Nigeria, Aug. 24 -- Water can run uphill if there's adequate propulsion; let no one see impossibility where potentialities are hiding in plain sight. Yes, a rose by any other name will still smell as sweet, but we all know that its timeless symmetry, vibrant colours, and cultural symbolism are contributory factors that make it the flower of choice. Apply that to politics and you will begin to understand how an immensely underrated Nurudeen Jackson Ademola Adeleke danced his way back into power in the 2026 Osun State gubernatorial elections.

What was supposed to signal the end of the world - considering the violent rhetoric and brigandage that attended the campaigns - turned out to be a universal beaming of the world's attention on a tiny...