Month: April 2020

BEFORE THE CURTAIN OF DARKNESS VEILS THE LAST SCENE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA Bode Steve Ekundayo_

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As the Covid 19 pandemic locks down peoples worldwide to hibernate at home, Nigerians, particularly parents and university students, are yet to feel the bite of ASUU’s strike for the countless time. If ASUU and the FGN cannot reconcile their disagreement before university students are asked to resume school at the end of the Covid 19 holiday, then students will discover that they cannot return to school, and that will become the ‘Covid 20’ that they will have to contend with. The on-going strike was triggered by the Federal Government’s…

Forever A News Hound By Babafemi Ojudu

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You wonder what a man of more than 80 years of age will be doing at 2.00 am. That is him. He is as alert as when he was a young reporter in the mid 60’s and 70s when he broke major news for the Nigerian and world media. He used his reportorial comb to discover the bush where the coupist deposited the body of the late Prime Minister of Nigeria Alhaji Tafawa Balewa after he was brutally murdered in 1966. In 1976 he was right there at the office…

Senate President mourns ex-AGF, Chief Richard Akinjide

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has commiserated with the family of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide, who died on Tuesday. Lawan also condoled with the government and people of Oyo State over the loss. The Senate President said Chief Akinjide lived a fulfilled life and carved a nitche for himself as a walking encyclopedia of the law profession having made his mark on the sand of time before his exit. Lawan said the erudite lawyer made great contributions to the legal profession…

Between Abba and Geoffrey By Simbo Olorunfemi

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Two Nigerians, Abba Kyari, a Muslim Kanuri/Shuwa Arab from Borno State and Geoffrey Onyeama, a Catholic Igbo from Enugu State met in Warwick, England in 1977. Geoffrey was only 21 while Abba was 25 at the time. They were only together for only 5 months at Warwick, as Geoffrey soon left for Cambridge, but that was enough foundation upon which they built a life-long relationship which lasted for 43 years. Abba and Geoffrey became so close that Abba was not only Geoffrey’s ‘Best Man’ at his wedding in Owo, Ondo…

Covid-19: The Real Problem Of Yahaya Bello By Onoja Johnson Integrity

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In the past few days, Kogi State has been on the news again. Not for being a lone state without any case of Corona Virus or one of states yet to record a single victim of the novel Covid-19 Pandemic, but the usual risible governance approach of the governor of the state, Yahaya Bello and the inglorious defence always put forward by the team to paint evil nice. It takes no Kogite aback anymore seeing that the government is not putting out proactive formidable strategies to combating the penetration and…

Omo-Agege celebrates Funkekeme @ 58

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The Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman, Senate Constitution Review Committee, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has congratulated a former Deputy Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Solomon Funkekeme on the occasion of his 58th birthday. In a congratulatory message personally signed by him, Senator Omo-Agege commended the politician for distinguishing himself in the various capacities he has served the state. Prior to his current appointment as Senior Political Adviser to the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, Funkekeme had served as former member and Deputy Speaker, Delta…

Omo-Agege mourns Bishop Emuobor

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The Deputy President of the Senate (DSP), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has expressed deep shock and sadness over the demise of the President and Founder of Trinity Gospel Mission, Ughelli, Bishop Diamond Emuobor. In a condolence message personally signed by him, Senator Omo-Agege condoled with the Urhobo nation and the Christian community in the state over the death of the renowned cleric. He described Bishop Emuobor, who chaired bodies like the Elders Council, Urhobo Christian Ministers Association (UCMAI), Delta State Christian Pilgrimage Board and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) (Ughelli…

Kyari’s demise, a big loss to fill – Ex-Minister, Gbagi

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Former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has described the death of Mallam Abba Kyari as a big loss to Nigeria and the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration. Gbagi commiserated with President Buhari, Abba Kyari’s family and members of the Federal Executive Council. Kyari was the Chief of Staff to the President until his death last Friday, April 17, 2020. He noted that Kyari leveraged on his vast experience in service to the country and humanity. “The death of Mallam Abba Kyari came as a shock not only to…

Tribute to Kyari: The Best Man By Geoffrey Onyeama

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I first met Abba Kyari in 1977 at Warwick University in England. I had gone there to do law as a second first degree. He had come to do a degree in sociology. I had a pending application to do Law at Cambridge and when the result of that application came and it was positive, I left Warwick during the second semester. But my five months at Warwick was enough to build a strong friendship with Abba that lasted till his passing. Almost 43 years! There was a small group…