tribute
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Guest Columnist
Yakubu Mohammed: 1950 – 2026, By Lasisi Olagunju
He was my friend and gist mate. I remember I was right on the Asejire Bridge on the Ife-Ibadan Road…
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Guest Columnist
Brig-Gen Soyemi Ayodele Sofoluwe 1945 – 2025, By E. Samuel Essien
The family has announced the passing of Brig-Gen Soyemi Ayodele Sofoluwe (rtd.), former Director-General of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps…
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Living
An Unfinished Life: A Tribute to a Respected Scholar and Brother, By Prof. Olutayo Adesina
The passing of Professor Siyan Oyeweso, FHSN, FNAL, into glory on 2 December 2025 is one of the most sorrowful…
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Guest Columnist
AGBESE; WISE, INTREPID, FEARLESS, By Dare Babarinsa, CON
I first met Oga Dan Agbese in 1984 during the preparatory days of Newswatch, the pioneering Nigerian newsmagazine. Before then,…
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Inside Nigeria
Dan, the Boss, Adieu (Dan Agbese 1944-202) By Dele Omotunde
As a young man, I used to read as many newspapers as I could lay my hands on. The New…
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Guest Columnist
Aparutu and His Life Coach, By Azu Ishiekwene
Azu IshiekwenePutting it nicely, Aparutu is the Yoruba word for a joker, a clown. In August 1986, when I first…
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Living
Prof Ibukun Akinyemi Hails Yinka Fasuyi as ‘very essence of bravery, wisdom, unwavering commitment’
Prof Akanni Ibukun Akinyemi, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research Innovation and Development) at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State,…
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Living
Why I Celebrate Asiwaju Fasuyi, The Special One
Let someone whisper the sobriquet, Special One, into your ear, and your mind will automatically race to Jose Mourinho, that…
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Inside Nigeria
Former Health Minister, Prof. Folorunso Adewole on Yinka Fasuyi @70: He’s a Field Marshall shinning in His God-given role as the grassroots mobilizer in ljesaland
It is a great honor and privilege for me to write this tribute to celebrate the Asiwaju of ljesaland, Chief…
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Living
Fasuyi Jnr on Fasuyi Snr: You Taught Me Success Isn’t How Loud Your Name is
This moving testimony by Chief Oladiran Fasuyi Enang, the Sobaloju Of Egboroland, and son of Asiwaju Olayinka Fasuyi, the Asiwaju…
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