…Remembering Late Alhaji Isma’il Babatunde Jose (1925-2008) By Babatunde Jose “Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet: women and sons;...
By Babatunde Jose “And indeed We have honored the Children of Adam, and We have carried them on land and sea, and have provided them with...
By Babatunde Jose “Such people (the pious) are truly racing towards good deeds, and they outstrip (others) therein.” (Surat al-Mu’minūn, Quran 23:61) “kamil” in Arabic means perfect,...
By Babatunde Jose Despite the abundant God-given land that literally flows with milk and honey, we have decided to go hungry and beg for bread. It...
By Babatunde Jose “Democracy must fall because it will try to tailor to everyone. The poor will want the wealth of the rich, and democracy will...
By Babatunde Jose “No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent” – Abraham Lincoln In Marxist philosophy, the bourgeoisie is the...
By Babatunde Jose The tragedy of history is geography. Power is the cartographer. Ancient ghosts haunt blood-soaked lands where war determines tenancy – Ravi Shankar Hate...
By Babatunde Jose “Let there be a community among you who call to the good, enjoin the right, and forbid the wrong. They are the ones...
By Babatunde Jose I was 11 years old when the country attained independence on 1st October 1960. It was our year of ‘Great Expectation”. We had everything...
By Babatunde Jose They did not offend God; they go to church on Sundays and attend the Jummah on Fridays. As poor as they are, they...
