A 50-year-old widow in Ilorin, Kwara State, Mrs Folashade Ajayi, recently caused a stir after enrolling as a Junior Secondary School 2 student at the Ilorin Grammar School. In this interview with TUNDE OYEKOLA, Ajayi explains the motive behind her move What is your name? My name is Folashade Ajayi. I am from Iludun-Oro in the Irepodun…
Much talked about politics in Nigeria has led to destruction of our common effort in creating sustainable development and progressive infrastructural development. Nigeria today has lost focus and have no directions on pre- determined course of action. Our major problem in Nigeria used to be unemployment and infrastructural decay but today we have added…
Just like yesterday,it has being one eventful year after assumption of office by the Ag Director General, National.Braodcasting Commission NBC, Professor Aduku Augustine Armstrong Idachaba. Professor Idachaba who rose through the cadre of the NBC, joined the organisation in 1994, held several positions of authority in the organisation in the last 27 years. His…
Nigeria government needs to wake up to its responsibility as the organ responsible for the protection of Nigeria citizens wherever they are. The raising of tensions between Nigerians from different echnic group is not healthy for our democracy and unit. Government can not be seen to be silence when individual echnic groups are threatening…
“The world could have been great if only good people are made more useful”. I must say that Ohi-Otenyete of Ebiraland, Alh. Isa Ozi Salami is an open-minded person, and a legend with the Capital letter “L”. Personally, I have had many encounters with powerful, experienced, and knowledgeable people in my journey of…
ENGR KAYODE ADEGBAYO “Trusted and Dependable Ally of Distinguished Senator Smart Adeyemi”* *I join family, friends and well wishers across the globe to celebrate an astute administrator, experienced grass root mobilizer, a socialite and philanthropist per excellence whose leadership credentials were worthy of emulation* *Olomo as popular called is a dogged go-getter, very disciplined,…
The succession contest for the paramount Igala royal stool must rank as one of the least rancorous and acrimonious globally. For a stool so revered that its occupant is literally idolized by the subjects spread across several states in Nigeria from the North Central, to the North East, South East and South South Geo-Political…
I am one of the leading advocates for good road networks in Nigeria since the early 2000 till date. One of my major criticisms of the Governor Yahaya Bello’s administration is the state of roads in Lokoja, the state capital among other things. The event of last week, I mean the approval of contract…
*BY OGO’OGU MD, THE SO OF THE MINISTRY OF CELEBRATION.* *”The extension of the positive characteristics of a father can contribute more to the healing of a nation, society than all the money-laden do good programs combined. These caring, compassionate, respectful and loving attributes can not only encourage and heal a family, community and…
… The many fabrications of Mrs Hannah Oziohu Abraham, outgoing provost, college of Nursing and Midwifery, Obangede It is no more a strange saying that ” a journey of 100 miles must come to pass one day and that whatever has a beginning must surely have an end”. It is in the light of…
