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SANWO-OLU SEEKS INVESTORS’ SUPPORT FOR LEKKI–EPE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
PRESS RELEASE Says Lagos will work hand-in-hand with all federal agencies The Governor of Lagos, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday sought the support of investors to make the approved Lekki–Epe International Airport, a reality. He said the Lagos State Government is committed to…
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PREPARATIONS IN TOP GEAR FOR ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S BURIAL CEREMONIES
CAKASA, WEMA, POLARIS MOURN IJAW LEADERS EXPRESS GRIEF LAGOS RESIDENTS COMFORT ANTHONY GEORGE-IKOLI CHARIS MICROFINANCE BANK EXTOLS LATE MATRIARCH’S VIRTUES Preparations are in top gear as the family of First Republic politician, nationalist and pioneering journalist, Ernest Sissei Ikoli, gets set to bid farewell to a woman of profound moral scruples, stickler for hard…
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NYESOM WIKE VERSUS THE GENERAL: AD-HOC MILITARY SYSTEM DEFINED BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
NYESOM WIKE VERSUS THE GENERAL: AD-HOC MILITARY SYSTEM DEFINED BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE Nothing exemplifies more about the ad-hoc system than the altercation that took place between the Minister of the Federal Capital, Nyesom Wike and Lieutenant A. M. Yerima a few days ago. Some persons familiar with the theatrics of Wike may condemn…
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VIBROFLOTATION AND GEOTECHNICAL, PRISONERS CARE, OTHERS EULOGIZE ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI AS DIGNITARIES GATHER IN LAGOS
VIBROFLOTATION AND GEOTECHNICAL, PRISONERS CARE, OTHERS EULOGIZE ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI AS DIGNITARIES GATHER IN LAGOS Dignitaries from all over the world will gather in Lagos on Friday, November 28, 2025 to pay their last respects and bid farewell to Madam Elsie Ajayi Ikoli. A statement on Friday morning by the Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation said…
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OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE If we aspire to be a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society, we have to remove religion from the centrality of our politics. We must decentralize governance. We have too many religious holidays and none of the religions is indigenous. Religion should have no place in our public lives. The…
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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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Julius Berger Nigeria Plc strengthens team unity with Annual Cultural Day celebration
Julius Berger Nigeria Plc strengthens team unity with Annual Cultural Day celebration Top-tier engineering and construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, on Friday, October 03, 2025, held its annual Cultural Day celebration across its corporate offices, regional headquarters, and project sites nationwide. The event once again highlighted the company’s commitment to promoting…
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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…
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UNEASY NEIGHBOURS AND THE BIAFRA DIALOGUE PART 3 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
UNEASY NEIGHBOURS AND THE BIAFRA DIALOGUE PART 3 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE When I write about Fulani, Igbo and their negative activities against Nigeria, I am flooded with acidic comments. The replies are so juvenile and emotional, devoid of substance and laden with ethnic gobbledygook. Some say I am Islamophobic while others say…
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UNEASY NEIGHBOURS AND THE BIAFRA DIALOGUES BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
UNEASY NEIGHBOURS AND THE BIAFRA DIALOGUES BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE Lately, there have been eruption of kings and kingdoms of the Igbo people all over Nigeria and other parts of the world. If these occurrences were not being normalized, they will be easy to ignore. Some months ago, I wrote that the…