2023
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Your Million Rants Can Not stop Gov Adeleke’s Second Term – Osun Leadership Forum
By Taofik Jimoh A political group under the aegis of Osun Leadership Forum has described the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ajibola Basiru as a “ranting bird” over his reported utterances against Governor Ademola Adeleke. Basiru had called on members of Osun APC party to resolve their differences so as to send […]
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Opinion: The Death and Resurrection of Mohbad
By Busy Brain He fought but lost the battle along the line. He voiced out but his voice could not be heard by colleagues. We all gathered to post Rest in Peace. We all could have done better to raise our voices against tormentors. He is dead but the light is on. No excuse, we […]
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Osun Pensioners Pledge Continuing Support for Adeleke’s Government
By Taofik Jimoh The Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Osun State chapter has reacted to a misinformation from some elements who claimed to be members of the union, that the state government under the leadership of Governor Ademola Adeleke has reneged in his promise regarding the payment of pensioners in the state. The union said the […]
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Obasanjo and the mess of traditional authority
By Busy Brain In Nigeria, the media space is a mixture of human-interest stories of different categories. From the leaked sex tapes to Mohbad’s gruesome death and Obasanjo’s powerful command of traditional rulers. To me, the news that touches the heart most is that of Mohbad’s sudden death because of the circumstances that surrounded his […]
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Yoruba Council Worldwide Strips Obasanjo of All Chieftaincy Titles
By Taofik Jimoh Yoruba Council Worldwide, acclaimed apex Yoruba indigenous organization, has stripped former Nigeria president Olusegun Obasanjo of all traditional chieftaincy titles in Yoruba land. This was unconnected with the outburst of Obasanjo against some traditional rulers who were in attendance at the inauguration of the Iseyin Campus of the Ladoke Akintola University of […]
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Opinion: States are broke, nothing done in 100 days
By Dele Sobowale Money talks”; and virtually all the state government just finishing their first 100 days in office had very little to say because they are broke. In the past, print media was bombarded with 100 days reports from every state. We sometimes had insufficient space for them. Now, we have next to nothing […]
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Opinion: Obasanjo and Obas – A Clash of Protocols
By Temitope Oyetomi (Gentle Topman) Plus, times Minus is equal to minus. + x – = -OBJ delivered a right massage (+) in a wrong manner (-). So, we will multiply + by –, which is -. The fact is, there is State Protocol. State Protocol requires that when the Number 1 citizen of the […]
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Opinion: These Palliatives Are Not Getting There
By Taiwo Adisa Last week, I witnessed a scene play out in one of the states where agents of the government were busy distributing palliatives to the “poorest of the poor” in line with the lingo that got popularised in recent years by the Muhammadu Buhari administration. An open-roof truck, call it a minivan was […]
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The Magical 2023 Osun Osogbo Festival: A Rich Tapestry of Culture, Tradition, Art, and Spirituality
The date was August 11, 2023, as the sun rose over the ancient city of Osogbo, Osun State capital in Nigeria, a vibrant energy coursed through the air, setting the stage for one of West Africa’s most enchanting cultural events – the Osun Osogbo Festival. August of every year, this centuries-old celebration of the river […]
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Ipade Imole: A precept for good governance
By Sarafa Ibrahim Oftentimes, we relish the progress in advanced societies and hope that similar experience be replicable here. As good as those thoughts usually are, we do miss one critical factor, and that is the existence of a proper feedback mechanism that is applicable in those environments that primarily account for the growth and […]