OPINION

BY OLOYE ‘LEKAN ALABI On November 26, 1999, I hosted Ambassador Ibironke Vaughan-Adefope, a former Nigerian High Commissioner to Zambia and Malawi and King Sunny Ade, MFR, to a luncheon at our home, “ODUNOLA HOUSE”, Akobo, Ibadan, Oyo State, on the appointment of  Ambassador Adefope as Nigeria’s High Commissioner to …

BY OLOYE ‘LEKAN ALABI Above was the theme of the launch of my book, “100 DAYS AGO”, on Thursday, 3rd November, 1988, by the then old Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Culture, the late Alhaji Adegboyega Arulogun, inside the THEATRE of the OYS Ministry of  Information and Culture, Secretariat, …

Opinion BY INNOCENT OROK It is no longer news that the Nigerian Maritime industry is a huge potential for both economic and human resources development. In the twenty-first century, countries, organisations and individuals are gearing up towards an indept exploitation of the potential resources of the sea, now known as …

Opinion: BY SELE AKINBOBOYE I wish to use this platform as a means to implore the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and, by extension, all leaders in Nigeria, to allocate resources towards the construction of additional public schools catering to the educational needs of underprivileged children at the …

Opinion: BY SELE AKINBOBOYE I wish to use this platform as a means to implore the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and, by extension, all leaders in Nigeria, to allocate resources towards the construction of additional public schools catering to the educational needs of underprivileged children at the …

Opinion: History, has a unique way of repeating itself, thereby lending a historic credence to the ongoing hullabaloo, over former President Olusegun Obasanjo controversial statement/order by fiat, on some Yoruba Obas to stand up, at the Oyo state road inauguration, in Iseyin town, recently. History, has it that, the then …

Opinion: BY FUNMI BRANCO LOVERS of democracy and good governance must be troubled by the crisis in Ogun State over local government allocations. When the chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area, Hon. Wale Adedayo, accused the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, of diverting local government (LG) funds, there were …

Opinion: By Kayode Akinmade  BECAUSE of the privations to which Nigerians have been subjected over the years, there is a tendency in the land to assume the worst of leaders. Guilty or not, governors face the guillotine, condemned to hell by our elite commentariat. And that is why it is …

The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) is providing support for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s newly formed organisation – Future Perspectives, partnering to launch the “Innovation to Transform Education Training” (ITET) in Nigeria. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l …

Opinion: BY SNR. CHIEF ‘LEKAN ALABI This is long narrative, backed with empirical facts/photographs, can be understood only by the patient, deep, initiated sages. As such, I humbly appeal for your patience and understanding, in order that the messages/lessons therein do not get frittered away. Thank you. Thurday, July 13, 2023, …