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Honouring Marcel Ofomata in Idoma Kingdom
Six years ago, Och’Idoma, Agabaidu Elias Ikoyi Obekpa and the Idoma kingdom rolled out the drums to honour Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of Nigeria (as he then was) and to confer on him the title of Ogomola Idoma. Before Jonathan was honoured, only one non-indigene of Idoma had a similar recognition. After a lull,…
30 Jun  Saturday Magazine
‘We want to bring in more young people into rotary’
16 Sep 2017  
If you look at an average age of a Rotarian, you will see there is the need to bring in more younger people, so that this organisation will continue into a foreseeable future.
Tribute to LAPO founder, Godwin Ehigiamusoe
18 Mar 2017  
LAPO is a non-governmental organization committed to the social, health and economic empowerment of the poor and vulnerable, with greater concentration on rural and urban poor women in Nigeria, and in some other countries of the West African Sub-region.
I was scorned for assembling children as a young graduate — Lawal
18 Mar 2017 3  
At first, it was just a dream, a burning passion to educate young people, but today, that dream has morphed into a grand spectacle, a testament to the idea that nothing is impossible if one is willing to put in the work and persevere.
Lagos: How to build on Zuckerberg’s visit
23 Oct 2016  
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook was here. His name certainly rings loud and crisp-clear in the vast firmament of our knowledge- economy that drives several global thoughts and processes.
Busayo pops up Naija on American runway
23 Oct 2016  
“I need a bottle of table water,” Michelle tells the lady behind the counter, looking over her Jackie-O sunglasses, she turns attention to her guest, she asks, “what do you care for?”
Mimiko: Finishing well @ 62
2 Oct 2016  
The Ondo governor is not your typical sissy of a public officer.  In other words, he is a veteran of many wars, victor in uncountable fracas and survivor of many titanic political skirmishes.
Hadiza: Good choice for the times
7 Aug 2016  
But despite the ambivalence of her political and activist position, the young woman exemplified the power of womenfolk to pursue a cause with single-minded attention. However, with her recent appointment as the first female Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority...
Ali, the greatest takes a bow
5 Jun 2016  
Ali, was known as one of the greatest boxers of all time. The legend died after he was hospitalized June 2 with respiratory issues that were complicated by his Parkinson’s disease.
Olusegun Obasanjo: Ideas, politics and the love for country - Part 1
5 Jun 2016  
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was not on the honoured list of heroes even though he eminently deserves to be among the top list of those who cannot be omitted in the drama of Nigeria’s postcolonial unfolding.
Saraki: The sandwich of sinners
24 Apr 2016  
Long before June 9, 2015, when he became the President of Nigeria’s Eighth Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki had become a prominent political figure in Nigeria.
Photographer as documentarist… Revisiting pioneering legacy of Moses Adeojo
24 Apr 2016  
From inception in the 1830s, photography affected the mode of documentation, the methodology of reportage, the knowledge of our environment and also the definition of art.
Gbajabiamila: The Making of ‘Jagaban NASS’
2 Aug 2015  
GBAJA-BIAMILA! It sounds much like a phrase. As such by convention, you must have to take a deep breath before you pronounce the name. On a second thought, phonetically speaking, your brain may register a kind of similarity with Roger Milla. But in truth, the bearer of the name, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, has a lot…