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Endorsements and the power-brokers
By abiodun KOMOLAFE The trend of endorsing governors for a second term has gained significant momentum. This trend is particularly noteworthy in the ...
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Tinubu’s LG Autonomy Gamble
By abiodun KOMOLAFE “Local government is not just about politics, it’s about people’s lives.” – Eric Garcetti At last, ...
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Kwara South Development Summit: A Call For True, Honest Reconciliation Efforts By Sincere And progressive Leaders
The move for the reunification, reorientation, and unity of purpose among the Yoruba extractions of Kwara (Igbomina, Ekiti, and Ibolo) popularly referred to ...
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Is Yahaya Bello the Sinner or the Sinned Against?
For unsavoury reasons, the story of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Mr Yahaya Bello has literally seized the media space in ...
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EFCC, Yahaya Bello and a Complicit Media
Stories were abound all through last week how the spin doctors of Yahaya Bello allegedly moved tons of cash around some media houses ...
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Bobrisky and Tax Reforms in Nigeria
By abiodun KOMOLAFE The charade of Nigeria is never-ending! Only recently, one of Nigeria’s best-known cross–dressers, Idris Okuneye, alias Bobrisky, was arrested on ...
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Chibok: Destroying The Future of Our Tomorrow?
By abiodun KOMOLAFE The 10th anniversary of the abduction of 276 schoolchildren from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Nigeria, has again ...
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Honoring the Legacy of an Educationist Per Excellence: A Tribute to Mallam Kuranga Ìdòwú Ọmọméjì
Comrade Hamidu Bashir In the realm of education, there are rare individuals whose dedication, passion, and expertise transcend the ordinary, leaving an indelible ...
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But what really is Nigeria’s problem?
By abiodun KOMOLAFE When, in 1814, Europe’s leading statesman, Count Metternich,said that Italy “is only a geographical expression”, the former Deputy of the ...
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Tinubu And The cCreation Of A New Society
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Nigeria is at a critical juncture; and in such a context, it is “cometh the moment, cometh the man”. For ...
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Aderibigbe; An Academician Playing The Ostrich
A certain Professor Aderibigbe in a recent public lecture shocked us by his surprising apparent ignorance of basic factors igniting the food crisis ...
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Tinubu, Matter Don Pass Be Careful
By Lasisi Olagunju The last premier of the Western Region, Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola, asked his guest what the town was saying. The ...
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‘1999 Constitution A Fake Document,’ Just Scrap It
IN the current quest for a functional Nigeria, the advocacy by Wole Olanipekun (SAN) that it is time to overhaul the 1999 Constitution ...
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Ekiti: Time to silence the guns (1)
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Thank God Ekiti school children and their teachers who were kidnapped on Monday, January 29, 2024, have now been released ...
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UNILORIN: Garlands for the veritable Numero Uno
By Kunle Akogun Nigeria’s most sought-after university, the University of Ilorin, has continued to elevate its national standing with its latest award of ...
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Sanwo-Olu and the pursuit of a social market economy – (1)
By abiodun KOMOLAFE My discussion about the performance of Governor BabajideSanwo-Olu must be put in the context that I met him at Saint ...
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Jagunlabi: Inspiring Unity and Generosity in Omu-Aran Community
By Hakeem Olayinka Barrister Abiola Abdulkareem popularly known as Jagunlabi is now becoming an household name in Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun and Oke-Ero Federal ...
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Osun APC and some hard home truths
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Olajumoke Ogunkeyede is a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State. JMK, as Ogunkeyede is popularly called, ...
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Dogo’s Uninspiring Blame Game
By Nicholas Uwerunonye With the two goals slump of Kwara United to Remo Stars in Ikenne on Sunday, what would Coach Kabir Dogo ...
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UNILORIN and management with human face
By Kunle Akogun Often-times, when we compare notes, many of my colleagues in the Public Relations/Corporate Affairs units of other Nigerian universities openly ...
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Dilemma of unending promises in democracy
By abiodun KOMOLAFE It is a glorious thing to have a tested leader as the president of a country. It is also a ...
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Nigeria, revenue poverty and taxation atrophy
By abiodun KOMOLAFE When our forefathers came up with the wise saying that ‘the earnest wish of potters is for earth to be ...
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UNILORIN and Egbewole’s first year of transformative leadership
By Kunle Akogun Right from Day One, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, who assumed office as the 11th Vice Chancellor of the University ...
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Herald @ 50: The Successes, Failures and Future
By Abdulrasheed Akogun As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of our darling Herald Newspaper, it is imperative to reflect on the newspaper’s past ...
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Gov. Oyebanji, Ekiti and purposeful leadership
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Although the initial steps have to be taken by the individual, the picture of personality as having “power to uplift, ...
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Baraden: Lukman Mustapha, Okuta Emirate and Recognition of Unique Exceptionalities
By Abdulrasheed Akogun The title of Baraden is one of the highly revered traditional titles in the Northern part of Nigeria. The title, ...
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Obasanjo and the face of insolence
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent discourteous behaviour against some of the traditional rulers in Iseyin, Oyo State, has drawn an ...
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Now That The FCT Is A State!
By Austin Maho PhD If there is one take away from the recent judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court, otherwise know as ...
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Gabon: Moment of Truth
By abiodun KOMOLAFE There’s always a general tendency which is often ignored at the peril of governments; and that’s the fact that bad ...
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Media in politics: The Tinubu example
By abiodun KOMOLAFE “The world is a complex place, and the influence of the media in its representation and its power of communication ...
