Protest Against Protest: The Paradox of Dissent The act of protesting against protests raises fundamental questions about the nature of free speech, the right to assemble, and the limits of dissent. On one hand, the right to protest is a cornerstone of democratic societies, allowing citizens to express grievances and challenge the status quo. On…
PROTEST: AIYEDATIWA MOVES TO AVERT A RESURGENCE OF (2011) ARAB SPRING IN ONDO STATE AND NIGERIA Democracy is rich and it’s rooted in the preservation of certain sacred fundamentals. Every democratic setting is filled with discordant views and a fine blend is made possible with the plurality of votes of a free people. This is…
Diri Directs Distribution Of FG Palliative, Excludes Civil Servants,Politicians. Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri,On Monday confirmed the receipt of 20 trucks of rice from the Federal Government in Yenagoa. The governor also directed the immediate distribution to the people in communities across the state irrespective of political party except political appointees and civil…
GOV AIYEDATIWA COMMISERATES WITH MUYIWA ADU ON DEATH OF FATHER The Governor of Ondo State, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has commiserated with a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Muyiwa Adu, over the death of his father, Pa Joseph Oni Adu. Pa Adu, of Urowo Quarters, Akure, died at the age of 94…
Dangote Refinery: Pride to the Nation and Beacon of Hope A business mogul the size of Aliko Dangote is assumed to say less outside his business engagements. Yet, as a guest speaker at the 38th ABU convocation lecture on Friday, January 29, 2016, he held an unusual audience: the elites, industrialists, technocrats, academia, and teeming…
Of minimum wage, tortoiseshell and Akpabio’s threat. “Unlike the stomach, the brain doesn’t alert you when it’s empty.” – Arabic proverb. There are many tales about how the tortoise got its cracked back. One with various versions stands out. It is the one in which the tortoise had two geese as friends. In the Buddhist scriptures,…
WHY WE ARE PROTESTING: For the love of Democracy or Humanity! Let me start by acknowledging what I read in one Editorial which says “We live in a time when it is extremely hard to listen to the opinions of others. The world around us seems to be divided more and more everyday with…
Princess Olajumoke Ajanaku passes away at 84. The death of Princess Olajumoke Eunice Ajanaku (née Adegbite) has been announced. According to a statement released by the deceased’s family, she passed away at the age of 84. She was a princess of the Adegbite Royal House of Ado Ekiti, Amudipe Dynasty of Akure, and a retired…
An Open Letter to Protesters: Prioritize Electoral Amendment for Lasting Change Dear Fellow Nigerians, I write to you today with deep respect for your commitment to our nation’s future and the drive for positive change that fuels our collective desire for progress. Your readiness to take to the streets from August 1st under the banner…
Ondo State and the Politics of 2028 As the November off-season gubernatorial election beacons in Ondo State with its political almighty formula (you remember that in Mathematics?), given the peculiar nature of politics in the state where power spins between north, south and central, the challenge with the people of the state (particularly Southerners) is…
