Browsing: Julius Ogunro

Tinubu’s main electoral pitch as a presidential candidate was projecting his Muslim identity, which underscored the APC’s successful strategy

But that is not to say our politicians don’t throw political labels around. They do, often. And one of the most abused terms is ‘progressive

The bone of contention is Damina’s fierce pushback on the prosperity gospel’s central claim that donations and offerings to the church

She responds that she came before them. We laugh over it. Jokes apart, that’s how much I love my kids and others in general. 

Of the three parties, the strangest and most heartbreaking is that of the APC. Here is a ruling party that defeated the former party in power on the campaign theme of ‘change’.

Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has an identity crisis.  Although its language and dominant culture is Yoruba, the people insist that they are not Yoruba but ‘Ilorin,’ an amorphous identity that does not draw from ethnicity but rather from a fluid cultural identity that evolved due to the unique history of the people and the city. 

The reason for this controversy in the first place is the exceptional performance of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi in Lagos in the last election. Obi’s vision of a country built on merit, frugality, and long-term planning resonated with young people and his party surprisingly carried Lagos, a state previously in the APC’s pouch which has governed it in its earlier forms as AD and ACN since 1999.

This exponential music growth is powered by young Nigerians who, unencumbered by all the malaises that plague the Nigerian state, or because of them, cook gravity-defying sounds and tell captivating stories in the typical Nigerian fashion, and thus get the whole world, from Accra to Algiers, and from London to Los Angeles, to hop and bop to the amazing beats coming out of the heartbeat of West Africa. 

According to reports, the hoodlums had besieged both Christian and Muslim faithful during midnight services at the Taiwo Isale area of Ilorin and injured many in the process.