Today’s Noisemakers: The Nigerian Army, Demola Olarewaju, Igbos, the cutest girlfriend contest and others

1. Igbos Since morning, Igbos have been trending on Twitter. First for the operation python dance put in place by the Federal government, then for oppression and marginalisation of Igbos in Nigeria, also because of the relationship the Igbo tribe has with other tribes, and for Nnamdi Kanu’s detention and the calls for secession. On... Read More

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Bola Ige, Demola Olarewaju, igbos, nigeria, Nigerian Army, noisemakers, Operation Python Dance

December 21, 2016

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. How police destroyed evidences on the murder of Bola Ige – Keyamo Lawyer, Festus Keyamo on Tuesday said the killers of former minister, Bola Ige did not face justice because the police destroyed evidences at its disposal. 2. Video of soldiers lamenting lack of food, water... Read More

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Bola Ige, EFCC, soldiers, The Big 5

December 21, 2016

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How police destroyed evidences on the murder of Bola Ige – Keyamo

Lawyer, Festus Keyamo on Tuesday said the killers of former minister, Bola Ige did not face justice because the police destroyed evidences at its disposal. Keyamo spoke during a symposium held in Lagos by the Bola Ige Centre for Justice to commemorate Ige’s death anniversary. Ige was killed by unknown men on December 23, 2001,... Read More

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Bola Ige, Evidences, Festus Keyamo, Murder, police

October 14, 2016

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Opinion: Is it wrong for Tinubu to endorse a candidate?

by Abiodun Komola Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s call on John Odigie-Oyegun to resign as National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly derailing from the path of progressives continues to generate diverse opinions in the polity. The call, rather than being misconstrued by Tinubu’s antagonists, should be seen for its altruistic value and content: It... Read More

APC, Bola Ige, bola tinubu, nigeria, party infighting, Politics, yoruba race

September 11, 2015

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The spirit of late Bola Ige will not sleep, until… – Aregbesola

The Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, revealed that the spirit of the late Chief Bola Ige, was still tormenting his killers almost 14 years after he was murdered. Aregbesola, disclosed this at Esa Oke, Ige’s hometown, at the inauguration of the Bola Ige Mechatronics Institute at the Osun State College of Technology. Ige was the... Read More

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Aregbesola, Bola Ige, Osun State

July 25, 2015

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Bola Ige’s daughter still wants justice for his death, recounts how the family handled his death

Eldest child of the late Chief Bola Ige, Funso Adegbola, has spoken! In a new interview with Punch newspaper, she talked about her late dad and more. What was growing up like under prominent parents? When I was in the nursery school, I was the only pupil whose mother was a lawyer. By 1977, she was... Read More

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Bola Ige, Funso Adegbola

April 26, 2015

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Olu Onemola: Let’s recognise the ‘tree shakers’ who got Buhari elected

by Olu Onemola …those that have worked to make Nigeria better – the activists, the vibrant academics, the ‘tell-the-truth-as-it-is’ journalists, the fearless politicians, and the everyday Nigerians that have wrestled against overwhelming odds to achieve the objectives of our common struggles have never been the inheritors of their own successes. The ‘Tree Shakers’ have existed... Read More

Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Attahiru Jega, Bola Ige, nigerian labour congress, Nigerian universities, nlc, Tree shakers

January 13, 2015

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Nigeria is not safe in the hands of Buhari and APC – PDP

by Kolapo Olapoju The Peoples Democratic Party says Nigeria is not safe in the hands of the All Progressives Congress and its presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Therefore, the ruling party believes it will be in the interest of Nigerians for President Goodluck Jonathan to win the February presidential poll. The National Secretary of... Read More

All Progressives Congress, Bola Ige, Lateef Jakande, Muhammadu Buhari, Peoples Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan, Prof. Wale Oladipo, Sam Mbakwe

December 30, 2014

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Max Siollun: What would Nigeria be like under a President Buhari?

by Max Siollun Politicians face a credibility problem in that they campaign on, and their careers live or die by; promise of unperformed intentions. They also face a wary public that is skeptical about whether they can, or intend to keep, their pre-election promises. Will vested interests and the need to appease godfathers and financiers... Read More

All Progressives Congress, Ambrose Alli, Anthony Enahoro, aper aku, Bola Ige, corruption, Kirikiri, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party, president, President Goodluck Jonathan, Sam Mbakwe, Solomon Lar Jim Nwobodo

November 4, 2014

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Obasanjo blames Babangida, Abacha, Buhari, Jonathan, others for power sector decay

by Kolapo Olapoju Erstwhile President and former Head of state, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has held liable the administrations which succeeded him, as being responsible for the comatose state of the power sector. Obasanjo was speaking about his first time as leader of Nigeria, when he served as Military Head of state between 1976 and 1979.... Read More

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Bola Ige, Ernest Shonekan, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, olusegun obasanjo, Politcal will, Power sector, Sani Abacha, shehu shagari, south africa

