Elsie Ajayi Ikoli dies at 93

  The Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation on Sunday announced the passing of Elsie Ajayi Ikoli.   Elsie Ajayi Ikoli departed this earth on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in the quiet of her Lagos home — not with fanfare, but with fulfillment. She was 93.   A statement issued in Lagos by the Ernest Sissei Ikoli… Continue reading Elsie Ajayi Ikoli dies at 93

FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S PASSING

  The Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation on Sunday announced the passing of Madam Elsie Ajayi Ikoli.   “Elsie Ajayi Ikoli departed this earth on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in the quiet of her Lagos home — not with fanfare, but with fulfillment. She was 93.   A statement in Lagos described Elsie Ajayi Ikoli as… Continue reading FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S PASSING

THE NIGERIAN JOURNEY AND THE RULE OF LAW BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

      It takes time to form a country. It takes patience and dedication to change attitudes. When people from disparate places and cultures are brought together to form a Nation, it is never easy. In the long run, the tears and toil are worth it because the interactions lead to expansion of consciousness… Continue reading THE NIGERIAN JOURNEY AND THE RULE OF LAW BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

ERNEST IKOLI’S FAMILY ANNOUNCES BURIAL DATE FOR ELSIE AJAYI

ERNEST IKOLI’S FAMILY ANNOUNCES BURIAL DATE FOR ELSIE AJAYI   The family of prominent political leader, thinker and great journalist, Ernest Sissei Ikoli, on Wednesday described Elsie Ajayi Ikoli as a priceless Jewell that would be hard to replace.   “Elsie Ajayi Ikoli was an embodiment of the virtues of doggedness and resilience”.   She… Continue reading ERNEST IKOLI’S FAMILY ANNOUNCES BURIAL DATE FOR ELSIE AJAYI

UNEASY NEIGHBORS AND THE BIAFRA DIALOGUE PART 5 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

      When people have been raised on a lie, anger becomes a weapon. This anger can be all consuming and blurs vision and can become self-destructive. This is what is happening today in the South-East geo-political zone of Nigeria.       The Federal Military Government failed to secure peace at the end… Continue reading UNEASY NEIGHBORS AND THE BIAFRA DIALOGUE PART 5 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

THE DUALITY OF THE AFRICAN SOUL BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

  Religion in Nigeria will always be a cog in the wheel of progress because this is the Trojan horse the colonizers left behind. It is the only thing that leads to arrested development of any intelligent discussion of finding solutions to what is holding Nigeria back.   At the time the British left, they… Continue reading THE DUALITY OF THE AFRICAN SOUL BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

NORTH CENTRAL WOMEN TASK TINUBU ON NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN

    CRITICIZE SENATE CLERK FOR PROMOTING ANTI-AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN’S AGENDA   URGE OTHER GEO-POLITICAL ZONES TO FREE SENATORS FROM CLUTCHES OF SENATE LEADERSHIP   Women in the North Central geo-political zone on Wednesday urged President Bola Tinubu not to allow forces of progress to be intimidated.   ‘’The recent action of the Senate leadership can only… Continue reading NORTH CENTRAL WOMEN TASK TINUBU ON NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN

WELFARE OF OVER 75,000 INMATES AT RISK IN NIGERIA – AGG

    URGES TINUBU TO LOOK INTO BACKLOG OF NON-PAYMENT OF RATIONS AND GAS CONTRACTORS’ DUES BY THE NIGERIA CORRECTIONAL SERVICE TELLS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER   The Alliance for Good Governance (AGG), a non-governmental organization has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to look into the issue of backlog of non- payment of… Continue reading WELFARE OF OVER 75,000 INMATES AT RISK IN NIGERIA – AGG

THE NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

    THE NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE       Are we really divided by geography or culture? Nigeria is a very heterogeneous society. From the cacophony of our disagreements, there is a straight line that separates the North and the South, the East and the West.       We have been… Continue reading THE NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN: NLC FIGHTS AKPABIO

    CALLS SENATE ACTION ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY, DANGEROUS SLIDE TOWARDS FASCISM   THREATENS TO MOBILIZE WORKERS, MORAL AUTHORITY   VOWS TO RESIST NIGERIA’S SLIDE INTO AUTOCRACY   The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday described Senate’s persecution of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a descent into legislative dictatorship and democratic anarchy.   The Union also… Continue reading NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN: NLC FIGHTS AKPABIO