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Yoruba: From Ancestors To Architects by Abiodun Komolafe (1)

Abiodun KOMOLAFE — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:03:09 +0000

The Yoruba-speaking people of Nigeria have been floundering, a state that, as is common in human societies, has led to transferred aggression. This isn’t a problem unique to the Yorubas; we need only recall how large segments of the German population misdirected their aggression towards Jews and other minorities, resulting in a worldwide catastrophe. We [...]

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Obafemi Awolowo and Nigeria’s Latter-day Progressives by Abiodun KOMOLAFE

Adewale A. — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 13:56:36 +0000

There’s an awe of a legend, and this awe is fed or fuelled by the happenings in the life of that legend. When Obafemi Awolowo said certain things during his lifetime, subsequent events could only be explained and substantiated, at times, by the metaphysical analysis of those events. Take, for instance, when the late sage [...]

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For the Records: The Hard Truth About Lagos History!

Adewale A. — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 08:42:58 +0000

There was no Lagos state in 1960. What we had was Lagos Federal Capital (former Lagos Colony). That is the problem when leaders deliberately muddle things up for the young ones. Lagos Capital of 1960 was Isale Eko, Victorial Island, Ikoyi and part of Apapa. Ketu, Ojota, Somolu, Bariga, Yaba, Isolo, Ikeja, Alimosho, Ipaja, Ikorodu, Epe, [...]

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Western Nigeria Development: South-West Governors Meet, Plan Common Agenda

Kunle Atiba — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 22:55:04 +0000

The governors of the South-West zone of Nigeria met on Monday, July 24, 2017 in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, to deliberate on how to chart a common agenda to fast-track the development of the region. The meeting, hosted by Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, was attended by all the six governors in the region, [...]

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