News February 2, 2026 by Sam Omatseye The Dean departs I walked into Lewis Obi’s office at the African Concord), and I saw a man of deceptive simplicity. Babafemi Ojudu had hinted me there was an opening in the magazine for a staff writer position. Obi, s... See more
News February 2, 2026 by Sam Omatseye Did Akintola commit suicide? History often likes its villains, sometimes more than its heroes. Heroes titillate but can make you yawn. Virtue stirs the soul. Vice pushes us over the cliff. So, Villains make us gasp fo... See more
Sam Omatseye
January 26, 2026 by
Sam Omatseye
The Kaduna breach
We are living in an era of the coward.
As we saw recently in Kaduna.
Guns are no evidence of strength when targets bear no arms.
A proverb says, a coward is always in the mood to fight when h... See more
Sam Omatseye
January 26, 2026 by
Sam Omatseye
Awujale uproar and other stories
The uproar of the Awujale throne reflects a truth we deny in our souls. That we are republicans first. We may love democracy, go to polls, elect our governors and presidents, e... See more
Sam Omatseye January 19, 2026 by Sam Omatseye No deadline for Oga Ray We called him Yakky. We last met at the presentation of his memoirs, Beyond Expectations. When I left the NIIA venue, I did not know I was saying a final goodbye to Yakubu Mohammed. He ... See more
