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Phone Conversation with Hafeez, My Politician Friend

Nigeria, April 29 -- Hafeez: "Hello, Jyde O, happy birthday in arrears. I learnt your birthday was yesterday." Jide: "Thanks, my dear brother." Hafeez: "How's work, and family?" Jide: "Lafiya lau" ... Read More


Exemplary Conduct Of Three Yoruba Traditional Rulers

Nigeria, April 22 -- On April 19, last Sunday, I arrived in the ancient town of Ile-Ife via Ibadan. I was there on official assignment courtesy of The Kukah Centre. It was a stakeholders' validation m... Read More


FRCN75: My odyssey with Radio Nigeria

Nigeria, April 8 -- An online source said, "Guglielmo Marconi is generally credited with inventing the first practical radio system in the mid-1890s, earning him the Nobel Prize in Physics and the tit... Read More


APC, PDP 2026 Conventions and Political Realignments

Nigeria, April 1 -- It's the season of politics in Nigeria, and quite a lot is going on in the political ecosystem of the most populous black nation in the world right now. The gale of defections subs... Read More


Enough of Rhetoric: Let There Be Light, Please!

Nigeria, March 18 -- One issue that politicians have been using to campaign since the birth of Nigeria is the provision of electricity, otherwise known as power. An online source claimed that electric... Read More


Antics of Desperate Nigerian Politicians

Nigeria, March 4 -- I have been fortunate to work in the field of Democracy and Good Governance, popularly called D&G, for over 25 years. I have been an accredited observer of elections in Nigeria sin... Read More


My Phone Conversation With a Friend on Ekiti

Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- Me: "Hello, my pal. How are you? To what do I owe this august call in January?" My friend: "Jide, you're not serious. When last did you call me too?" Me: "It's true, amigo. I've b... Read More