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 By David Alani Ige, (The Scribe)    In our society today, the speed at which justice is served depends entirely on the size of the criminal's bank account. We have created two distinct universes of morality: one for the poor, and one for the political elite. And the bridge between these two universes is built entirely on the hypocrisy of fancy grammar. Let us be brutally honest. If a hungry man steals a tuber of yam in Bodija Market, or snatches a mobile phone out of desperation, the society instantly labels him a 'thief'. He is stripped naked, beaten blue-black by a mob, and if he survives, he is thrown into a congested prison cell to rot for years. We do not look for polite words to describe his crime.  But when a man in an agbada or a customized suit sits in an air-conditioned office and steals five billion naira meant for primary healthcare, rural roads, or security, we suddenly lose our ability to speak plain English.  The Dictionary of Deceit When the pol...

 By David Alani Ige, (The Scribe) Stop for a moment and ask yourself a terrifying, yet necessary question: What if I die today? Yes, you are rich. Yes, you are powerful. Yes, you have acquired everything your heart so deeply desired—the mansions, the fleet of cars, the political influence, the applause of men. You walk into rooms and people stand up. You issue commands and they are executed. But look at your hands. Do you truly believe that all this power can bribe the angel of death? History is a graveyard of men who thought they were gods. The greatest tragedy of the human condition is our delusion of permanence. We build empires on earth as if we hold a permanent deed to life, forgetting that our existence here is merely a short-term lease, and the landlord can evict us without notice.  The Empty Hands of the Conqueror Consider Alexander the Great, a man who conquered the known world before he turned thirty-three. He had amassed wealth that defied mathematical calculation a...

  By David Alani Ige, (The Scribe) Publisher, Ayekooto Media July 10, 2026                    IBADAN — In a major sigh of relief for the Pacesetter State, the pupils and teachers abducted from the Esiele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have officially regained their freedom.  The confirmation of their release was announced on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Taking to his official X (formerly Twitter) account, Onanuga confirmed that the victims—who were violently taken from Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School in mid-May—have been successfully rescued.  A Tech-Driven Rescue Operation The successful rescue marks the climax of weeks of intense pressure and complex negotiations. According to the Presidency, the operation was executed under the direct orders of President Tinubu, who ma...

 By David Alani Ige,(The Scribe)  Publisher, Ayekooto Media                       In Oyo State today, a quiet but devastating tragedy is unfolding. It is not happening in the polished corridors of the State Secretariat in Agodi, nor is it visible in the multi-billion naira infrastructure projects dotting the capital city. This tragedy lives in the pothole-riddled streets of our inner towns, the crumbling primary healthcare centers, and the terrifying security breaches in rural communities like Oriire.  The tragedy is the total, calculated paralysis of Local Government Administration in the Pacesetter State.  For years, the 33 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Oyo State have been reduced to mere administrative appendages of the state government. They are local governments in name only—stripped of financial independence, devoid of political willpower, and fundamentally ...

                     There is an ancient, unspoken agreement among men: we claim to seek the truth, yet we spend our entire lives running away from it. Truth is a mirror that shows us our deepest flaws, our societal decay, and our collective hypocrisy. It is abrasive. It is uncomfortable. And as the old saying goes, the whole world might abhor the truth, but it must be told.  In the rich tapestry of Yoruba cosmology, there is a reason the parrot is called 'Ayekooto'—a profound name that literally translates to "The world rejects the truth."Yet, despite knowing the world's hatred for reality, the parrot remains the ultimate symbol of unvarnished honesty.  The Burden of the Parrot Why the parrot? Unlike the eagle that hunts in silence or the peacock that distracts with its vanity, the parrot does exactly one thing: it repeats exactly what it hears and sees. The parrot does not filter its words for political correctness. It d...

 By David Alani Ige (The Scribe) Public Affairs Commentator & Policy Analyst | Publisher, Ayekooto Media The Appointment and the Obstruction In June 2013, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan appointed Ambassador David Ademola Adejuwon strictly on merit as Nigeria’s new Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other Trade-Related International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to this, Amb. Adejuwon served as the Director of Trade in the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. Despite the President’s directive for an immediate resumption of duty, Amb. Adejuwon faced unprecedented insubordination and sabotage. His predecessor, Amb. Yonov F. Agah, bluntly refused to vacate the office for eight months. When Amb. Agah finally left, he defied the Ministry’s explicit instructions (Ref No. TS 2054/II/79A) to hand over to Amb. Adejuwon. Instead, he unlawfully handed over the Nigeria Trade Office to a subordinate, Mr. Suleiman Adebayo Audu—a Grade Level 14...