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MILITARY, SUBORDINATION AND THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
In a society that is based on the rule of law and hierarchy, there should be no room for any serving army officer to comment on what happened between Wike and Yerima. It is disgraceful for any general to intimidate the public by saying that the action is a threat to national security.…
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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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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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CAKASA, WEMA, POLARIS MOURN DEATH OF ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI
Major organizations in Nigeria have expressed their condolences following the death of Mrs. Elsie Ajayi Ikoli who passed away in Lagos at the age of 93. ‘’On behalf of the Board, Management and the entire staff of CAKASA (Nigeria) Company Limited, I acknowledge the news of the transition to glory of our beloved…
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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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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 NEW AMERICAN AGGRESSION TOWARDS NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
No Nigerian should lose sleep over the threats of Donald Trump. Nigeria is an independent Nation and not a vassal state of America. America is not concerned about Christians. Donald Trump is concerned about raw materials and white Supremacy. This is the man who dragged white South Africans to the United States…
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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…