It was a gathering of memory but also for memory because it was a time to toast an icon. Who better to do that than the people who fought with him, hoped with him, hid fears and cradled courage. Men who looked gun in the eye and underwrote death. It was i... See more
One of the dangers of the study of history is that many do not know how to use it. Hence, scholars have introduced a course of study known as historical consciousness. It is not just the knowledge but how to translate it into contemporary experience. Men ... See more
Sam Omatseye April 20, 2026 by Sam Omatseye Nigeria go survive Obj is the tortoise of Nigerian politics. Like in folktales, no yarn is complete without its reptilian wiles. The tortoise has a phlegmatic charisma, the moxie for a movie. One of the Owu chie... See more
Never mind the accent. The setting forgives it. It even ennobles the king. In Windsor Castle where England held colonial sway, the king himself offers respect. He does it in a diction that bows to a decolonised hour. He says, “Naija no dey carry last.” Th... See more
Sam Omatseye March 2, 2026 by Sam Omatseye First Lady makes a people proud It was a great day for the Itsekiri, and for the language. When the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, bestowed the chieftaincy title, Utukpa Oritse, on First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, ... See more
