Author: Samuel Olomu

I was born 62 years ago with the blood, sweat and tears of some nationalists; I was named by Flora Shaw in the 1980s. I suffered under the oppressive colonialism and its acculturation; yet I can still stand on my toes. I have maintained a range of natural environments, from semi-deserts in the north to the tropical rain forest in the south. Only in my womb, I encamp over 250 ethnic groups which exist till today with mutual understanding and indubitable harmonious association. In fact, I tirelessly governed 36 states. I preached balance and peace to Islam, Christianity and the…

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Just today, on my way to Ikeja around the Iyana Ipaja side of Lagos State, I encountered a LASTMA officer who warned a ‘danfo driver’ of violating traffic laws. In his words, “let’s make this state a better place”. This has come into play with the level of reckless driving, blatant traffic violations and other serious road offences which happens on a daily basis in the metropolitan city of Lagos. Yesterday, the Lagos State Task Force in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Justice auctioned 134 forfeited and abandoned vehicles at the Taskforce compound in Alausa, Ikeja for various…

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A Little Fear We have come to the red-line; a point of no return – the height of making a decision. We are waiting to cross this rubicon, this “igi agbon” – the very apex of comfort. Right before our eyes, we watch our democracy hanging-dangling on the tree of hopelessness with no light nor life. David Runciman in his work “How Democracy Ends” was of the view that “democracy is a civil war without the fighting, failure comes when proxy battles turn into real ones” this is the irony with the 2023 election. It is yet another time to…

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