By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, In last week’s edition, I examined the history of the first universities in the world. The early universities were corporations of students and masters, who were chartered by the Pope…
Advent and role of private tertiary institutions
By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN It is a historical fact that the first universities in the world were private institutions established mostly by students who invited knowledgeable individuals in society to teach them. This was…
BETWEEN ‘DIVIDERS-IN-CHIEF’ and DIVIDERS-IN-LAW
By Wole Soyinka I am notoriously no fan of Olusegun Obasanjo, General, twice former president and co-architect with other past leaders of the crumbling edifice that is still generously called Nigeria. I have no reasons…
GETTING TO THE TIPPING POINT
Adeyemi Adefulu, MFR I saw the demonstrations by the Yorubas in London on Saturday 11th September calling for the carving of Oduduwa Republic out of Nigeria. It is a reflection of the sobering state of…
The Post-Coronavirus Global Economy and International Order (2)
By Obadiah Mailafia The ILO warns that, globally, job losses could reach as high as 50 per cent of the workforce. Agriculture, manufacturing and the retail industry have also registered massive losses. Aviation, logistics and…
Communique issued out of the Regular Meeting held…
The regular meeting of the Yoruba Summit Group has ended. It undertook an in-depth review the state of Nigeria in relation to the interests and aspirations of the Yoruba Nation. Notable issues that were appraised.…
The Biafran Tragedy: No Victor, All Vanquished
BY AKIN OSUNTOKUN Fifty years ago in January 1970, the victorious commander of the conquering Nigerian Army, Major General Yakubu Gowon, pronounced the outcome of the civil war as that of “no victor, no vanquished”.…
The Post-Coronavirus Global Economy and International Order (Part…
By Obadiah Mailafia I AM highly honoured to have been invited to give this maiden lecture of the Economics Department of Lagos State University, LASU. It is gratifying to note that, over a relatively short…
CAMA, NGOs, Pentecostals and the Nigerian reality
by Femi Olugbile Recently an updated set of prescriptions to regulate the operations of registered companies and other entities was signed into law by the President. The law, known as Companies and Allied Matters Act,…
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Author Unknown Why We Wail.. The Arabian Peninsula has a very rich history dating 6000BC. The peninsula was occupied by Bedouins...the modern day Arabs. The peninsula is mostly sandy desert, hard rocky mountains, and wetlands…