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Last week, I had the honour of visiting Dr. Amos Akingba, a chieftain of Afenifere and National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), in his Ode-Irele, Ondo State country home. Akingba, who turned 85 last March, relocated to his hometown about two…

Written by Festus Adedayo The social and cultural setting in Yorubaland literally exploded last Friday. It almost took the shine off the Oyo State government’s highly commendable inauguration of a 34.85 km Oyo-Iseyin Road and…

If politicians provide good and transparent leadership, including the conduct of credible elections and don't bribe judges to corrupt or pervert justice, then democracy and rule of law can be sustainable in Africa. Economic and…

Kindly listen to former President Goodluck Jonathan. We all need to learn from his speech as individuals, corporate organisations, and government of the day. Jonathan is a man who tasted power as deputy governor of Bayelsa…

Written by Festus Adedayo Yoruba have a solemn way of expressing disgust with vacuity. Wherever elders look forward, in huge expectation, that a respected person would utter words of knowledge - ogbon but its antonym – ago…

"Saul is on the throne and maybe till the next 40 years, so it's time to move on" This was his speech in that short video. Pastor Paul Adefarasin of the House on the Rock Church has repeated this prophecy referring to the…

Written by Festus Adedayo Prof Akinwumi Isola’s Efunsetan Aniwura (1981), his first play written in 1961-62 while he was a student at the University of Ibadan, is highly celebrated. It is a historical drama which reflects…

“The world is a complex place, and the influence of the media in its representation and its power of communication and interpretation is a remarkable amplifier of emotions, and of illusions.” Tariq Ramadan The marriage or…

PENDULUM BY KANABE SANI ALUNEGBE ESQ, ACIArb (UK), CITN 08066271440,  [email protected] My Fellow Etsako East people, there is no doubt that Etsako East is one of the most important Local Government in our dearly beloved Edo…

By Festus Adedayo On October 21, 1968, a letter was written by a group which went by the name, Egbe Mekunnu Taku, literally, Association of the Adamant Poor, to the then Military Governor of the Western State, Major General…