Former Minister of External Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi has said the only person who can solve Nigeria’s problem right now is President Muhammadu Buhari. In an interview with Vanguard, Akinyemi said he made the conclusion based on current situation of the country. “People cannot understand or reason properly. You’ve got to accept that in politics, rationality... Read More

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April 30, 2017

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Report on probe of NIA must not be made public – Ex-minister

by Azeez Adeniyi Former minister of external affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi has said the report on the probe of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) must not be made public. In a statement on Sunday, Akinyemi said President Muhammadu Buhari should have appointed someone who has knowledge of the NIA’s operations as Chairman of the panel probing... Read More

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June 24, 2015

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Bolaji Akinyemi: What Nigeria should learn from Biafra’s achievements

by Professor Bolaji Akinyemi Pettiness and lack of vision, and some might say vindictiveness, robbed us of that chance to build on the Biafran achievements. In The Nation (Thursday, June 18, 2015, p9), two stories caught my attention. One story was titled “Navy destroys 21,000 litres of refined PMS in Akwa Ibom” and the other... Read More

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May 31, 2014

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“It was a narrow escape”: Emir of Askira speaks on Boko Haram convoy attack

by Akan Ido Following Boko Haram’s audacious attack on the convoy of Emirs who were on their way to attend the funeral of the Emir of Gombe, the Emir of Askira, HRH Mai Abdullahi Ibn Muhammadu has made his thoughts known to the public. The Emir escaped by the skin of his teeth but the... Read More

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May 27, 2014

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Femi Aribisala: The Boko Haram are not Northern Nigerians

by Femi Aribisala These points need to be underlined today, in the midst of all the Boko Haram atrocities in the North, especially since the terrorists often target Christians and non-Northerners. These marauders are the antithesis of everything noble; everything decent; and everything godly about Northerners. In the late 1980s, I was appointed Special... Read More

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March 3, 2014

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Jonathan appoints Kutigi to head National Conference

by Akan Ido To underscore his determination to make the proposed National Conference a success, President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed eminent jurist, Idris Kutigi as head of the conference. Kutigi is to be assisted on the national assignment by the former minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi. This appointment was announced by Anyim Pius... Read More

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October 9, 2013

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Opinion: Jonathan and the Ministers of Rome

by Emma Okocha Ashiru, wearing the signature bow-tie strings of Bolaji Akinyemi, did not understand the main planks of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy. Unable to advise the Presidency on the repercussions of an Abuja red carpet reception for Al Bashir, the Sudanese, Butcher of Darfur, we knew his days were numbered. The United Nations has over... Read More

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April 25, 2013

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Michael Orodare: The resurgence of the neglected generation (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare They thought they were doing it right, not knowing they sat on a keg of gun-powder and their attitudes to the coming generation re-filled the keg daily. A Former Minister of External Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, recently at a lecture in Akure, the Ondo State capital said “…the real tragedy (that has... Read More

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April 12, 2013

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Ibrahim Babangida Writes: We have to save Nigerians from Nigeria

by Ibrahim Babangida Some of the mistakes of the past have now come to haunt us. But let me make one thing clear. Not all these mistakes were made out of callousness or bad faith or malice. In less than a year, in about 11 months and a few days, we as Nigerians will be... Read More

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March 16, 2013

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N75 trillion stolen in Nigeria since 1960, thanks to corruption – Former minister, Bolaji Akinyemi

by Rachel Ogbu Former Minister of External Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi said about $500 billion has been lost to corruption in the country from 1960 till date. He made the statement during the one day Minna National Discourse on corruption held in Niger State and added that, the rising level of insecurity in some parts of the north,... Read More

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February 6, 2013

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Opinion: Our attitude towards Nigeria

by Sabella Abidde Why bother to faithfully serve this country when at the sunset of your life, she is likely to abandon you? Why? We are also a nation without heroes. New heroes, that is. Aminu Kano, Bala Usman, and Ayodele Awojobi are all gone. M.C.K. Ajuluchukwu, Obafemi Awolowo, and Tai Solarin all left us... Read More

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Only Buhari can solve Nigeria’s problem right now – Akinyemi

Report on probe of NIA must not be made public – Ex-minister

Bolaji Akinyemi: What Nigeria should learn from Biafra’s achievements

“It was a narrow escape”: Emir of Askira speaks on Boko Haram convoy attack

Femi Aribisala: The Boko Haram are not Northern Nigerians

Jonathan appoints Kutigi to head National Conference

Opinion: Jonathan and the Ministers of Rome

Michael Orodare: The resurgence of the neglected generation (Y! Politico)

Ibrahim Babangida Writes: We have to save Nigerians from Nigeria

N75 trillion stolen in Nigeria since 1960, thanks to corruption – Former minister, Bolaji Akinyemi

Opinion: Our attitude towards Nigeria

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