I must confess I never knew Dele Farotimi before the tumultuous 2023 presidential election, and it was during this period he become visible to me. What I noticed about him during that trying period in that our contemporary political history was that he had this reckless approach during interviews …
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Edo 2024: Politics Of Issues, Not Of Homeboys And Its Siblings
By Elempe Dele I was recently hunched over my phone trying to deduct what should be our lot if critical issues are pigeonholed by politicians in the forthcoming gubernatorial election for mundane and parochial issues like the unremitting clamour for ‘homeboy’ and others of its uncreative siblings. There is enough …
Read More »Social Issues in Nigeria: Beyond Headlines, By Elempe Dele
RECENTLY, I was told a story by my lawyer friend with whom I have developed a warm relationship for over 15 years. He said while he was beside his window during one of his lucid intervals – in the quietude of his mind, he was disrupted by some people quarreling …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Edo Residents Oppose Asue’s Candidacy With Vehemence
By, Elempe Dele RESIDENTS of Edo State are opposed to the candidacy of Bar. Asue Ighodalo, the underhand anointed candidate of Governor Godwin Obaseki. He is self acclaim technocrat, another one after the detached Obaseki, who is based in Lagos, just like Obaseki was. Asue and Obaseki have so much …
Read More »The Post-2023 General Election: Political Opportunism And Fanaticism
By Elempe Dele I must borrow thoughts, ideas and words from one of Wole Soyinka’s Reith Lectures: Climate of Fear, Lecture 5: I Am Right, You Are Dead, to be able to accomplish this endeavour. Today, Nigeria is largely involved in controversy over the 25th general election where those who …
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