By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu There is only one introduction for the man: “Odia Ofeimun is Odia Ofeimun!” Enough said. Poet, publisher, editor, activist, polemicist, mentor, politician, columnist, factory worker, writer, dance-drama exponent, public intellectual, critic etc, Odia ofeimun has packed uncountable lifetimes into one tumultuous lifespan. Born on March 16, 1950, in Iruekpen, an Esan-speaking […]
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The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has paid a glowing tribute to the departed football icon, and former Super Eagles coach Adegboye Onigbinde, describing his death as a painful loss to Yorubaland and the entire Nigerian sporting community. The revered monarch, who is the Permanent Chairman of the Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers Council […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has expressed deep sorrow over the death of former Super Eagles coach, Chief Festus Adegboye Onigbinde, describing his passing as a painful loss to Nigeria and the global football community. In a condolence message issued on Tuesday by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the governor commiserated […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Nigeria’s football community is mourning the death of former Super Eagles coach, Festus Adegboye Onigbinde, who passed away at the age of 88. The family confirmed his death on Monday, March 9, describing him as a respected football administrator, community leader and mentor who dedicated his life to the development of […]
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By Ayodele Fagbohun Chief Adewole Atandeyi, renowned newspaperman and founder of the state-owned Owena Press Limited, publishers of The Hope newspapers and magazine, who died few days ago, at 92, was a thorough bred, top flight, and blue -chip bureaucrat in the old Ondo State public service. He was a newspaper guru, and former director, […]
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Dr Deji Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has described his elder brother, renowned businessman and philanthropist, Adedeji Tajudeen Adeleke, as a blessing to humanity. He spoke while celebrating his elder brother on his 69th birthday. In a statement issued on Friday in Osogbo by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the […]
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A foremost public servant and veteran journalist in Ondo State, Chief Oluwole Atandeyi, has passed on. He died on Tuesday at 92. His son, Engr Babajide Omotayo Atandeyi, said in a statement on Wednesday: “With a deep sense of loss and humble submission to the will of God, we announce the passing of our dearly […]
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Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has resurrected, not in the flesh, but in global reverence. The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, conferred on him on 31 January by the Recording Academy of America, makes him the first African to receive the award. Coming 29 years after his death, the recognition is a powerful reminder that the world finally understands […]
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President Bola Tinubu has paid tribute to Fela Anikulapo Kuti, hailing the legendary musician as a fearless voice of the people and a revolutionary force whose music confronted injustice and reshaped the global soundscape. His Sunday tribute came as Fela was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy of America, making […]
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By Moyo Okediji The University of Ife professors who agreed to share the high table with Fela—on that fateful day in 1973—should have known it wasn’t going to end well for them. The Oduduwa Hall, where the event took place, was bursting at the seams with spectators—packed like a Roman gladiator amphitheater. That symposium gave […]
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