Category: Opinion
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Letter to Nigerian Youth: It is time to take over by rejecting government of old people
By Akinrinlola Olumide Part of the reasons Nigeria is not going forward is the recycling of the old generation into political offices by the current political class. Since the elders and analogue generation took over, things have gone backwards in Nigeria. I have seen under this current administration of APC led government in Nigeria where…
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Eyitayo vs Okunomo – Why PDP Must Not Lose Ondo Election
By Kayode Ojomo “To be a state Governor is different from a Local Government Chairman”, how can anyone say this? I disagree completely with this infantile postulations above by some people loyal to Eyitayo Jegede, one of the Governorship Aspirants of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State. Being a Local Government Chairman offers…
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The nasty and deplorable state of Ikare-Akoko township roads
By Comrade Wande Owati It is undebatable that Ikare Township roads are currently in dilapidated state since former governor Olusegun Agagu left office in 2009. The terrible state of the roads is a source of concern for our farmers, the motorists and other road users. Most of the township roads were rehabilitated during Agagu’s adminstration,…
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Reminding Pastor J.T Kalejaiye of The Few Things He Has Done To Better Lives @ 60
By Akinrinlola Olumide Pastor Johnson Oluwatomisin Kalejaiye, popularly known as Pastor J.T. Kalejaiye, is the Special Assistant to the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) on Evangelism. He was born to the family of Kalejaiye in Igboguerin Community of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. He is an instrument in…
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AkureExplosion: The Questions Begging For Answers
Odunola Sandra Brethren, fellow citizens and countrymen, up till now, no one has been able to show us a component of the said vehicle transporting the said explosives, even the tiniest fragments was not found. Nothing. It is good the security personnel does this, for our collective security. Let us be critical at this point:…
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Ondo 2020: The trouble in APC and the fate of PDP
By Akinrinlola Olumide According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the governorship election in Ondo State will hold in October 10, this year. Shortly after this announcement, INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, also released the timetable and schedule of activities for the governorship elections. According to INEC, political parties must conduct their primary elections…
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60th Birthday: How Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo cheated death 3 times
By Akinrinlola Olumide Distinguished Senator Nicholas Tofowomo is sixty years of age today! Congratulations @ my principal and benefactor. But today isn’t the time to celebrate you. It is the time to celebrate God and thank Him for your continued existence on this planet earth. Many people may not understand this, but you and I,…
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Why we need your intervention in Ikale land, Concerned Citizen writes Erelu Oodua
By Adeyemi Ogungbemi In one of our numerous talks, you told me you loath Nigeria politics and never stop expressing your disdain for the maladministration of our leaders. It’s hightime you brought your progressively roaring voice to the fore to halt the marginalization of our people at home. The Ikale had been marginalized by two…
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Herdsmen And The Stolen Wealth
By Gani Muhammed Around 1979 a herdsman physically assaulted Chief Oloda, now late, of Igboyagba compound of Ojo quarter in Ajowa Akoko. The community quickly organised a team of young men who subsequently arrested the fleeing offending herdsman and their head were made to pay for the medical treatments and certain ransom. That was when…
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New Generation Kings and the ‘Mike Tyson’ of Iwo
By Reuben Abati Over the weekend, the Yoruba community in the South Western part of Nigeria was treated to the shocking news of a fight that broke out between two traditional rulers at an arranged peace meeting in Osogbo, Osun State, with one traditional ruler punching another in the face and the neck, sending the…