Tag: poetry

Tunde Odesola Sometimes, words create accidental rhyme where meaning does not. Etymologically, ‘Moses’ and ‘Osmosis’ are not related, even though they sound similar, and both bear a sense of ‘passing through’. Osmosis, a Greek word, literally suggests water passing through a boundary, just as Moses, the Anglicised version of Moshe, a Hebrew name, means “to…

●Says it’s a work of incompetence By Editor The African Democratic Congress has criticised the President Bola Tinubu administration for announcing only 65 of Nigeria’s 109 ambassadorial postings, describing the move as a diplomatic blunder that exposes the country to embarrassment and reflects the government’s incompetence in handling international relations. In a statement released on…

By Editor President Bola Tinubu has approved the postings of 65 ambassadors-designate and high commissioners to various countries and the United Nations. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this public on Friday, stating that 31 non-career and 34 career ambassadors have been assigned to their duty posts. The…

Tunde Odesola If they were not venomous, snakes would probably garland the necks of the rich and the influential to delineate social class. With a body handwoven by its Creator, the snake is the most awesome creature, epitomising engineering fluidity among wildlife. Its fleeting mobility, intricate symmetry, stretchy sinews, delicate precision and frightening fatality define…

By Editor The National Universities Commission (NUC) approved 33 new universities across Nigeria in 2025, bringing the total number to 309. Data obtained from the NUC website shows that 20 new private universities were granted operating licences by the commission last year, while the federal government established seven new institutions and state governments accounted for…

By our reporter Adekunle Ojora, the Otunba of Lagos and Lisa of Ife, has passed on at 93. The family announced his death in a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. A statement by Toyin Ojora-Saraki detailed that Pa Ojora will be buried in Lagos in accordance with Islamic rites. The statement reads, “With total submission…