Chief Obafemi Awolowo
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Think Nigeria first! By Ehi Braimah
Last Sunday, the main activity of the day at the Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral in GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, was…
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Osinbajo, Tinubu, Bode George and the old game, By Dare Babarinsa
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the Vice President of the Republic, marked his 66th birthday on March 8. It is his last…
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For judges and teachers, By Lasisi Olagunju
Six weeks after the civil war ended in 1970, Chief Obafemi Awolowo as Vice Chairman of the Federal Executive Council…
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The Journey of Sisi Abba, By Dare Babarinsa
Young Nigerians may not understand the enormity of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the first Premier of the defunct Western Region (now…
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2023: Remembering Obafemi Awolowo, By Lasisi Olagunju
Today is the 35th anniversary of the transition of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. A sage is “a profoundly wise…
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2023: Remembering Obafemi Awolowo, By Lasisi Olagunju
Today is the 35th anniversary of the transition of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. A sage is “a profoundly wise…
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‘History will always be kind to Awo,’ says Gowon, By Mike Awoyinfa
Anytime I am lucky to interview Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s wartime leader or listen to him making a speech, I…
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Desmond Tutu, Kukah and the Protests in London, By Lasisi Olagunju
Proverbs are not just the palm oil with which yam is eaten; they are the yam. Where I come from,…
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Nigeria’s Birthday of Lamentations, By Lasisi Olagunju
Springwater flowing to the desert, where you flow there is no regeneration. The desert takes. The desert knows no giving…Springwater…
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My Encounter With LAMATA Enforcement Officers, By Ehi Braimah
Our visiting Rotary International President, Shekhar Mehta and his spouse, Rashi, left Lagos for Port Harcourt last Friday morning. The…
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