August 18, 2014

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Demola Rewaju: So, who killed Bola Ige? (Y! Politico)

by Demola Rewaju There once was a man who was the best of them all – Bola Ige was his name and in many ways, he represented the best of the products of Chief Awolowo scions. Ige was initially not Awolowo’s choice to become the governor of the old Oyo State but after defeating Pa... Read More

Bola Ige, Demola Rewaju, Iyiola Omisore, Y! Politico, ynaija

August 15, 2014

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Akin Osuntokun: Omisore paid for his exaggerated sense of self-importance

by Akin Osuntokun In the present political configuration of this country, I’m a committed member and partisan of the PDP. Does this commitment stop short of regretting Omisore’s defeat? Since I’m in no position to categorically rule him in or out of culpability in the death of Ige, the answer has to be yes. I... Read More

Akin Osuntokun, APC, Bola Ige, Iyiola Omisore, Osun State, PDP, ynaija

April 5, 2014

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Chidi Onumah: What does the North really want?

by Chidi Onumah Of course, Bugaje is not the first person from the “North” to theorize about the source and ownership of the oil in Nigeria. During the dictatorship of Gen. Sani Abacha, at the height of the June 12 crisis, eminent historian, the late Dr. Bala Usman, had argued that hydrocarbons, the principal constituents... Read More

adamawa, Bola Ige, chidi onumah. lamido, north, opinion, usman bugaje, ynaija

March 5, 2014

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Demola Rewaju: In LASU, the chickens have come home to roost

by Demola Rewaju Despite its Awoist pretensions, the AD/AC/ACN/APC governments in Lagos have made no secret of their desire to commercialise education as much as possible as far as the tertiary schools are concerned. First it was the government of Bola Tinubu that decided the fees of N250 was too cheap for students of LASU... Read More

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January 9, 2014

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Opinion: Before they kill Bola Tinubu…

by Mallam Ahmed Jaji If Bola Ige could be killed for allegedly stating that he wanted to re-organise the AD, one wonders what’ll be the lot of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for leading the onslaught against the PDP not only in the South-West Zone in particular, but the whole country in general. O generation of Vipers,... Read More

AD, Bola Ige, Iyiola Omisore, mallam jaji, nest of killers, opinion, Osun State, PDP, snipers, ynaija

November 13, 2013

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Ismaeel Ahmed: The Rule of Law or the law of the ruler? (Y! Policy Hub)

by Ismaeel Ahmed There are numerous situations to cite as examples of the aberration of the principle of Rule of Law in the last fourteen years of civilian rule; the Salami saga will go down in history as one the most disgraceful acts of aberrations, not only the superiority of the law, but even the sanctity... Read More

anambra, Bola Ige, Chris Ngige, Ifeanyi Ubah, Ismaeel Ahmed, Justice Ayo Salami, law, nigeria, rule of law, Y! Policy Hub

October 29, 2013

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Opinion: National dialogue- The pertinent questions

by Ahahonu Kingsley What am I saying then? The national questions still remain vital and as a matter of necessity must be answered. ‘Are we to live together and under what conditions?’, a statement of fact, which has assumed a national question is often credited to the late Bola Ige. The dualistic National Question has... Read More

ahahonu kingsley, Bola Ige, conference, dialogue, national unity, nigeria, snc, South West

October 5, 2013

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Demola Rewaju: Mourning and criticising the dead… the Agagu double tragedy

by Demola Rewaju The line against Agagu is that the crash of the plane is perhaps a certain retribution for his failure to fix the aviation sector during his tenure as Minister for Aviation. Of all the silliness this generation has produced, this is the silliest. We forget that this was a man whose was... Read More

Bola Ige, Demola Rewaju, generation, Ibadan, kokumo, Ondo, plane crash, Rosicrucian fellowship

August 14, 2013

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Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode attended the best schools but lacks class

by Pedro Christian Kalu In the words of John Okiyi Kalu “the views and actions of charlatans like FFK cannot and will never represent the views of the learned and hard working entrepreneurs of Yorubaland but rather that of a drug damaged mind seeking to ride on ethnic conflict to actualize his gubernatorial ambition.” I once admired and... Read More

APC, Bola Ige, chinua achebe, Dele Ogundipe, Femi Fani-Kayode, FFK, Hausa/Yoruba, Ladipo Market, Lagos State Government, Obafemi Awolowo, opinion, Pedro Christian Kalu, ynaija

July 18, 2013

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Al-Mustapha – The colour of justice

by Olusegun Adeniyi “The Don often quoted the saying, ‘Rather a hundred guilty men go free than one innocent man be punished,’ then added, ‘What a beautiful country.’” The foregoing is taken from Mario Puzo’s novel, “The Last Don”, the gripping sequel to his classic, “The Godfather”. In that short narrative, Don Domenico Clericuzio was... Read More

