When a man whom some people have spent years dismissing as a comedian, a dancer & just as a happy-go-lucky fellow wins a 2nd term as Governor, after 14 other fellows came to the same electoral marketplace, each apparently convinced that he or maybe she was the real deal, then something rather profound has happened. […]
By Abiola Olatunde Aloba Sometimes, the greatest political mistake is not losing an election. It is refusing victory when victory comes knocking at your door. We all thought that dancing was a joke, not knowing that the actual juju is in that dancing. The more the more, assured the victory. Now we know much better. […]
By Abiola Olatunde Aloba Saturday, August 15, 2026. That is the day Osun finally gets to answer the question that has occupied the political class for months: Will Senator Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke return to Government House for another 4 years, or will Bola Oyebamiji pull off the upset of the decade? The answer, ultimately, […]
One persistent irritation in politics is the dangerous assumption that only one side is intelligent. That one camp alone understands strategy, numbers, sentiment, & timing, while the opponent is written off as clueless, unserious, or politically finished. History has repeatedly punished that arrogance. As Osun State inches toward the August 2026 governorship election, the air […]
