Interview

Why African youths must pursue global opportunities- Olorunsheyi

As global mobility continues to create new opportunities for skilled professionals and entrepreneurs, African youths are being encouraged to look beyond geographical boundaries and position themselves for greater participation in the global economy. In this interview with Elizabeth Osayande, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of US-based immigration technology company Immigify, Emma Olorunsheyi shares insights from […]
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Mimiko talks tough: ‘INEC’S substitution of Jegede with Jimoh Ibrahim is a joke from hell . It will not stand’

The lingering battle over the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State in the November 26 election between Mr Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) and Mr Jimoh Ibrahim takes a twist as Governor Olusegun Mimiko talks tough, saying the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) substitution of Jegede with Ibrahim will not stand. In this interview, Mimiko also speaks on the insinuation that he visited President Muhammadu Buhari to lobby him to defect to the All Progressives Party (APC), the ruling party at the federal level.

Yoruba Agenda: No restructuring, no Nigeria, Ayo Adebanjo replies Tanko Yakassai

That was an afterthought, that is what we call damage control after the damage has been done. Those of us who know the president well will tell you that it is in his character and culture to speak that way about women. He (Buhari) still belongs to the conservative north, anything to the contrary is pretense except many of them who are trying to modernize. We started the universal voting for women because, in 1959, Chief Obafemi Awolowo pressed for it.

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