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Tinubu’s government: Where is Nigeria’s soul, moral compass? By Olu Fasan
EVERY great nation is built on a strong moral foundation. No nation succeeds without, as Plato put it, a “healthy soul”, where reason, ...
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Obaship in an era of palliatives
By abiodun KOMOLAFE In an interview with journalists recently, the Elegboro of Ijebu-Jesa in the Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State, ObaMoses ...
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THE DECEPTIVE TACTICS OF IPOB
By Emeka Jerome All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we ...
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Unveiling Kwara’s next cabinet members
Rafiu Ajakaye Kwara State House of Assembly on Monday read the list of cabinet nominees forwarded to it by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, followed ...
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Youth Day: Loss of values, moral amongst youths irk stakeholders
Stakeholders in Youth Development on Saturday expressed worry over declining societal core values and rising moral decadence amongst youths in Nigeria.
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Thoughts on revenue generation
By abiodun KOMOLAFE In a nationwide address last Monday, President Bola Tinubu announced some palliatives to mitigate the impact of the high cost of ...
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The president’s palliatives
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Not long ago, Adeola Olatunde (not his real name) fell ill and was admitted to hospital. At a point, his condition ...
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Wrong step, Mr President
By Dan Agbese _”Palliatives have a long history and like fuel subsidy nothing about its history smells roses. Like fuel subsidy the administration ...
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Inside President Tinubu’s Nigeria
By abiodun KOMOLAFE On May 29, 2023, Bola Tinubu assumed office as Nigeria’s president, 16th leader. Nigerians wish him success in the onerous tasks ...
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Oloyede’s JAMB: Coming to equity with clean hands
By Kunle Akogun The attempt by agents of revisionism to rubbish the reputation of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), which it ...
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Frank Mba: 10 Facts You Need To Know About The New DIG
Following Friday, 16 June 2023, the Police Serve Commission’s approval of the appointment of a former 3-time Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, ...
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GYB providing Succor for Kogi –PLWDS
By Gold Rahman- Lokoja According to Recognizing that the United Nations, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenants ...
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Of Tinubu, Legislative Aspirants And Compromised Watchdogs
By Felix Oboagwina President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has today become the darling of all those in the leadership race of the 10th National Assembly, ...
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Of Vision, AbdulRazaq and French in Kwara
By Rafiu Ajakaye On a sunny afternoon in February 2022, I engaged my principal, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, in a talk over the propriety ...
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Open Letter To The President-Elect By Engr. Dr. Kadiri Kamoru, Rector Federal Polytechnic Offa
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR), President-elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Defence House, Abuja. Your Excellency, It is undisputable that Nigerians overwhelmingly ...
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Keeping security conversations open, honest
By Rafiu Ajakaye “In God we trust, all others we investigate”, my uncle a retired military officer quipped in the language of crime ...
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Egbedun Possesses Credentials To Lead Osun Assembly – Oyelola
A Public Affairs Analyst and Lecturer at Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti, Oyewale Oyelola on Thursday stated that Hon Adewale Egbedun possesses academic credentials and ...
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Governor Abdulrahman Must Tackle Security Issues in Kwara Before It Gets Out of Hand
Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq as the Chief Security Officer of Kwara State has a critical role to play in ensuring the security and safety ...
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OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT ELECT: Righting the wrongs of Dr. Chris Ngige
Dear Asiwaju, our President-Elect, let me on behalf of myself and other progressive professionals, congratulate you and our great party once again on ...
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Curbing The NAICOM Cartel And Its Cut-Throat Motor Insurance
By Felix Oboagwina As last year drew to a close, the 58 insurance firms in Nigeria under the umbrella of the National Insurance ...
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AbdulRazaq’s Second Term: Time To Implement Kwara Independent Power Plant
By Hammed Adedayo Said Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has been given a great opportunity to improve the lives of the people ...
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Bola Tinubu, oun t’o lóó dà lo dà yìí o
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 06 March, 2023) The 2023 presidential election in Nigeria is not the worst ...
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Obi: The ‘trader’ who changed the game
DIRISU YAKUBU writes about the game-changing performance of the candidate of the Labour Party in the just-concluded presidential election, Peter Obi, who polled ...
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A message to my President-to-be, By Abubakar Suleiman
It’s Monday 27th February, 2023. The results are in, the concessions received. You are now Mr President-in-waiting. Congratulations, you have done it. Now ...
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THE INSIGHT
By: BELLO Sa’eed Battle line drawn, and only the brave will live to withstand the heat. So is the atmosphere within the society ...
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THE INSIGHT
By: BEELO Sa’eed Politics as it has always been,remain a game of mind; dicey, complicated and specialty, where tables are bound to turn ...
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Rafiu Ibrahim Kwara South Conspiracy Revealed
By Toye Ogunwale Politics is about service. It is the hallmark of service to humanity through quality representation devoid of fear and comprised ...
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Presidential election: observed threats to Tinubu’s prospect
By: abiodun KOMOLAFE Barring unforeseen circumstances, Nigeria’s presidential election will be held on February 25, 2023. So, as the D-day nears us by the eyelids, ...
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Kwara Three Horse Race: Gobir, Yaman, Abdulrazaq Keenly Contest Nigerian Decides Polls, Other Candidates Trail Far Behind
By Ishola Dawodu With less than 30 days to the 2023 gubernatorial elections, the political climate in Kwara State is charged with anticipation ...
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My encounter with Turaki of Ilorin and benefits that await Nurses
By Kazeem Ayinla Monday 30th of January, was the closest contact I had with the Turaki of Ilorin and Kwara Central Senatorial candidate ...