Opinion: By Segun Ogunsanya African development is in the midst of a digital revolution which is exciting, different and disruptive, including in the critical area of education. March will see a much-anticipated event, hosted at the University of Rwanda. It is the First African Education Summit, the first, we hope, …
Read More »IYIOLA OMISORE; A SCHOLASTIC TITAN
Opinion: Few are scholastic titans in Nigeria’s political galaxy, and Prince Iyiola Omisore is without tergiversation one of them, though his monumental political reverence appears to have cast a long shadow on his scholastic resplendence. And it is rightly so because upon Nigeria’s political landscape, Senator Iyiola Omisore has proven …
Read More »Attack On Asiwaju Is FAKE News – Aregbesola’s Media Aide
LAGOS – Alleged attack by the Minister of Interior and Former Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the February 2023 General Elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been described as fake news and a creation of the imagination of …
Read More »WHY 2022 EDITION OF DECEMBERISSAVYBE BY FIRSTBANK WASN’T JUST ABOUT EXCITEMENT, BUT MEMORIES
Opinion: By Farouk Mohammed The 2022 edition of “#DecemberIssaVybe” by FirstBank, Nigeria’s premier financial institution, has stood the test of time as it yet again created exciting opportunities for individuals and families to come together to celebrate the end of the year. The listed events promoted by the Bank birthed …
Read More »BOXING DAY, GIFTS, INTEGRITY AND TEMPTATIONS
By Snr. Chief ‘Lekan Alabi IBADAN – As it’s the universal practice, today, Monday, December 26, 2022,is another Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, when boxes delivered by Santa Claus (Father Christmas) are opened to remove the gifts contained therein. May we celebrate many blessed seasons in good health, protection, …
Read More »IGP USMAN ALKALI BABA, A CENTRE OF UNITY FOR MULTI-AGENCY COLLABORATIONS IN NIGERIA
Opinion By CSP Muyiwa Adejobi “It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively, have prevailed.” – Charles Darwin. Healthy interaction, collaboration or cooperation of two or more bodies, organizations, substances, or other agencies produces a combined effect …
Read More »Court Judgement: ADC’s Resolve Is Greater Than Ever Before
Opinion: By Ranti Adesegun That a Federal High Court in Abeokuta has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to delist the names of all African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidates from the register of those contesting the 2023 elections in the state is no longer news. The real news is …
Read More »ADC Slogan: From Arise and Shine to Arise and Win
Opinion: By ‘Wole Elegbede Original slogan of the African Democraic Congress (ADC) is “Arise and Shine”. But the slogan has now been changed to ” *Arise* *and* *Win* ” for the purpose of gingering the teeming supporters of the party and the general populace towards a successful 2023 election campaign. …
Read More »MOGAJI IBADAN, BII OBA IBOMIRAN NI
By Snr. Chief ‘Lekan Alabi IBADAN – The popular saying – “Mogaji Ibadan bii Oba ibomiran ni”, connotes the fact that Ibadan Mogajis surpass some other towns kings. This fact is buttressed by the large population of men/women, economic resources, such as lands (in the city and less city) presided …
Read More »NIGERIA: GOING ROUND IN CIRCLES
Opinion: By Senior Chief ‘Lekan Alabi IBADAN – Nigeria, as a ‘country’ of different nationalities, came into being on January 1,1914, with the British-sponsored Amalgamation. I paraphrase the opinions of some of Nigerian leaders on the Amalgamation. (1) Sir Ahmadu Bello, the late Premier of the now-defunct Northern Nigeria – …
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