Category: Opinion
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Benedict XVI: Counting Our Losses! By Abiodun Komolafe
On January 26, 1998, I authored an article, entitled _‘Lessons from the Dead’,_ in one of Nigeria’s foremost newspapers. In the piece, I attempted to eulogize the late Mother Theresa of Calcutta for her avowed commitment to the advancement of global development as well as her giving an everlasting face of honour to humanity. As…
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What Osun is missing By Ireoluwa J Alalade
Who else saw how Adegboyega Oyetola’s was welcomed with a serenade into Osogbo on January 2nd? This was a man whose name and reputation the ruling party and its golden boy spent their first month in office attacking on all fronts. But Osun people, who are more discerning now than ever, welcomed Oyetola with an…
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What Osun is missing By Ireoluwa J Alalade
Who else saw how Adegboyega Oyetola’s was welcomed with a serenade into Osogbo on January 2nd? This was a man whose name and reputation the ruling party and its golden boy spent their first month in office attacking on all fronts. But Osun people, who are more discerning now than ever, welcomed Oyetola with an…
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What Osun is missing By Ireoluwa J Alalade
Who else saw how Adegboyega Oyetola’s was welcomed with a serenade into Osogbo on January 2nd? This was a man whose name and reputation the ruling party and its golden boy spent their first month in office attacking on all fronts. But Osun people, who are more discerning now than ever, welcomed Oyetola with an…
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Between Gov Adeleke and Speaker Owoeye: Who is a better statesman By Ismail Omipidan
Politics, the world over is about interest. This is why once politics is over, those voted in, especially governors and Presidents face governance until it is time for another round of politics. In Osun, the governorship election was held on July 16, 2022 and results declared the next day. But the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
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Between Gov Adeleke and Speaker Owoeye: Who is a better statesman By Ismail Omipidan
Politics, the world over is about interest. This is why once politics is over, those voted in, especially governors and Presidents face governance until it is time for another round of politics. In Osun, the governorship election was held on July 16, 2022 and results declared the next day. But the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
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Between Gov Adeleke and Speaker Owoeye: Who is a better statesman By Ismail Omipidan
Politics, the world over is about interest. This is why once politics is over, those voted in, especially governors and Presidents face governance until it is time for another round of politics. In Osun, the governorship election was held on July 16, 2022 and results declared the next day. But the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
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Osun: Adeleke’s One Month Of Drama And Dance By Ireoluwa J. Alalade
Politics, especially the Nigerian brand of it, requires a great degree of audacity and grit, if indeed an actor in the space will ever make people-impacting changes. But the genre of unpreparedness displayed by Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke and his handlers on the topic of his first month in office contends for the…
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[Opinion]How going home with used vehicles began with Gov. Isiaka Adeleke
By Lanre Akeju For days now, the Senator Ademola Adeleke-led administration in Osun has been dishing out lies and half-truths about government, governance and politics of the State, all in an attempt to make immediate past Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola look bad in the eyes of the public. The current Osun government, apparently sensing that its…
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2022 Osun Gubernatorial Election: One Election, Four Results
By Michael Abiodun Oni Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Babcock University. By global standards and practice one election at any level: local, state and federal is expected to produce only one precise result. This is particularly so when results are collated from polling units through ward, local government, state and federal. In these…