27 February 2026
Oyo State’s Agro-Industrial Blind Spots
Oyo State sits on a goldmine of agricultural potential. Blessed with a transitional ecological zone that bridges the tropical rainforest and the derived savanna, the state boasts…
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27 February 2026
Abundant Harvests, Empty Markets
Scarcity Amid Abundance
8 February 2026
S. Ladoke Akintola: His Life and Times
S. Ladoke Akintola: His Life and Times Author: Akinjide Osuntokun Top Idea: Political systems collapse when procedural disagreement mutates into existential struggle. The tragedy…
8 February 2026
Rinsed: From Bitcoin to Billion-Dollar Heists
Rinsed: From Bitcoin to Billion-Dollar Heists Author: Geoff White Top Idea: Modern financial crime is no longer a peripheral anomaly; it is a professionalized, shadow infrastructu…
8 February 2026
Principles, The Changing World Order
Principles, The Changing World Order Author: Ray Dalio Top Idea: No world order is permanent. Prosperity is a cycle driven by a Big Cycle of repeatable structural forces; debt, in…
8 February 2026
My Watch (Volumes 1–3)
My Watch (Volumes 1–3) Author: Olusegun Obasanjo Top Idea: Governance in Nigeria is often treated as a mission of national salvation rather than a negotiated social compact. Power…
4 February 2026
My Participation
My Participation Author: Bisi Akande Top Idea: Politics is not a series of episodes or sudden wins, but a long-term endurance sport. True participation requires the stubborn custo…
4 February 2026
Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years
Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years Author: Wole Soyinka Top Idea: Nations fail in tone and tolerance long before they collapse in structure. The Ibadan years represent a formative era w…
3 February 2026
Oyo State at 50: The Past and What Lies Ahead
As we celebrate the Pace Setting legacies of Oyo at 50, I cannot but reflect on how to confront the cold mechanics of a state project. I would consider the first fifty years of ou…
3 February 2026
The Invisible Life of a Leader
Obafemi Awolowo and Ladoke Akintola, Barack Obama and Donald Trump, Sani Abacha and Goodluck Jonathan. I can go on with names of global leaders and we will agree that contemporary…
3 February 2026
Why Discipline Outlasts Charisma in Leadership
In both political governance and corporate strategy, a pervasive cognitive bias favours the visible over the vital. We are culturally conditioned to equate leadership with perform…
31 January 2026
Foundations of Leadership
We often mistake leadership for an arrival. Actualising your goal and having a fancy designation to your name, a moment of inauguration, an appointment, or a victory at the polls.…