Opinion
Makinde Swears in 10 Commissioners, President of Customary Court
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State earlier today inaugurated 5 Re-Appointed and 5 newly appointed commissioners. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the House of Executive Chamber of Oyo State, Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan The Re-Appointed Honourable Commissioners are: ▪︎ Engr. Oluwaseun Temidayo Fakorede ▪︎ Mr. Adeniyi Adebisi ▪︎ Barr. Olasunkanmi Aremu Olaleye ▪︎ Dr. …
A PLEA OF AMNESTY FOR SUNDAY IGBOHO, NNAMDI KANU & OTHERS -AJULO
In this similitude, I strongly urge and appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari, the father of the nation that as a matter of utmost national importance, he should extend forgiveness to agitators, repentant terrorists and bandits who are up in arms against the State. As the _principalem repraesentativum_ and _numerus unus civis_ of the Nigerian …
FFK’s admission into APC, a symbolic presidential amnesty – Kayode Ajulo
Dr Kayode Ajulo, a legal practitioner, has described Mr Femi Fani – Kayode’s (FFK) admission into the APC as a ‘symbolic presidential amnesty’, considering his past attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari. Ajulo said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, against the backdrop of FFK’s recent defection to the APC. He said the APC …
Can Europe, US & South America learn from South Africa’s Ministry of Health response to first and second Covid-19 waves?
By Wale-Ojo Lanre While leaders in the United States and Brazil rejected scientific and medical advice, and chose to embrace conspiracy theories, South Africa’s Ministry of Health immediately adopted a science and fact-based approach to fighting Covid-19. The Ministry fought the virus, not the science. Since the first coronavirus case was reported in South Africa …
ON-GOING STRIKE ACTION BY JUSUN: COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE TO THE STABILITY OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD DEDUCT MONEY AT SOURCE -AJULO
There is no doubt that various Courts in Nigeria have been grounded consequent upon the indefinite strike action embarked upon by judicial workers under the auspices of Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on the 6th of April, 2021 on the backdrop of the failure of State Government to implement the financial autonomy of …
SOS : Let us push EKO Disco out of Lekki Phase1. Enough is Enough.
Save Our Soul in Lekki Phase 1 By Wole Arisekola EKO DISCO is charging us an end-user tariff but we hardly have 4 hours of light in a day. Let us come out to defend our rights. We are not slaves but educated people. Let us push EKO Disco out of Lekki Phase1. Enough is …
BREAKING: Queen of England’s husband Prince Phillips is dead!
Buckingham Palace has announced that His Royal Highness Prince Philip has died. Friday 9 April 2021 12:20, UK The Duke of Edinburgh has died at the age of 99 The Duke of Edinburgh – Prince Philip – has died, Buckingham Palace has said. A statement from Buckingham Palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that …
To a True Son of the Niger by Ojo Aderemi
To a true son of the Niger First of all, we should see it this way, that Yinka Odumakin was killed by promises not fulfilled. Would he have died if he had been admitted to the London Metropolitan Hospital, or the UCH of the ages past even. We may never know. Different allegations have risen …
Opinion: IBADAN, Honour to the undeserving. By Wole Arisekola
According to an American lawyer and politician, who served as the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929; Calvin Coolidge, said ‘no person was ever honoured for what he received but honour has been reward for what he gave.’ All over the world, conferment of chieftaincy titles on deserving personalities is …
SW Zonal Congress: PDP Will Not Succumb to Blackmail – Dare Adeleke
South West Zonal Congress: PDP Warns Detractors Oyo PDP Chieftain and Chairman, Oyo Pacesetters Transport Company Chairman, Dare Adeleke has expressed disgust over a press statement issued by Dr Sikirulai Ogundele. In the statement, Ogundele had warned Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to stop threatening the PDP NWC, saying that he was not the …
Purge Yourselves of Lies and Hypocrisy on Ibori’s Loot, Ajulo Tells Delta State Government, Allies.
*Urges FG to untilize funds for the benefit of Delta State and Nigeria. *Asks Prof. Itse Saygay to Resign as PACAC Chairman before taking Delta State Job. A foremost civil right lawyer and activist, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, has frowned at the Government of Delta State and some of its associates who have insistently been …
The Agony Of Monogamy By Tola Adeniyi
The Agony Of Monogamy By TOLA ADENIYI It was at the church service for the 90th birthday of the legendary matriarch of the Awo dynasty Chief Dr Hannah Dideolu Awolowo in Ikenne that the thoughts that prompted this article began. Some well known highly placed gentlemen and their wives were called upon to partake in …
AbdulRasheed Bawa : Setting The Pace In Fight Against Corruption | Wole Arisekola
The appointment of 40-year-old Abdulrasheed Bawa by President Muhammadu Buhari as the head of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), no doubt ushers in a new dawn at the anti graft agency that has over the years been riddled with leadership crisis since its establishment many years ago during the second term of Chief …
On the declaration of Miyeti Allah that Fulanis “own all lands in Nigeria”, reckless -Seun Kolade
The International Alliance for Justice and Peace (IAJP), a group of professionals of Nigerian ethnicities both at home and in diaspora, views with great consternation a statement credited to the National President of Miyeti Allah, Alhaji Bello Abdullahi Bodejo. In an interview published by the Sun newspaper in its 23rd January edition, Bodejo was …
SEVERAL GOVERNMENTAL MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES OPERATE IN SECRECY AND IN GROSS VIOLATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
SEVERAL GOVERNMENTAL MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES OPERATE IN SECRECY AND IN GROSS VIOLATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT – EGALITARIAN MISSION FOR AFRICA (EMA) In a democratic dispensation, such as Nigeria’s, the citizens have been proclaimed the owners of sovereignty and mandates that place leaders in the saddle of authority as representatives of …
