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PDFPRINTOn Monday October 3, 2022, I wrote a small piece on my Facebook page, reviewing Mr. Kunle Afolayan’s movie, Anikulapo, which I watched the previous evening. As I noted in the piece, I watched the
Yoruba People: A Leech in Nigeria’s Development?
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Manchester United Sacked Ronaldo
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Tiamiyugate: Europe Needs More Migrants, Not Less
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How Peter Obi and Co Contributes to Nigeria’s Underdevelopment
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OF SEUN KUTI: PROVOCATION IN CRIMINAL LAW
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“Citizenship and the Diaspora in the Digital Age: Farooq Kperogi and the Virtual Community” – Toyin Falola
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Are Obi and Atiku Bad Losers?
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Peter Obi: Behind The Facade
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Alhaji Abubakar Atiku: Politics, Intrigues, and Corruption Scandal
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“Emi Lo’Kan”: Bola Tinubu in Nigerian Politics
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Lest We Forget – Ka’ Ma Ba Gbagbe
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Buhari and Nigeria – A Romance of Mixed Feelings
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Ukraine-Russia War and Its Impact on Africa
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Reforming Nigeria’s National Education to Meet the 21st Century Challenges
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A SALUTE TO HUMANITY
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Manchester United Sacked Ronaldo
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“Another Confidence Man”: The Unmaking of Christiano Ronaldo and the Making of Manchester United
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ANIKULAPO: A POUCH THAT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
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ANOTHER LOOMING DEAD END FOR “DEMOCRACY” WORKING PEOPLE MUST ORGANIZE INDEPENDENTLY TO DISLODGE THE RULING CLASS & CAPITALISM
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IS PETER OBI/ LABOUR PARTY AN OPTION FOR THE WORKING MASSES?
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Osun Monarch Advocates More Support, Funding For Nigerian Military
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Milking Gnats in Ondo State: An Open Letter to Governor Akeredolu
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“We Want Justice and Closure” – Mrs. Aborode, widow of slain Analytical Chemist and PDP Chieftain in Igangan
PDFPRINTDecember 11, 2021 makes it one year that Dr. Fatai Aborode was murdered at Igangan, a town in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of
“Who killed Dr. Aborode?” – Mrs. Aborode, widow of slain Analytical Chemist and PDP Chieftain, asks one year after
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From Mercantile Economy to Import Substitution Industrialization: The Need for a New Economic Direction for Nigeria
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Border Closure Policy and Market Prices in Nigeria
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MY ENCOUNTER WITH MAJEK FASHEK
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Open Letter to Yoruba People Worldwide
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Yoruba People: A Leech in Nigeria’s Development?
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End of an Error
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ENDSARS PROTESTS: MATTERS ARISING
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The Quest for a Yoruba Nation: More Questions than Answers
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COVID-19, CAMA, Mega-Church Owners And National Development
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The Funke Akindele Example
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President Buhari pays tribute to his late Chief of Staff
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President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari dies of Covid-19, laid to rest in Abuja
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THE LOCKDOWN: HOW EFFECTIVE?
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Between Denial and Reality: The Covid-19 xperience
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Press Briefing by Governor Seyi Makinde, Head of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force
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Read Governor Sanwo-Olu’s letter to residents as two more Covid-19 patients recover in Lagos
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USA and Nigeria: The Covid-19 link
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Index Covid-19 case in Osun discharged as government ramps up efforts to control spread
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COVID 19: Confirmed cases in Nigeria rise to 224 as Lagos rolls out more palliatives
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COVID-19 Lock down: Philanthropist gives lifeline to widows in Osun
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DPR tasks stakeholders on safety procedures
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Coronavirus: Osun bans all public gatherings
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