Tag: Chief Obafemi Awolowo
I might follow my grandfather’s political footsteps – Seyi Awolowo
Awolowo was a Nigerian nationalist and statesman who played a key role in Nigeria’s independence movement. He died peacefully in…
Oyediran’s death, monumental loss to Yoruba race – Lawmaker
Sen. Teslim Folarin (APC-Oyo Central), has described the death of Rev. Omotola Oyediran, the eldest daughter of late Chief Obafemi…
Updated: Awolowo’s daughter, Tola Oyediran is dead
Tola Oyediran, the eldest child of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo dies at the age of 79. She was the fourth…
Oduduwa Republic: Awolowo wanted a united Nigeria before his death – Daughter
Dr Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosumu, daughter of the late sage, Obafemi Awolowo, has said his father never wanted a disintegrated Nigeria before…
Flashback: How Odutola refused to help Awolowo with £1,400 loan
Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the late Premier of Old Western Region, despite his political and other achievements, had his own rough…
Read Awolowo’s 53-year old letter from prison to Ironsi
Today, 29 July 2019 marks 53 years since Major General Aguiyi Ironsi, Head of State and Lt. Colonel Adekunle Fajuyi,…
Flashback: Day Abiola visited, begged Awo for forgiveness
Chief Obafemi Awolowo was at home one sultry day in the mid-80s when he was informed that an unlikely visitor…
Flashback on Civil War: Awolowo Defends Himself
Last week (6 July) was the 52nd anniversary of the declaration of the civil war in Nigeria, a chapter in…
Awolowo’s 50-year old letter to Gen Ironsi seeking freedom
Here is Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s letter from prison to Major General Aguiyi Ironsi, pressing for his release and that of…
Why Awolowo resigned from Gowon’s government
Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the late Premier of the old Western Region and leader of opposition in the First Republic was…
The world has sprinkling of saints, multitude of evil-doers – Awolowo
In continuation to the quotes and prediction of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, today we look at his position on the…
How Obafemi Awolowo predicted Jonathan’s presidency, Boko Haram
It is safe to say Chief Obafemi Awolowo, a Nigerian nationalist and statesman who played a key role in Nigeria’s…
Afenifere hasn’t derailed from Awolowo’s philosophy
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, says the group has not derailed from the philosophy of Afenifere which the…
Buhari mourns HID Awolowo, a jewel of inestimable value
President Muhammadu Buhari has received with immense sadness, news of the passing away of Chief (Mrs.) Hannah Dideolu Awolowo, a…
PTAs And School Management
By Olalekan Olagunju Education has been viewed by many people from different perspectives. According to legendary South African former President,…
The Genius Of Obafemi Awolowo And The Contest For His Political Space
By Kunle Ajibade Bill Clinton, in an article he wrote for TIME magazine in 1999 titled “Captain Courageous,” described one…
Yoruba leaders should forge a synergy –Senator Ayo Fasanmi
Funsho Arogundade Frontline politician and Afenifere chieftain, Senator Ayo Fasanmi, has urged fellow Yoruba leaders to forget their differences and…
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I Wish PDP Will Not Survive This Crisis
Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, who became a lawyer in 1961, marked his 80th birthday on Tuesday 17 September 2013. The founder…
Igbo-Yoruba Affair: A Mistrust Carried Too Far
There is a mistrust in the way the Igbo relate with their Yoruba compatriots. But analysts say the premises are…
Ojukwu Better Than Hitler
Chief Richard Akinjide, Second Republic Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, offers his recollections of the civil war years to GBENRO…
Lagos And The Challenge Of Widening The Tax Net
By Rasak Musbau There is evidently an urgent need for a fresh focus on governance and democratization in our troubled…
Soyinka Gets Awo Prize
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka will today be named the first recipient of the Awolowo Prize for Leadership. He will…
Soyinka Wins Awo Leadership Prize
Professor Wole Soyinka has been named winner of the first ever Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership, instituted in honour of…
Biafra: Endless Sniping
Weeks after it broke out, the debate provoked by Chinua Achebe’s There Was A Country is still as bruising and…
Achebe’s War Memoir: Time For Ceasefire
More than a month after The Guardian of London published an excerpt from Professor Chinua Achebe’s latest book, There Was…
‘No Gov Has Replicated Awo’s Achievements’
The coordinator of Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, USA chapter, Taiwo Oladotun Ogunleye has said that no governor in southwest Nigeria…
Southwest Regional Integration More Important Than Mimiko’s Ambition
BY JOE IGBOKWE Southwest Nigeria is well known for progressive politics and it did not start today. It dates back…
Yoruba Confab In Ikenne
The pan Yoruba summit going on at Efunyela Hall in Ikenne Remo, the homestead of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo,…
Amosun Promises To Immortalise Abiola, Others
Ogun state Governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun has promised to build a museum in memory of those he described as past…