Perspectives
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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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Ademulegun’s special daughter, by Emeka Obasi
June 12 is not all about democracy. Before General Ibrahim Babangida and Chief Moshood Abiola, Brigadier Samuel Adesujo Ademulegun celebrated that date as his Entry Point into the officer cadre of the Nigeria Army, in 1949. He was commissioned same day as Gen. Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi. Ademulegun dotted on his daughter, Solape. At his No. 1 Kashim Ibrahim Road, Kaduna…
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The imperatives of building our national brand, by Mohammed Idris
Remarks by the Honorable Minister of Information and National Orientation (HMINO), Mohammed Idris, fnipr, at the formal unveiling of the Nigeria Reputation Management Group (NMRG), in Abuja, on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 I am delighted to welcome you all to the unveiling of the Nigeria Reputation Management Group (NRMG), a groundbreaking initiative of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR),…
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Does it still make sense to trust Tinubu? By Azu Ishiekwene
This was tough to write. My heart resisted it, but I yielded to my head. The petrol in my car, a 2.0-litre 2012 Tokunbo Camry, was at half-tank the day before writing. When pump prices went from 195/litre to 617/litre between May and June 2023, I parked my Jeep and, despite being occasionally mistaken for an Uber driver, opted for…
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