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Sep

27

2025

Yoruba: From ancestors to architects (2)byabiodun KOMOLAFE

Column, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbiodun KOMOLAFE, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Uneven wealth distribution inevitably leads to social catastrophe. The discernible difference between population size and economic might highlights this issue. Norway and Switzerland, with small populations of five and seven million, are among the world’s richest nations. This begs the question: Given its vast intellectual and human capital, why does a historically blessed and resourceful region like Yorubaland continue to struggle with development? For the Yorubas therefore, the journey from a legacy of ancestors to becoming the architects of our own future is not a choice between the past and the future, but a synthesis of both. What’s more? The…

Sep

07

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Lessons from Brazil and South Africa – By abiodun KOMOLAFE

Column, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbiodun KOMOLAFE, Nigeria, Politics

The best way to view the Nigerian nation is that it stands at a critical juncture. The central question is how to transform it from its current state into the country it ought to be: one of the world’s top 12 economies, with a low poverty rate and a growing, sustainable middle class. In this context, the actions and decisions of the current government are particularly significant. The present government has made a very good start. While this is a contentious statement, it is the stark and honest reality. Without a painful fiscal rebalancing of the economy, Nigeria would have…

Aug

16

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Komolafe: Five years and a timeless memory – By abiodun KOMOLAFE

Column, News, PoliticsAbiodun KOMOLAFE, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Five years ago, a rare breed of man departed this world, leaving behind a void that nobody has been able to fill. On August 11, 2020, my beloved father and confidant, Sunday Alaba Komolafe, bid this mortal coil a final farewell. He was 92! Reflecting on my father’s passing, I am reminded of his enduring legacy, which speaks to the power of genuine leadership and selflessness. His life illuminated the vast chasm between those who truly serve others and those who merely serve themselves. Baba Kayode, as he was fondly called, loved not just his children but also countless others…

Aug

16

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Death, the leveller of men!Byabiodun KOMOLAFE

Column, News, OpinionAbiodun KOMOLAFE, Opinion

In recent times, we’ve seen the transition of the powerful, but we must not ignore the transition of millions of ordinary people, for their lives also count. We are reminded of John Donne’s famous admonition that we should “never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee”, as it reminds us of our shared humanity. For the high and mighty, we are reminded of the wise counsel of former French President Charles de Gaulle. When sycophants and party hacks tried to dissuade him from resigning, he sternly told them that “the graveyard is full of the…

Aug

02

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Religion as a tool for national development (2) – Byabiodun KOMOLAFE

Column, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbiodun KOMOLAFE, Opinion, Politics

The influence of the Beveridge Report can be seen in various initiatives worldwide, including Nigeria’s Free Education Programme in Western Nigeria and agricultural programmes in Eastern Nigeria, as well as the adoption of minimum wage concepts. The list is very long and cannot be fully stated here! As a Christian, I believe salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ, but I’m troubled by the implications for people in countries with different dominant religions, such as India’s predominantly Hindu population (around 79.8%) or Japan’s significant Shinto and Buddhist populations. This raises a concern: in countries like Japan (approximately 1-2% Christian), China…