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Imagining Lagos without the Igbo

Professor Soyinka. OPINION. By Professor Wole Soyinka. But I always find it utterly ludicrous when some scoundrel issues an ultimatum on the Igbo to vacate Yorubaland. And by Yorubaland, they mean Lagos. It is laughable because only a fool who hates the Yoruba will commit such knavery. Not that it will ever happen, but the day the Igbo leave Lagos is the day Lagos moves from being Africa’s most thriving commercial hub to one of the poorest states, not…

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Nigerian leaders urged to listen to #ENDSARS protesters’ demands

Mr. Oyetibo, SAN. By Editor-in-Chief. It was Chinua Achebe in one of his books who said: “When you advise the ear to listen and it refuses, when you then cut the head, the ear follows”. So at a time like this, Achebe’s proverb lends credence to all who should be concerned about the critical situation Nigerians find themselves with the ongoing protests by Nigerian youths who are calling for a total reform of the nation’s governance system and a…

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Funke Akindele, husband get state pardon as 56 others regain freedom from custody

Funke and husband, Bello in a joyful mood. By Editor. From today going on, the toga of ex-convicts will no longer be worn by the renowned nollywood actress, Funke Akindele and her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello, as the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has granted them state pardon after their non-custodial conviction and sentence by a Magistrate Court for violating Covid-19 lockdown protocols in Lagos State. The governor also approved the release of 56 other inmates from various correctional…

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Ondo governorship poll: Matters arising

Mr. Adegboruwa, SAN. OPINION. By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa.The governorship election in Ondo State is scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2020. There are similarities and differences in the Edo and Ondo elections and lots of lessons to learn by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. With technology, we should never have a situation of ballot snatching and manipulation of election results again in our electoral history as a nation. What the recent election in Edo State has taught us as a…

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President Buhari’s lacklustre 60th Independence day broadcast

Chief Ozokhome, SAN. OPINION. By Mike Ozokhome. The broadcast was lame, defensive, lacklustre, uninspiring and devoid of Presidential gravitas. It convinces more that the president is out of tune with the stark reality of a 208 million people he governs. He compared us with some neighbouring countries. I disagree with Mr president. Do many of them produce oil? Are we not the 7th oil producer in the world? Is Buhari aware that most of our industries have relocated to,…

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60th Independence anniversary: Let’s learn from past mistakes, Jegede enjoins Nigerians

Mr. Jegede, SAN. By Editor. One of the major contenders of the Ondo State governorship election on October 10, 2020, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), has rejoiced with Nigerians on the occasion of the country’s 60th Independence anniversary, but urged them to learn the mistakes of the past years in order to build the future they all desire. Jegede in a statement in Akure, said while the country had passed through various trying periods…

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EFCC rekindles Ikuforiji’s retrial over money laundering, begins to lead evidence

FHC CJ, John Tsoho. By Editor. Rt. Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, born on August 24, 1958, is a Nigerian economist, banker, lawyer, businessman, politician, lawmaker and speaker of the 7th Lagos State House of Assembly from Epe Constituency 1 of Lagos State. He also holds a doctorate degree of Liverpool Business School of the University of Liverpool, England, in Business Administration, majoring in leadership. As the longest speaker of LSHA, his trial for money laundering started in 2012 as soon…

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