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FORMER BAYELSA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL PENS TRIBUTE TO MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI
The First Senior Advocate from Bayelsa State, Chief Anthony George-Ikoli, on Sunday described Madam Elsie Ajayi Ikoli as a paragon of virtue, compassion, and elegance. ‘’We will congregate on Friday, November 28, 2025, in Lagos to bid a fond farewell to a luminary whose radiance illuminated our lives for 93 extraordinary years. My…
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ERNEST IKOLI’S FAMILY ANNOUNCES BURIAL DATE FOR ELSIE AJAYI
The family of prominent political leader, thinker and great journalist, Ernest Sissei Ikoli, on Wednesday described Elsie Ajayi Ikoli as a priceless Jewell that would be hard to replace. “Elsie Ajayi Ikoli was an embodiment of the virtues of doggedness and resilience”. She passed on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at the enviable…
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LET THEM GO BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
When I write about thorny issues of Biafra, the proponents of Biafra always tell me my observation is one-sided. This makes me laugh. What have they been doing since the end of the war? They have been telling a one sided story. I can’t help it but laugh. What were they expecting from me?…
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FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S PASSING
The Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation on Sunday announced the passing of Madam Elsie Ajayi Ikoli. “Elsie Ajayi Ikoli departed this earth on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in the quiet of her Lagos home — not with fanfare, but with fulfillment. She was 93. A statement in Lagos described Elsie Ajayi Ikoli as…
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Elsie Ajayi Ikoli dies at 93
The Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation on Sunday announced the passing of Elsie Ajayi Ikoli. Elsie Ajayi Ikoli departed this earth on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in the quiet of her Lagos home — not with fanfare, but with fulfillment. She was 93. A statement issued in Lagos by the Ernest Sissei Ikoli…
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THE TRUE CHARACTER OF THE BIAFRAN AGITATOR BY DR AUSITN ORETTE
Every time I have engaged with Igbo people in the discussions concerning how their behavior brought Nigeria to this nadir, they always reply and call me Igbo hater. What do we call Igbo people who hate Nigerians with a passion? Are they Nigerian haters, Yoruba haters or Fulani haters? Do we call them Isoko…
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PREPARING FOR IGBO EXIT BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
PREPARING FOR IGBO EXIT BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE When I write about thorny issues of Biafra, the proponents of Biafra always tell me my observation is one-sided. This makes me laugh. What have they been doing since the end of the war? They have been telling one sided stories. I can’t help…
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LAGOS RESIDENTS COMFORT ANTHONYY GEORGE-IKOLI OVER MOTHER’S DEATH
Lagos residents on Monday expressed profound sadness at the passing of Elsie Ajayi Ikoli. A statement by the Alaka Executive Committee offered deepest and most heartfelt condolences to famous lawyer, Chief Anthony George-Ikoli and his entire family. ‘’The loss of a mother is one of life’s most profound sorrows and we understand that no words…
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CAUSES OF ETHNIC CLASHES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
There is no deliberate policy to kill Christians. The crisis in the North since the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s and today is about land. The Hausa and other natives have the land and the Fulani people have no land. The military throughout the past years tried to use government decrees to forcefully…
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IGBO, EXISTENTIAL THREAT AND THE FUTURE OF NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
In the Biafran dialogues, I have posited that Biafran actors have been de-marketing and undermining Nigeria as a Nation. Their actions should never be considered benign. They have become a clear and present danger to our corporate existence as a people. They are starting a bush fire and don’t…