by Tunde Fagbenle Yes, I have been proved wrong, very wrong, by the Ekiti people from the result of the election. But I am not alone. Indeed, I am in very good company. Penultimate week, a younger friend of mine, Akintayo Akindeko, son of the late Chief Akindeko of the First Republic politics fame, held... Read More

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Tunde Fagbenle: An encounter with Arisekola-Alao

by Tunde Fagbenle Aare Arisekola was many things to many people. He was loved by many and detested by as many. Last Wednesday 18th, Alhaji Azeez Arisekola-Alao, the larger-than-life rabble-rouser Islamic leader and notable businessman of Ibadan, breathed his last. Until his death he was the deputy head of Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs... Read More

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June 22, 2014

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Simon Kolawole: What’s happening at the airports?

by Simon Kolawole As I write now, not much work is going on at the airports. The projects that were getting close to completion last year are now being halted. I am not seeing progress at MMIA. Sometime in 2000, I travelled to South Africa for a week. It was the first time I was... Read More

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June 21, 2014

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Dele Momodu: So my own Alhaji is gone!

by Dele Momodu I discovered his staying power was the ability to accommodate everyone while minding his own business. Those were very delicate days when it was dangerous to make wrong friends. But Alhaji stuck out his neck and made us feel welcome. Fellow Nigerians, this is not the best of seasons in our dear... Read More

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June 18, 2014

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Sad news: Muslim leader, Arisekola Alao is dead

by Oge Okonkwo The Nigerian Muslim community is mourning the loss of its most prominent leaders – the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Abdulazeez Arisekola Alao. Alhaji Arisekola Alao was the deputy head of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and was based in Ibadan, Oyo state. He was 69-years-old at the time of his death.... Read More

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