Ooni @50: Fifty Hearties To a Deity in Royalty
His Imperial Majesty, Ogunwusi, Oba Adeye Enitan Babatunde, Ojaja II, traditional ruler and Ooni of Ife, was born on October…
Remembering Prince Ajibola Afonja’s life of service, leadership and impact
By Romoke W. Ahmad IN the words of America’s 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, “The true hero is not the…
Tribute to WS at 90
The name Wole Soyinka aka WS evokes sundry emotions across the spectrum. Regardless of where one stands on the spectrum,…
NAHCON chairman lauds airlift of 50,865 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
The Chairman/CEO, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, on Monday expressed delight at the feat achieved…
Rafiu Ibrahim: Remember the Dead, Honour the Living, and Avoid the Pitfalls
The human experience is characterized by the interwoven threads of remembrance, honour, and caution, which serve as guiding principles that…
The leader of leaders, Arole Awolowo, Chief Ayo Adebanjo at 96
Being a statement issued by the Deputy Leader of Afenifere, Oba Oladipo Olaitan and the National Publicity Secretary, Mogaji Gboyega…
Kole Omotosho : Our literary giant moves on
I received with some sadness but with thanks to God, the news of the transition of Professor Bankole Ajibabi Omotosho.…
Raymond Dokpesi: A patriot departs
ON May 29, as Nigerians celebrated the dawn of a new government, the curtains were sadly drawn on the acts…
Remembering Alaafin Adeyemi III
IT is four months already that the icy hands of death surreptitiously stole the innocuous soul of His Majesty, Oba…
Professor Akinlawon Mabogunje (nnom), in memoriam
Akinlawon Mabogunje, as he then was, started the year 1940 in Elementary Standard Two but halfway through the year, he…
Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III: The legacies of a great king
I knew the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, at a most personal level. We had such…
