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Bamidele: The quiet general selling Tinubu in Ekiti

Bamidele: The quiet general selling Tinubu in Ekiti

By Rotimi Ojomoyela In the rolling hills of Ekiti, where politics is played in markets, churches, palaces and town halls, a quiet storm is gathering ahead of 2027 and at its eye stands one man, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele. The Senate Leader and representative of Ekiti Central Senatorial District has emerged as the central figure coordinating […]
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With love to Emmanuel Iwanyanwu

With love to Emmanuel Iwanyanwu

The fact that our revered leader and one of the fathers of our nation, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, can sit there and say nothing when Chief (Dr.) Emmanuel Iwanyanwu, an elder statesman who I have always respected, describes the entire Yoruba race as “rascals” that the Igbo “will DEAL with” which tells me that the rumour that the rumours about him may well be true.

Tony Elumelu: The Africapitalist @ 60 

Tony Elumelu: The Africapitalist @ 60 

By Toni Kan Seven years ago, I received an email asking my company to submit a proposal for a biography project on Tony OnyemaechiElumelu, economist, banking and finance guru, serial entrepreneur, Africapitalist and philanthropist. We had just publishedour well-received biography of Samuel Shonibare, one of Nigeria’s richest men of the 60s. We wasted no time […]

Helen Mbakwe: New political role model in Anambra politics

Helen Mbakwe: New political role model in Anambra politics

By Ebeigwe Chukwudi Anthony The Nigerian brand of  politics negates the basic principles of loyalty at all levels and this appear to make it unattractive for the right people. Though the murky terrain seems to be getting murkier, courageous Nigerians are daring the odds, sticking out their necks  to change the narrative. They have come […]