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May 20, 2013

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Opinion: How “friends” destroy each other in Nigerian politics

by Tunde Fagbenle The title is a common aphorism in Nigeria and the fact of its commonplace itself is a reflection of the general state of distrust in our society where “dog eats dog”, siblings betray siblings, and true friendship is at a discount. Distrust and betrayals permeate the society and, in a way,... Read More

Babangida, Bola Ige, Kayode Fayemi, Obasanjo, wale adebanwi

April 23, 2013

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Abacha killer squad: Obasanjo doesn’t even know “this impostor” and he was my “errand boy” – Fasawe

by Rachel Ogbu A member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Oyewole Fasawe has described Richard Odusanya who accused former President, Olusegun Obasanjo of running a killer squad as an “errand boy”, who had no knowledge or insight into the working of government during the era of Obasanjo. Fasawe insisted that Obasanjo was not responsible for Bola Ige’s death and... Read More

Bola Ige, Former Prekiller squad, Oyewole Fasawe, political assassinations, sident Olusegun Obasanjo, Yellow House

April 21, 2013

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“Obasanjo kept an Abacha regime killer squad he used for political assassinations like Bola Ige” (WATCH)

by Chi Ibe Earlier today we reported how an ex associate of former president Olusegun Obasanjo accused him of running a killer squad under the military regime of late Gen. Sani Abacha. Richard Odusanya had told Sahara Reporters in an interview yesterday that Obasanjo’s killer squad used for political assassinations and the gang were actually housed at a State... Read More

Bola Ige, Former Prekiller squad, political assassinations, sident Olusegun Obasanjo, Yellow House

April 21, 2013

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Former President Obasanjo accused of keeping an ‘Abacha killer squad’ used to eliminate Bola Ige, and enemies

by Rachel Ogbu Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was accused, recently, of running a killer squad under the military regime of late Gen. Sani Abacha. An old associate, Richard Odusanya who had worked with Obasanjo said on Saturday that the former chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees had run the gang used for political assassinations... Read More

Bola Ige, Former Prekiller squad, political assassinations, sident Olusegun Obasanjo, Yellow House

January 14, 2013

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This is important – We are underestimating the problem, and overstating our capacity (#NewLeadership Series by Chude Jideonwo)

by Chude Jideonwo Government is the most important force for change in any society so ultimately to make any sustainable change, you have to have people in this imperfect, impossible governance structure. There is a truth young Nigerians need to know – and it is that if many of us find the privilege to step... Read More

#newleadership, Bola Ige, Chude Jideonwo, Fabian Osuji, government, national assembly, NEPA, ngozi okonjo iweala

November 23, 2012

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Hauwa Gambo: Now that it’s our turn to “participate” in politics (YNaija FrontPage)

Because change doesn’t happen because one set of people is replaced by the next. Change only happens because one set of philosophies is replaced by another. When democracy returned to Nigeria in 1999, a generation was just finding itself. Its evolution stunted because of the endless military occupations of Ibrahim Babangida and Sani Abacha, it... Read More

Today’s Noisemakers: The Nigerian Army, Demola Olarewaju, Igbos, the cutest girlfriend contest and others

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

How police destroyed evidences on the murder of Bola Ige – Keyamo

Opinion: Is it wrong for Tinubu to endorse a candidate?

The spirit of late Bola Ige will not sleep, until… – Aregbesola

Bola Ige’s daughter still wants justice for his death, recounts how the family handled his death

Olu Onemola: Let’s recognise the ‘tree shakers’ who got Buhari elected

Nigeria is not safe in the hands of Buhari and APC – PDP

Max Siollun: What would Nigeria be like under a President Buhari?

Obasanjo blames Babangida, Abacha, Buhari, Jonathan, others for power sector decay

Demola Rewaju: So, who killed Bola Ige? (Y! Politico)

Akin Osuntokun: Omisore paid for his exaggerated sense of self-importance

Chidi Onumah: What does the North really want?

Demola Rewaju: In LASU, the chickens have come home to roost

Opinion: Before they kill Bola Tinubu…

Ismaeel Ahmed: The Rule of Law or the law of the ruler? (Y! Policy Hub)

Opinion: National dialogue- The pertinent questions

Demola Rewaju: Mourning and criticising the dead… the Agagu double tragedy

Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode attended the best schools but lacks class

Olusegun Adeniyi: Al-Mustapha – The colour of justice

Opinion: How “friends” destroy each other in Nigerian politics

Abacha killer squad: Obasanjo doesn’t even know “this impostor” and he was my “errand boy” – Fasawe

“Obasanjo kept an Abacha regime killer squad he used for political assassinations like Bola Ige” (WATCH)

Former President Obasanjo accused of keeping an ‘Abacha killer squad’ used to eliminate Bola Ige, and enemies

This is important – We are underestimating the problem, and overstating our capacity (#NewLeadership Series by Chude Jideonwo)

Hauwa Gambo: Now that it’s our turn to “participate” in politics (YNaija FrontPage)

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