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( !) Professor Soludo, This will be the second open letter I will be writing to your excellency in the last few months. The first letter was a eulogy wrapped in expectation of great leadership and governance. As a seasoned economist and an intellectual it excites me that you are not just a politician but…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, Mr. Wale Awelewa, has been suspended indefinitely for alleged financial misappropriation and incompetence. Rising from a ward meeting held at Epe-Opin, the party passed a vote of no confidence in Awelewa on allegations of misappropriation and diversion of…
Emefiele the tortoise wants to marry the King’s daughter Festus Adedayo (Published by NewsScroll, May 8, 2022) As the melee I describe as the Godwin Emefiele malady gains traction, one anecdote that seems to capture it can be found in the song of late Ibadan, Oyo State-born Yoruba Awurebe music maestro, Dauda Epo Akara. The…
Rt. Hon. (Prince) Matthew Kolawole, member representing Kabba/Bunu State Constituency and Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly has become someone whose rising political profile is now a nightmare to some individuals who could not understand the wave of God in his life. According to the Book of Proverbs chapter 4 verse 7…
Ahead of the primary election of the All Progressive Congress, APC, for the party to field its generally accepted candidate and flag bearer for the general election, Engr. Folorunsho Olafemi PhD, one of the Aspirants for Yagba Federal Constituency who has successfully picked his nomination and declaration of intent forms has met with Honorable…
Julius Olushola Abel aka Ontop has said he is the most elated person to associate with Rep. Leke Abejide of Yagba Federal Constituency; the Mopamuro House of Assembly hopeful expressed this in Lokoja on Saturday as he sent words to journalists to celebrate Abejide on his birthday. “Seizing this opportunity to celebrate an epitome…
Development mean accelerated growth in human and material resources of a nation. This paper tries to examine the role or absence of effect of leadership as the root cause of Africa’s underdevelopment. The write up upheld the view that the chief cause of the continent’s lag is the failure of leadership of Africa’s ruling classes in…
The Media Parley organized by the Kogi State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists for National Assembly Aspirants begins On Tuesday. The Media Parley according a time table signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the NUJ Media Parley Planning Committee, Jerry Ocheme and Abu Michael, seeks to bring the National Assembly Aspirants…
As a business continually driving values for its stakeholders, Dangote Cement is to empower stakeholders in the value chain of Palm Kernel Shell (PKS) supply as part of its strategies to shore up and sustain its availability as a waste that is co-processed in the cement kiln in order to recover energy. This, the cement…
Pa Clement Babajide Aiyedun, has been laid to rest in Lokoja on 6th May,2022. Aged 84years Pa Aiyedun was born on 1st April,1938 and died on 1st April,2022 in Lokoja. A renowned Tailor and one time Transporter,he had his early years in Kano,Ilorin and finally, Lokoja. Late Clement Babajide Aiyedun was a devouted Christian who…
