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Tribute to Dr. John Kayode Fayemi CON, the Former Governor of Ekiti State, at 60

Posted By: adminon: March 23, 2025In: People in ActionTags: Amandla Institute, CDD, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Ekiti State, Gov Biodun Oyebanji, King's College London, Mallam Aminu Kano, NADECO, Nigerian Governors ForumNo CommentsViews:
Tribute to Dr. John Kayode Fayemi CON, the Former Governor of Ekiti State, at 60

By Prof Hassan Saliu There are many individuals in the arena of politics. Some are driven by higher ideals, while others participate solely for personal gain. The latter group is not concern... Read more

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April 17th for Symposium on 41st Anniversary of Mallam Aminu Kano’s Passage

Posted By: adminon: April 13, 2024In: FlashbackTags: BUK, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Courtcocracy’, Democratic Humanism, Mallam Aminu KanoNo CommentsViews:
April 17th for Symposium on 41st Anniversary of Mallam Aminu Kano's Passage

Language and crisis go together. There is now the word ‘courtocracy’ in the Nigerian universe of usage. It was never there before. On April 17th, 2024, that will be one word whose operationa... Read more

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Against Turning Universities Into ‘Constituency Projects’ in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: September 15, 2022In: BookspaceTags: (rtd), ASUU, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Constituency projects, Federal Government, General Muhammadu Buhari, NUCNo CommentsViews:
Against Turning Universities Into 'Constituency Projects' in Nigeria

By Chijioke Uwasomba It is strange but not surprising that, even as the ideological war between the Federal Government of Nigeria along with its supporters across the country and the Academi... Read more

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Middle Belt and the Correct Political Question

Posted By: adminon: August 19, 2020In: De-EscalationTags: Bello Ijumu, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dapchi, DFRII, Hausa-Fulani Muslim, Leah Sharibu, MAMSER, NEPU, Sawaba Declaration, Sir Ahmadu Bello SardaunaNo CommentsViews:
Middle Belt and the Correct Political Question

The author of this piece, an Abuja based technocrat, adds his voice to the controversy triggered last week by Dr. Obadiah Mailafiya’s radio interview, alleging Boko Haram and banditry... Read more

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Behind Buhari’s Presidential Pardon for Chief Anthony Enahoro

Posted By: adminon: April 21, 2020In: De-EscalationTags: Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Court Martial, Prerogative of Mercy, Special Military TribunalNo CommentsViews:
Behind Buhari’s Presidential Pardon for Chief Anthony Enahoro

By Manni Ochugboju, Esq A legal activist goes behind the headlines to unpack why foremost Nigerian nationalist, Chief Anthony Enahoro, is perhaps the first person in the world to have receiv... Read more

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A Philosophically Turbulent, New Angle to Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

Posted By: adminon: August 31, 2019In: People in ActionTags: Abacha, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, FASS, Mallam Aminu Kano, Sardauna of Sokoto, Zik of AfricaNo CommentsViews:
A Philosophically Turbulent, New Angle to Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

This must be the shortest of any biographical works on Nigeria’s first and last prime minister but, certainly, the most philosophically turbulent of such works on “the golden voice of Africa... Read more

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The 7-Hour UCL, NUC, Crack Professors & Activists’ Contentious Conversation on Nigerian Universities (2)

Posted By: adminon: January 27, 2019In: FlashbackTags: ASUU, CGPA, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, CITAD, ES, First Class, Global capitalism, Kwame Nkrumah, Massification, NAUT, NUC, Prof Billy Dudley, SAP, UINo CommentsViews:
The 7-Hour UCL, NUC, Crack Professors & Activists' Contentious Conversation on Nigerian Universities (2)

In terms of self-awareness, very few in Nigeria would regard as controversial any claim that the University of Ibadan, (UI) is far ahead of all others, yesterday and today. This story is, th... Read more

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Can Bukola Saraki Swim to Safety?

Posted By: adminon: November 26, 2017In: De-EscalationTags: anti-corruption war, APC, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Dr Abubaka Sola Saraki, Gen Sani Abacha, Gen Shehu Yar'Adua, IMF/World Bank, Imperialism, NUC, PDP, President Buhari, Prof Sam Aluko, Senator George Akume, The Presidency, Umaru Musa Yar’AduaNo CommentsViews:
Can Bukola Saraki Swim to Safety?

All things being equal, the 5th Memorial Lecture on the legacy of the late Dr Abubakar Sola Saraki holds tomorrow in Abuja. For many, it would be no more than one more manifestation of Niger... Read more

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Middle Belt Plays the Game Changer in Nigeria’s Standstill

Posted By: adminon: June 23, 2017In: De-EscalationTags: Abubakar Rimi, Balarabe Musa, Bola Ige, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Solomon Lar, General Gowon, J. S Tarka, Jim Nwobodo, Lateef Jakande, Middle – Belt, Mohammed GoniNo CommentsViews:
Middle Belt Plays the Game Changer in Nigeria’s Standstill

“We appeal to all separatist agitators to allow the restructuring initiatives to run its full course. We need to stay and work together to ensure that new leadership that can make Nigeria gr... Read more

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Northern Nigeria: Humpty Dumpty Or Behemoth in the Pangs of Transformation?

Posted By: adminon: March 20, 2017In: GovernanceTags: 'Langtang Mafia', Abuja, Ahmadu Bello University - Zaria, Bank of the North, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Socialism, South- South, YorubalandNo CommentsViews:
Northern Nigeria: Humpty Dumpty Or Behemoth in the Pangs of Transformation?

Northern Nigeria: Humpty Dumpty Or Behemoth in the Pangs of Transformation? Walking away from imprisonment in grand narratives and black boxes, a concept such as northern Nigeria stares ever... Read more

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