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On December 11, 2020, four assassins took the life of Dr. Fatai Aborode, an Analytical Chemist turned politician, in Igangan, a town in Ibarapa
From Mercantile Economy to Import Substitution Industrialization: The Need for a New Economic Direction for Nigeria
“We must always take heed that we buy no more from strangers than we sell them, for so should we impoverish ourselves and enrich
Border Closure Policy and Market Prices in Nigeria
Throughout the week, the Nigeria social media space was agog over the issue of rising cost of products, especially following the current administration’s border
MY ENCOUNTER WITH MAJEK FASHEK
How time flies and how people forget the dead so easily too. Yesterday marked the first anniversary of the death of this great reggae
Open Letter to Yoruba People Worldwide
Dear Omo Yoruba, Eku igba yi. Eledua a je ko yee wa. Please, let us reason together on a few pressing issues. As
Yoruba People: A Leech in Nigeria’s Development?
In Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria, some Yoruba people picked up arms against their Hausa-Fulani internal migrants and, in the free-for-all that resulted, a few Hausa
End of an Error
End of an Error Today, January 20th, 2021, the United States of America recorded in its annals that one Donald John Trump was the
ENDSARS PROTESTS: MATTERS ARISING
Police Brutality and EndSARS in Nigeria What started in 2017 as a Twitter campaign for the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) snowballed
The Quest for a Yoruba Nation: More Questions than Answers
With October 1st, 2020 knocking on our doors already, one waits with bated breath if truly Yoruba people will troop out to support Messrs.
COVID-19, CAMA, Mega-Church Owners And National Development
As reported in the newspapers, the Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, described his revulsion after watching news coverage
The Funke Akindele Example
About three weeks ago, when the government of Lagos state took a firm position on residents who flouted its lockdown directive, many hailed the
President Buhari pays tribute to his late Chief of Staff
President Mohammadu Buhari, saddened by the loss on friday of his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, to coronavirus, wrote an emotional tribute to him.
President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari dies of Covid-19, laid to rest in Abuja
The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari, on 17th April 2020, succumbed to the Coronavirus disease at an undisclosed Lagos
Global Pandemics at a Glance
Mankind has a long history of peace and war, pain and pleasure, good and bad. Even amid these antipodal points, the prevalence of a
THE LOCKDOWN: HOW EFFECTIVE?
With the possible extension of the lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun till “when necessary to lift the ban”, according to Boss Mustapha, the
Between Denial and Reality: The Covid-19 xperience
When the coronavirus disease suddenly surfaced in Wuhan, China late in 2019 December, not a few people gave it any thought as something capable of
Press Briefing by Governor Seyi Makinde, Head of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force
We have made arrangements to decontaminate the State Secretariat. This will take place next week between Monday, April 13 and Wednesday, April 15, 2020.
Read Governor Sanwo-Olu’s letter to residents as two more Covid-19 patients recover in Lagos
Dear Lagosians, I have more great news for you from our Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. Today, two more female patients have recovered fully and
USA and Nigeria: The Covid-19 link
Early this year, President Donald J. Trump announced that he was banning migration of Nigerians and nationals of a few other countries
Index Covid-19 case in Osun discharged as government ramps up efforts to control spread
The first Covid-19 patient in Osun state has been discharged from the state Isolation Centre. Governor of Osun state, Adegboyega Oyetola disclosed this
COVID 19: Confirmed cases in Nigeria rise to 224 as Lagos rolls out more palliatives
The National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 10 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease in Nigeria peaking the number at 224.
COVID-19 Lock down: Philanthropist gives lifeline to widows in Osun
A philanthropist, Mr Success Ogunkolade, has given lifeline to a total of 100 widows in Oriade Local Government Area of Osun state by distributing
DPR tasks stakeholders on safety procedures
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has tasked stakeholders on adherence to safety procedures in order to forestall disasters associated with downstream sector activities.
Coronavirus: Osun bans all public gatherings
Following the berth of coronavirus on the shores of Nigeria and its continued spread despite federal government’s efforts to contain it, most state governments
