A Different Viewpoint
14 November 2025
My forefathers were diplomatically savvy. I learnt from them firsthand before formal or Western education. I wrote against the planned invasion of Iraq under the pretext of having weapons of mass destruction in 2003. We all know the consequences of that violation of international law by the United States of America and its allies on…
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Laraba: Nollywood Movie by Kunle Ojeleye In the early days of Nollywood, One of the most memorable films I watched was, “Laraba”. The film highlighted the challenges of inter-ethnic relationships in Nigeria. However, what has stuck mostly in my memory for years, Is the title soundtrack, “I Love You So…My Love”, The lyrics of which…
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Ebi Npa Wa: A Letter To The Yoruba by Kunle Ojeleye Obey Commander sang “Operation Feed the Nation”. King Sunny Ade crooned about “Isu di wiwon”. How many years back were these songs? Between then and now, how much of an increase in farming engagement has occurred in the Southwest of Nigeria? As I travel…
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Understanding Nigeria’s Worsening Security Situation by Hon Rima Shawulu Kwewum, MFR in 2019 at a workshop. Simply put, a secured society is not necessarily one that has no challenges or problems. Security is not absence of threats. It is the ability of the state to ensure that people within its jurisdiction go about their daily…
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Two days ago, I took my children to school. I parked behind a line of vehicles and opened the door for the boys to step out onto the kerb. As the boys came out of the car, a white girl that had gotten out of a large black truck four vehicles away called my older…
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He woke up at 330 am to get ready for another day. By 430 am, he was out of his house in a God-forsaken part of Mowe to navigate his way onto the main road that will take him to his workplace in Apapa. There were few vehicles on that inner road in the wee…
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It was the wilderness years of childlessness. A colleague who heard our story of losing our first child at 14 months, followed by miscarriages, invited us to a night vigil at his church. Following the service, he told me his Pastor would like to see us, and we obliged. After some prayers, the Pastor began…
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In 2008, I took some time from employment to finish writing up my doctoral thesis. During this period, I was a frequent visitor to a cousin’s office in London. One of those days, there was an ongoing discussion between the company’s staff, who were all Nigerians, about applying for land allocation in the Federal Capital…
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I believe that Nigerians need to take more seriously the responsibility for their personal safety and those of others they may be directly and indirectly in charge of. When my parents built the house we live in about 38 years ago, concrete stumps were placed at the entrance of each room. This was done so that…
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During her review of my father’s autobiography in March 2017, my sister Bamidele noted the old man’s ability not only to recount events as well as names but to keep records. To those who know my father very well, her observation is not strange to them. For any project my father handles, if you want…
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Thank you for the sacrifices you made, and the moral values imparted to make us who we are today. You bestowed us gifts that all the money in this world cannot buy. You taught us the value of integrity, to know and do what is morally right. You constantly reminded us of contentment being the…
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As I was responding to numerous comments on my post regarding my family’s love affair with Renault vehicles, something struck me. It became obvious to me that parenting is the strongest way or process through which we pass the right kind of value to our offspring, regardless of our state or status in life. I can…
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