Only a few men get lucky enough to have their lives being celebrated while they are alive. But for some of these men, it is more than luck. They are simply so great that the world cannot afford to wait till they are gone before they are celebrated. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is one man […]
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Fayemi: The emerging vanguard of democracy
Many people were stunned by his defeat in the 2014 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State. Some could not even figure out why a man who was and still is, an epitome of leadership finesse could be denied a second term by the same people he laboured to serve. While in the saddle, he dispensed with […]
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Nigeria: When hope is not enough
I grew up with the anthem of hope and song of “one day e go better” on the lips of my parents and others. This song of hope has been passed on to us and from one generation to another, this song has remained on the lips of many. However, I do think hope is […]
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Yenagoa airport: A symbol of the Ijaw nation
ON February 15, I watched on television the inauguration of the Yenagoa international airport. The airport occupies 2,250 hectares of land. It has 3.5 kilometres runway. One of the world’s largest air cargo companies will establish its West African hub at Yenagoa to serve Nigeria, West and Central Africa. The project for the airport started […]
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Pursuing a dream in Nigerian tertiary institutions
It is almost impossible to pursue and successfully nurture a dream fervently in Nigerian universities and her ill-fated educational procedures, for it is clearly understood that the best comes when passion is accompanied with the elastic limit of thrive. There is this inimitable euphoria that galvanizes the thoughts of every high school graduand in this […]
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NASS leadership as APC’s Sword of Damocles
A feeling of de javu in the Nigerian political milieu seems to flow from the Marxian anecdote that “History repeats itself, the first as tragedy and then as farce.” Ahead of constitution of the leadership of the ninth National Assembly in June, this year, this presents a real bugaboo, particularly, to the All Progressives Congress […]
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Pius Adesanmi: The human oxymoron politicians must emulate
PROFESSOR Toyin Falola has put it most concisely: Pius Adesanmi is the man who leaves and lives. He argues that although Adesanmi is leaving the scene, still he lives. He’s gone, but he’s not done. He’s gone, but he’s still on. He’s dead, but not dusted. There is more to Falola’s dirge than the lyrical […]
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Adieu, Professor Dupe Olatubosun
I returned from Sunday morning service at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Idagba, Efon Alaaye on the third of March, 2019, only to read in the Tribune issue of that day that Professor Dupe Olatunbosun was no more. It was very painful to me and as is usual of me on such occasions, I could not […]
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The utility of legislature’s ranking rule
Congressional leadership stability is a key feature of advanced democracies, particularly the United States of America. This is anchored on natural progression by ranking members into positions reserved for “wise men” held in high esteem by their peers, respected by the executive and trusted by the people. In the US Congress, the progression rule has […]
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2019: Understanding the man in SCOAN
As the world raced to the conclusion of last year, 2018, there was palpable apprehension of what the New Year would hold. For many, it was a mixed bag of uncertainties. There were attempted prophetic insights from various quarters to what 2019 would hold. What had remained constant the world over were the dwindling world […]
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