In a significant move, the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has decided to rename several federal airports after prominent individuals in Nigeria. The decision, outlined in a memo by the Federal Ministry of Aviation on June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs. Joke Olatunji on behalf of the Director of Airport Operations, aims to bring about... Read More

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August 22, 2014

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Akin Osuntokun responds to the APC | “Dark souls who branzenly conjure quotes from the pit of hell”

by Akin Osuntokun Now what do we make of this? Am I being condemned because PDP was defeated by the APC in the Osun State election and the result was so declared? On the occasion of the celebration of my 50th birthday over a year ago, former President Olusegun Obasanjo gave me this salutation “I... Read More

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December 27, 2013

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Akin Osuntokun: It’s time to move away from the Awo-Akintola political hangover

by Akin Osuntokun Equating Yoruba interest with membership of APC is self-serving and abusive. As far as Yoruba identity politics goes, there should be absolutely nothing that qualifies Tinubu as championing Yoruba cause and does not apply equally to Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State. My uncle, Akinjide Osuntokun, Emeritus Professor of History, has the... Read More

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August 25, 2013

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A rejoinder to Femi Aribisala’s piece, ‘Femi Fani-Kayode: A bigoted, anti-Igbo tribalist’

by Akin Ajose-Adeogun Because the political career of the late Chief R.A. Fani-Kayode had its glorious moments as well as its low points, like that of many men, any analysis of him ought to take a broad survey and not a selective one, as Femi Aribisala did, seeing only errors, whilst ignoring his positive... Read More

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April 20, 2013

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Opinion: How will Spike Lee tell his Awolowo story?

by Eniola Fawehinmi It was reported this week that the Academy Award nominated filmmaker, Spike Lee (Malcolm X, Do The Right Thing) has been approached by the Osun government to direct a film about the life of arguably one of the greatest Yoruba men that ever lived, Obafemi Awolowo. We’ll get to the surprising nature... Read More

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Opinion: How will Spike Lee tell his Awolowo story?

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