Makinde: Compacting the pact for greater impact | By Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju
Sony was already a global brand before it came up with its Walkman on July 1, 1979. This device, which allowed individuals to enjoy music of their choice wherever they…
Editor’s Diary: The proverbial four pillars and the dilemma of Makinde’s successor
In many parts of Nigeria, governance has become synonymous with routine but in Oyo State, it is now synonymous with reform. Makinde’s Four Pillars are not mere policy declarations, they…
Editor’s Diary: Who’ll end this unholy alliance as a new normal amid the shadows of PDP’s past?
Nigeria’s democratic journey, which was reborn in 1999, has survived military rule, civil unrest, and economic instability. Yet today, it faces a more subtle but potentially more corrosive threat: political…
Editor’s Diary: Makinde has earned his place in Nigeria’s future by evidence, not endorsements
As Nigeria inches toward another defining political season; the 2027 general elections, conversations about who can provide transformative, people-centered leadership are intensifying. Among those whose names now resonates resoundingly in…
Editor’s Diary: IBN By-Election’s a litmus test for Oyo PDP, Makinde ahead of 2027
As the August 16, 2025, by-election for the Ibadan North Federal Constituency draws closer, political analysts and stakeholders are already bracing for what could become a defining moment in the…
Editor’s Diary: Keying into Makinde’s 2019-2040 Dev Plan for Oyo, path to post 2027 success by any successor
As a political observer, media stakeholder, and resident of Oyo state, it’s commendable to note that Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration has done well enough to lay out the Roadmap to…
Editor’s Diary: Ogundoyin’s achievements signals the right time for youth leadership in Nigeria
Every time debates dwell on Nigeria as a country where political leadership is still largely dominated by older generation and their claims of having full grasp of what it takes…
Editor’s Diary: Choosing Makinde’s successor, a referendum or political reset?
In the last week episode of Editor’s Diary, it was highlighted that Lagos state has continued to outshine other states in the Nigeria in terms of economic viability, policy cohesion,…
Makinde is compassionate, has a heart for people–Bodija Residents Association Chairman, Bamgbose
Pastor Muyiwa Bamgbose, Chairman of Bodija Estate Residents Association (BERA), has described Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, as a compassionate leader who has a heart for the people. Bamgbose, who…
Editor’s Diary: Sustaining the vision or vandalising the legacy—The choice in ‘Oyo’s hands’ in 2027
In the developmental history of Nigeria’s Fourth Republic (1999), Lagos State has long stood out as the benchmark for sustained growth, driven by cohesive political leadership and vision consistency. Since…