beyond the elbow in the way he has been trampling on the cherished custom of ascension of the Olubadan Stool. Those who have been overtly or covertly supporting the Governor to cut his nose in a bid to spite his face are doing him and his legacy no good. Oyo state Commissioner for Local Governments and Chieftaincy affairs yesterday announced that the Governor had approved the nomination of the Olubadan designate and stopped at that. That information is stale and doesn’t sit well with anyone apart from the Governor and those who think he…
The late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi had amassed formidable enemies for himself in the field of politics, the students Associations, the Civil service and the elites. In his party, the APC, the nomination of Bayo Adelabu as Its gubernatorial candidate resulted in an implosion that rocked the party to Its very roots. The late Governor also had unresolved issues with the Labour Union in the state as a result of arrears of unpaid salaries, gratuity and allowances. The issue he had with the students of tertiary Institutions in the state climaxed during an altercation between the Governor and the students…
The Otun Olubadan of Ibadan Land and former Governor of Oyo state, High Chief Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja has provided an insight into the roles and functions of the office of the Governor of Oyo state in the appointment of an Olubadan. The former Governor of Oyo state, while addressing the press at his Bodija residence on Sallah Day, told Newsmen that the Governor of Oyo state does not crown an Olubadan but rather, the responsibilities of crowning an Olubadan rests solely on the shoulders of the Oluwo of Ibadan Land. He maintained that the responsibility expected of the Governor of…
President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy Day broadcast of June 12, 2024, did Ibadan incalculable dishonour. The speech celebrated the heroes of Nigeria’s 25 years of civil rule with a very scant mention of Ibadan’s fight against the tyranny of military rule. Was it an institutional slight on the city of Ogunmola, the great warrior? The angry spirits of Ibadan dead must be seeking vengeance. Why does Aso Rock suffer the austerity of official remembrancers? Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela did not allow the comforting breeze of freedom to numb his sense of remembrance. Walking out of the Victor Verster Prison after 27 years…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state surely knows how, when and where to hit his opponents. Another remarkable character of the Oyo state Governor is his ability to leverage on public opinion to when deciding to choose or switch sides in the polity. To the Oyo state Governor, president Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently not that popular with the masses as a result of the harsh Economy and it is the right time for Makinde to ride on the waves of public opinion to attack the president, who was his benefactor and ally when he, Makinde faced the dangers of…
If not for the fact that those in Aso Rock loves to go to bed with their traducers, the attitudes of Governor Seyi Makinde in recent times, should be a source of headache in the seat of power. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the promptings of his desire to achieve his presidential ambition at all costs and the advice from his kitchen cabinet, invested so much in Seyi Makinde. It is obvious that the president and his team must have been hoping for a relationship that will transcend whatever arrangements that pushed the president to abandon his party in 2023.…
Why Makinde’s Politics Of Profiteering Should Worry His Opponents The world we live in is no longer a fair place. It is one that has fully blossomed into a perfect description of the jungle. In the jungle, might, craft and deceits are the ingredients of survival. I used to view Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo state from a narrow perspective of an inexperienced politician who is fortunate to have in his possession a considerable amount of money such that could move some mountains in our society where principles and honesty worth less. However, if you carefully analyze the political adventures…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state made a dangerous statement on Saturday, June 8, 2024. In his address during a ceremony organized by the state Government to mark the final burial rites of the late Olubadan, Oba Lekan Balogun, the Governor said the new Olubadan designate, Oba Olakuleyin, whose recommendation have been approved, would be installed as soon as ” he is strong enough”! According to the Governor, ” due process” have been followed in the process of his recommendation except that the old man needs to be ” strong enough” for installation. For those who expected Makinde to have…