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Why Buhari’s New Chief of Staff, Gambari more subtle and even more dangerous than late Abba Kyari|By Ambassador Dapo Fafowora

What I have written in this long piece is just some of my personal experience and encounter with him. Everything I have written here is in my memoirs ‘Lest I Forget ‘which he has seen and read. I know him quite well. I was the one who in 1981 brought him to the UN at…

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Neglect by Gov. Makinde as armed robbers attack Ibadan residents during COVID-19 lockdown|By Oladeinde Olawoyin

Oladehinde Olawoyin, a writer with Premium Times, has written on his Facebook wall how the residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital are suffering attacks from armed robbers and how the state government led by the state governor is doing little or nothing to address the situation. Read him below: Few days ago, Abia Warriors’…

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Coronavirus: Ibadan and the danger of a Governor’s Scam Artistry|ByOladeinde Olawoyin

This afternoon, over 96 hours after Governor Seyi Makinde “apologized” over the Ibadan rally, the Oyo State NUJ released a damning report about Makinde’s romance with Covid-19 after an inspection of facilities across Ibadan. Now, if you have even the faintest idea of how state chapters of these unions can be fantastically corrupt in their…

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Seyi Makinde: An apology or a political grapple to save face|By Kareem Abisodun

Following the recent apology, tendered by the Governor of Oyo State with regards to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally, which held on Wednesday 18th of March 2020, at the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19), many have been left pondering if this means of damage control will suffice for the gross incompetence and negligence…

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FUOYE: Giant strides of a man with culture of excellence|By WOLE BALOGUN

Recently, members of the Governing Council of our great University, the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) embarked on an inspection of the various enviable projects that now dotted the landscape of the twin campuses of Oye and Ikole respectively. The distinguished gentlemen and ladies comprised the representatives of the Federal Government of Nigeria in the Council…

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Ibadan born journalist predicts choice of Auxiliary as trap for Makinde’s downfall

The Ibadan born journalist, Oladeinde Olawoyin has said in his Facebook wall that the choice of Auxiliary to head Oyo motor park poises to cause downfall of the state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde. In his Facebook opinion write up, on choice of Auxiliary as head of Oyo State motor park management, the prominent journalist said…

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Afijio, Atiba, Oyo East & Oyo West Federal Constituency: a call for equal representation

The return of democratic rule in 1999 was the beginning of a new dawn in the country as it brought an end to the reign of military rule. As a student of Government, I was overwhelmed with joy because of experiencing the practical definition of democracy by Abraham Lincoln who defined Democracy as ‘’ government…

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Seyi Makinde’s Greek gift to Oyo school students and the hanging sword of Damocles’ connection: an expose of a waning, fading cum oblivion-bound government thriving under sheer propaganda

A man who was so poor he couldn’t afford three square meal. He approached the gate of a rich man naked to solicit for help. The rich man looked at the man with disdain but it was so unfortunate for him that the poor man solicited for his help when he was having a royal…

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Ondo citizens demand end to Akeredolu rule

The onus of reviving both the political and economic glory of Ondo State rests solely on the shoulders of utterly repressed citizens constituting a larger chunk of the population. A bold step towards achieving this conceived glory would be the rejection of the present draconian ruler of the state in the person of Rotimi Akeredolu….

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Rotimi Akeredolu bows out in SHAME

A Politician thinks of the next Election or how to retain Power at all cost, a Stateman is always thinking of the welfare of his people and their next Generation. A people oriented Government, in the course of contriving Fundamental policies, considers input of its Resourceful Citizens that can add value to the entire progress…

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