Perspectives
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Animating the spirit of consumer protection and responsibility in Nigeria, by Tolu Ogunlesi
A look at recent actions from federal regulators in Nigeria suggests that the country is entering a promising new chapter in the area of consumer protection. In 2023, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) introduced its ‘Customer Protection Regulations’ – which sought to “consolidate existing regulatory instruments of the Commission on the protection of customers in the Nigerian electricity supply…
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Afe, Gowon and the man of the continuum, by Dare Babarinsa
On Friday October 18, Ado-Ekiti, under the leadership of our baba, His Majesty, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejuyigbe, Aladesanmi III, CON, rolled out the drums to celebrate the first Afe Babalola Day. This was to honour Aare Afe Babalola, the city’s famous son and the founder and chancellor of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Abuad. For many decades now, Babalola, 95…
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Political solution to end the reign of PDP in Osun state, by Kola Amzat
Even though there were periods when political mistakes and outright miscalculation dearly cost progressives victory in Osun state, it’s never in doubt that the state is predominantly that of progressives, even, for ages. Lending credence to this, Osun was carved out of the old Oyo state, a progressive enclave in all ramifications, in 1991, with Chief Bisi Akande elected to…
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Monday Lines: The waist beads of Olajumoke-By Lasisi Olagunju
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 21 October, 2024) “All music comes from Africa,” African pop singer, Angélique Kidjo, told an interviewer in 2023. Kidjo’s dad is Fon; her mum is Yoruba. Kidjo waxed lyrical. She said she came from a culture “where you spend 10 minutes saying good morning, how is your father? How is your grandmother?” In…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: General Gowon at 90, by Chris Adetayo
Yakubu “Jack” Gowon, arguably the most significant historical figure in the immediate post-colonial Nigeria, hit the 90 year mark on the 19th of October. A high watermark by any standard. I wasn’t around when he led the country. Except perhaps the last couple of years for which I was too young to know what was going on in the world.…
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Bola Tinubu: A President ready to risk it all for future generations, by Michael Chibuzo
This man called President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is painstakingly doing an architectural redesign of Nigeria’s economic foundations. He has chosen to be the scapegoat and anyone who understands Nigeria’s structural problems should be grateful that a Bola Tinubu is President of Nigeria today. This is a President who appears not to be bothered about re-election politics and moves like one…
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Eniafe: A citation, by Babafemi Ojudu
In the Ekiti dialect of the Yoruba language, “Afe” is short for “Eniafe,” meaning “the one we want” or “the one we love.” It is because of this love that the people of Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, have gathered today, October 18th, to honor an exceptional man beloved by us all—Afe Babalola. The Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, alongside his…
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Ekiti State, public service efficiency and sustainable development in perspective, by Prof. Tunji Olaopa
Let me start by felicitating with His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Ekiti State—Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji—on the occasion of his second anniversary as the chief executive of this great state. I know it is very tough being the Governor and pacemaker in a state as sophisticated as Ekiti. I should know this because I have been a friend of…
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Castrating democracy at the roots, by Bolaji Adebiyi
Reviving democracy at the local level requires a legislative lifeline, writes Bolaji Adebiyi. Without a doubt, the most significant fraud in the country today is something called local council elections. Conducted by State Independent Electoral Commissions, the outcome has become predictable as the ruling parties’ candidates are sure to win. The pattern is the same. Empowered by the 1999 Constitution…
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Frills of festival of fervors for Oloyede at 70, by Tunde Akanni
When Dr. Abdul Kareem Oloyede, son of the retiring Prof Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede walked up to the stage to thank everyone who had made it to the two-day ceremonies organized in honour of his dad, his speech almost turned out to be a character sketch of the honouree. “Daddy would give you an assignment… Once he begins to feel that…
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