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Ellen Johnson -Sirleaf: Africa’s First Elected Female Leader

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who shared the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize as a champion of women’s rights, is stepping down after making history as Africa’s first elected female president in Liberia. Taking the reins of a nation that had just emerged from a civil war leaving an estimated 250,000 dead, Sirleaf will be remembered for maintaining peace and attracting massive donor funding as she rebuilt her country from scratch over 12 years in power. “We were a nation exhausted from three decades of conflict. We were starting from zero, with the…

AREE ONAKAAKANFO TITLE :Then and Now

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19 years after Abiola’s death, Yorubas were eagerly waiting for the manifestation of another Aare Ona Kakanfo. Abiola was known to have held traditional titles from all the geo-political zones in the country and even beyond Nigeria. He achieved a rare feat of being the Basorun of Ibadanland and the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, holding the two titles simultaneously. Not many have however thought about it that the beginning of the end was when Chief Moshood Abiola took the Aare Ona Kakanfo title. Though it has been claimed in…

UNVEILING THE NEW AARE ONAKAKANFO of YORUBA LAND Otunba Gani Adams

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In the heat of the Second World War, in 1941, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Sir Winston Churchill, said the following words to General Bernard Montgomery, who was also known as the “Spartan General”, the hero of the Battle of Alamein, the Commander of the famous British Desert Rats and the Field Marshall of the British Armed Forces. He said:“Monty, never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never,never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to…

Full text of Gani Adams’ speech during installation as Aare Ona Kakanfo

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Otunba Gani Adams was on Saturday installed as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo.The event held at Durbar Stadium, Oyo. His full speech below: “There cannot be a more humbling occasion for me as the one we are in today. Against the backdrop of the size of the office the Iku Baba Yeye, His Imperial Majesty, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Atanda Adeyemi III, has bestowed on me and the larger than life image of my predecessors, my installation as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo is a challenge that…

NIGERIAN GOVERNORS & THEIR EDUCATIONAL CAREERS

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36 State Governors, The Courses They Studied & The Higher Institutions Attended (1st Degree) ABIA STATE Dr. Okezie Ipkeazu, the governor of Abia state gained admission into the university of maiduguri in 1980 to study clinical biochemistry and graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) second class upper division in August 1984. ADAMAWA STATE Bindo jibrilla, the governor of Adamawa state is described as a successful business man who enrolled for a certificate program in business studies at the city college of higher education, London from 1984. by 1985, he proceeded to…

THE YOUNG MAN, SEYI-BELLO By Austin Chris

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Bello Oluwaseyi Victor, Popularly known as Seyi-Bello is an indigene of Ayede Bunu in Kabba/Bunu LGA. He was born in Ikare Akoko, Ondo State. He attended All saints Anglican Primary school Ilepa, Ikare Akoko, and had his Junior Secondary Education at Agboriki Comprehensive High School. For being active in football, he was awarded a Local Government Football scholarship to further his senior secondary school Education at Lennon Jubilee Secondary school Ikare Akoko.   Seyi studied Economics at the University of Abuja and later left to study his dream profession (Journalism)…

Big Shock! Yakubu Aiyegbeni Retires From Football

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Nigerian striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 35. Aiyegbeni had been a free agent after being released by Coventry City earlier this year but after not signing for a new club, the Nigerian striker has decided to end his playing days. After first moving to English football in January 2003, Aiyegbeni went on to enjoy a fine career with teams competing in the Premier League and Championship, with 367 appearances being made in all competitions. Aiyegbeni represented Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton, Leicester City,…

Gov Jibrilla Bindow Expresses Shock Over the Death of Dr Alex Ekwueme

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Adamawa State Governor, Senator Mohammed Umar Jibrilla Bindow, has expressed shock over the death of former Vice President, Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme, who died in a London clinic on Sunday 19th November, 2017. He described the sad event as a great loss not only to Ndigbo, but to Nigeria and Africa in general. In a statement by the Special Assistant, Media and publicity to the governor, Macauley Hunohashi, the Governor was deeply saddened by the death of Dr Ekwueme. He said “it came at a time when his experience, wisdom…

Promoting Transparency And Accountability In The Recovery Of Stolen Assets In Nigeria: Proposals For Reform By Femi Falana

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Introduction: Upon the inauguration of the Mohammadu Buhari administration the governments of the United States, United Kingdom, and Switzerland assured the federal government that stolen funds and assets stolen from Nigeria would be repatriated. Not only have these countries refused to cooperate with Nigeria they have also frustrated the efforts of the federal government to recover and repatriate such tainted funds and assets. In a display of sheer arrogance and hypocrisy in June last year the then British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron described Nigeria as “a fantastically corrupt country”.…

Google Doodle Honours Chinua Achebe

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Google has resolved to change its logo to a doodle in honor of the late Chinua Achebe, who is considered to be one of Africa’s greatest storyteller. He would have been 87 on Thursday. Born in Ogidi to an Igbo family of Nigeria, West Africa in 1930, Achebe was the son of an evangelical priest. In love with reading and writing, he completed English studies at the University of Ibadan in just four years instead of five, which was the standard. Achebe was disappointed in the European interpretation of African…