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Diya played the power-game, then almost lost, By Dare Babarinsa
Lt. General Donaldson Oladipo Diya was a substantial personage in contemporary Nigerian history. When he died at 78 on Sunday,…
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[Updated] General Oladipo Diya, Former Chief of General Staff, Dies at 79
A former Chief of General Staff, Lt-General Oladipo Diya, is dead. He was 79 years old. The late Gen. Diya…
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Abdullahi, Abacha’s Son, Dies in his Sleep in Abuja
Abdullahi, second to the last son of the late Nigerian dictator, General Sani Abacha, has died in his sleep in…
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Professor Femi Odekunle: A Profile In Excellence And Courage
By Damola Emmanuel Professor Femi Odekunle, who passed on Tuesday at the age of 77, was a charismatic figure, yet…
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Face to Face With J.J. Rawlings in Ghana, By Mike Awoyinfa
March 20, 2004. Accra. Ghana’s former ruler, J.J. Rawlings gave me so much hope but ended up dashing my hopes…
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NBA, el-Rufai, And Other Conflict-Resolution Complexities, By Martins Oloja
Why has conflict resolution been a ticklish subject in Africa’s most populous black nation? Why has peace building been as…
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Our President Is In Love, By Dare Babarinsa
It is not an easy thing for a king or a president to fall in love. First, a president has…
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Carrington: A Summing-up, By Dare Babarinsa
Ambassador Walter Carrington, who died recently at 89, was a man who understood the imperative of American power. He was…
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How We Can Strengthen Our Democracy By Ehi Braimah
Since the fourth Republic was inaugurated in 1999 when Chief Olusegun Obasanjo assumed office as civilian President, we have been…
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Adetona, the original Orisa Ijebu! By Dare Babarinsa
There are not many people who knew the world before the era of our father, Oba Kayode Sikiru Adetona, the…
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