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CONTRACTORS, GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND THE STABILITY OF NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

Who makes these changes? “I shoot an arrow right, it turns left“ I chase after a deer; I get chased by a lion. I dig a hole for my enemies, and I fall into it………. I should be careful about what I want” …. RUMI Who makes these changes? Why can’t we…
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FORMER BAYELSA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL PENS TRIBUTE TO MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI

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…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AN EXEMPLARY CITIZEN OF NIGERIA

DR EMMANUEL EWETA UDUAGHAN FORMER EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR DELTA STATE On behalf of My Wife, Children and the Good People of Abigborodo, I convey to you our profound felicitations on your 71st birthday. Today, many well-meaning Nigerians are celebrating your diligence, uprightness and humility in public office. They are united in…
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WE ARE PROUD OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS, ALEMA OF WARRI TELLS DELTA EX-GOVERNOR

The Alema of Warri, Chief Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan, on Tuesday narrated how the third executive governors of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan used his experience and game plan to bring greater respectability and development to Delta State. ‘’Today, many well-meaning Nigerians are celebrating your diligence, uprightness and humility in public office.…
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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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FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S PASSING

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…
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THE NIGERIAN JOURNEY AND THE RULE OF LAW BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

It takes time to form a country. It takes patience and dedication to change attitudes. When people from disparate places and cultures are brought together to form a Nation, it is never easy. In the long run, the tears and toil are worth it because the interactions lead to expansion of consciousness…
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ERNEST IKOLI’S FAMILY ANNOUNCES BURIAL DATE FOR ELSIE AJAYI

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…
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UNEASY NEIGHBORS AND THE BIAFRA DIALOGUE PART 5 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

When people have been raised on a lie, anger becomes a weapon. This anger can be all consuming and blurs vision and can become self-destructive. This is what is happening today in the South-East geo-political zone of Nigeria. The Federal Military Government failed to secure peace at the end…
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UNEASY NEIGHBOURS AND THE BIAFRA DIALOGUE PART 4 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

UNEASY NEIGHBOURS AND THE BIAFRA DIALOGUE PART 4 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTEUNEASY NEIGHBOURS AND THE BIAFRA DIALOGUE PART 4 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE “Everyone should be called to account. Let us go door to door to ask about what we did here. If the father is gone, let us ask the sons…