Opinion
Change your Ways and not the Anthem, By Sota Omoigui – Coauthor, Nigerian National Anthem
When I wrote my words for the anthem, in 1978, it was my dream for the country to move forward...
Read moreMisplaced Priorities with Distractive Governance and the Fuss over a National Anthem, By Babafemi A. Badejo
A song associated with a nation only started when human beings started having the emotionally possessive idea of being organised...
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UI: Ayo Banjo was here! By John Oluwole A. Akintayo
I was attending a function at Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan, when I received the news of the transition of...
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Professor Emeritus Ayo Banjo at 90: Celebrating a Gentleman per Excellence, By Idowu Olayinka
A boy was born at Oyo town to the family of late Pa. Reverend Samuel Ayodele Banjo and Mama Comfort...
Read moreThe day ‘Lanrewaju Adepoju visited the University of Ibadan, By J. Oluwole A. Akintayo
In 1987, I decided to stand election as the General Secretary of the Federation of Ibadan Students' Union (FIBSU), University...
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A Letter to President Tinubu on Public Varsities, By Oludayo Tade
The country is hard. Nigerians are not smiling. The harsh social-economic realities are hard-hitting. When Mr President announced that subsidy...
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Public Universities: The FG’s New Revenue Generation Goldmine
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been in a battle with FG over the funding of the public...
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The World at War: Option A4 or a 4-State Solution
By Tim Akano The unthinkable happened on 7/10, similar to the earth-shaking event of 9/11: the world tilted dangerously, leaving...
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Between Partisanship and Lack of Patriotism, By Idowu Olayinka
As a lecturer at the University of Ibadan over the last 35 years one has participated in and witnessed many...
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HURRICANES, TSUNAMI AND THE WAVE: A Tale of Two States, By David Ogbezode
Every election cycle in Nigerian politics usually blesses Nigerian academia with new political term to toy with. Coalition was the...
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Kidnappers Abduct Ex-AIG Hakeem Odumosu’s Wife
Some notorious gunmen yesterday abducted the wife of retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Hakeem Odumosu, from her residence...
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Gospel Singer Timilehin Ajayi Charged, Remanded for Girlfriend’s Murder
The Nasarawa Police Command has announced that it has formally charged 32-year-old Timilehin Ajayi who murdered his 24-year-old Corps Member,...
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Odo-Ayedun Ekiti Residents Nab Fulani Electric Cable Thief
An unidentified Fulani suspect has been arrested in Odo-Ayedun Ekiti in Ekiti State for stealing huge electric cables. The thief...
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Police Arrest Illegal Weapon Manufacturers, Cultists, Murderers
The Nigeria Police Force has discovered an illegal weapons manufacturing factory at Tse Akamabe Area of Kwande LGA, Benue State...
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