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Former US President Jimmy Carter’s diary about Nigeria

By The Insight Team January 2, 2025 32 0

By Theophilus Abbah The 39th President of the United States, from 1977 to 1981, Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100 on December 30, 2024, was passionate about Nigeria and the role the country played toward the liberation of Africa in diverse circumstances and dispensations. Variously described as a man of grace, […]Continue Reading

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Merry Christmas, no matter your cross

By The Insight Team December 25, 2024 23 0

By Theophilus Abbah Christmas and celebration are two sides of the same coin. At its birth on December 25, 336AD, Christmas festival had emerged from the womb of a Roman tradition of merriment associated with the symbolic renewal of life at winter. Roman Emperor Constantine had envisaged a festival of joy, jubilation, dancing, revelry, wining, […]Continue Reading

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Governor Bago and Taking Niger’s Green Economy Agenda Serious

By The Insight Team September 22, 2024 92 0

By Aliyu Umar Aliyu   The Niger State Government, under the charismatic, visionary and pragmatic leadership of Rt. Hon. Mohammed Umaru Bago, “The Farmer Governor”, last year launched an ambitious green initiative, aimed at revolutionising the state’s agricultural sector.   But the recent establishment of the Niger State Green Initiative Agency Continue Reading

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Shema: Katsina’s unforgettable governor, clocks 67

By The Insight Team September 21, 2024 107 0

By Olawale Oluwabusola. On September 22, Dr. Ibrahim Shehu Shema, a former governor of Katsina State, clocks 67 years of age. Born on the said date in 1957 in Dutsin-Ma, Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State. He had his primary education at the Nassarawa Primary School, Katsina, between 1964 and 1971 and thereafter proceeded […]Continue Reading

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The Man In Wole Soyinka Has Not Died

By The Insight Team August 1, 2024 158 0

Key Points: He is Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in any field Soyinka is many things rolled into one Wole Soyinka has taught a whole generation of literary giants I read English for three years before switching over to Law Wole Soyinka wrote 52 books in 64 years BY PROF MIKE OZEKHOME, SAN, CON, OFR Till […]Continue Reading

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Chief (Architect) Gabriel Yakubu Aduku (1944-2024): An icon departs with passion for humanity

By The Insight Team March 29, 2024 192 0

By Theophilus Abbah Not desperate, never agitated, not rebellious, not a mischief-maker, Chief (Architect) Gabriel Aduku exited this world of desperation, agitations, rebellion, and mischief on March 10, 2024, few weeks after his 80th birthday. He was an unexplored treasure to humanity, a rare human resource and a man with a candle that shone in […]Continue Reading

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OBJ, Please remain OBJ

By The Insight Team March 12, 2024 181 0

BY Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, Ph.D, LL.D, D.Litt, D.Sc. I celebrate you, a living legend and uncommon African icon, Chief (Dr) Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Obasanjo ( OBJ), on your 87th birthday, which took place on March 5,2024. On paper, you are 87, having been born on March 5, 1937. But, you have maintained to […]Continue Reading

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Shema @ 66: A Departure from Transactional Politics

By The Insight Team September 22, 2023 279

By Olawale Oluwabusola Former Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema, born on September 22, 1957, is 66 years old this year. At 66, Shema is an accomplished international corporate lawyer, businessman, and politician. In his voyage in the field of politics, he was a foundation member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a mentee of […]Continue Reading

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In Memoriam: Prof. Kole Omotoso – A Luminous Artistic Soul

By The Insight Team July 27, 2023 177

Dr Kayode Ajulo, OON With a heavy heart, I join others in bidding farewell to the illustrious Prof. Kole Omotoso, a man whose intellect and unwavering integrity left an indelible mark on all who had the privilege to know him. I had the honour of meeting Prof. Kole Omotoso during the era of the former […]Continue Reading

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President Buhari grants 65 ex-corps members automatic employment, lists achievements of NYSC at 50

By The Insight Team May 26, 2023 224 0

  President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja granted automatic employment in the Federal Civil Service to 65 former members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), highlighting  numerous achievements of the scheme since its establishment 50 years ago. Speaking at the NYSC 50th Anniversary Honours Award held at the State House Conference Centre, the President Continue Reading

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Ooni felicitates nonagarian Yoruba leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti at 97

By The Insight Team May 11, 2023 289 0

By Clement Adeyi The Ooni of Ife, Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Babatunde Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has congratulated a statesman and leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, as he clocks 97 years.   This was disclosed in a statement by Otunba Moses Olafare, the Director, Media and Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, on Thursday.   […]Continue Reading

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Tribute to Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju (1945-2023)

By The Insight Team April 12, 2023 256 0

By Willie Obiano I am saddened to learn of the passage, on April 11, 2023, of the first Anambra State governor in Fourth Republic, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju, in Abuja. Mbadinuju’s reign as Anambra governor from 1999 to 2003 was a challenging period. He did his best to grapple with insecurity, perpetrated mostly by ruthless, unconscionable […]Continue Reading