Fellow Nigerians, 2. It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative government of the people. 3. The abortion, by military fiat, of the decisive victory of Chief Moshood…
By Abu Michael. The Kogi state governorship election , has kick-started with the final display of legible standard bearers. The candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Hon. Ahmed Usman Ododo has duely complied with the provisions of law and have been granted certificate by INEC to fly the flag of…
My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria. 2. I address you today, in my last assignment as a democratically elected President of our great and well-endowed nation, with a deep sense of gratitude to God, a great deal of appreciation to the Nigerian people and a modest sense of fulfilment. 3….
Ayo Ola Renowned intellectual, Otunba Olusola Adekanola (FCA, FNIT), has harped on the importance of raising the bar for greatness and excellence, which stated that Kwara State Polytechnic is noted for. These were contained in his speech as a guest speaker, at the 50th anniversary of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, the Kwara State…
Who are you mortal to bring down a man who is destined for greatness! Who are you to progostinate or say it is finished when the creator of life is just about commencing. It was second semester hundred level examination! On that fateful day, I was discussing with a friend inside the examination…
By Engr. Ondeku During times of famine and, in the heat of it in Africa, a dog became pregnant in the town of Ifuan in Ghana and, because there was a ruling that banned everybody from birthing as measure to depopulate and mitigate the strength of starvation in that town; people and other…
*By Tunde Olusunle* The story was told at the onset of the Fourth Republic in 1999, about a challenge which confronted the media, as it sought to commence reportage of the new era. President Olusegun Obasanjo immediately he was inaugurated, rolled out a list of top government functionaries who were to serve in…
By K.S.S Enebe I want to start by asking the usual statement/question about “politics” branded as “Dirty Game or practice. To me, politics is like any other field of discipline or study like medicine, law, accounting administrations, engineering etc. Therefore, it’s the people that are involved in the game or practice of politics…
Barrister Julius Elukpo PHD is a household name in Kogi state. He was one of the founding fathers of the state. A University Don, legal icon and an entrepreneur per excellent. He is reputed to be the longest chairman of Elders forum in the state, the position he has held tenaciously to fight…
By Sheidu Danjuma Asaka, Ph.D Kogi State by all standards is a microcosm of Nigeria. It is a state dominated by three major ethnic groups namely: the Igalas of the East, the Okuns of the West and the Ebiras of the Central. Within these major groups are a number of ethnic minorities. For example,…
