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One of the highlights of the 2026 (56th ) Convocation of the University of Lagos this week was the Conferment of Emeritus Professors, Distinguished Professors, Award of Gold Medals and …
Emeritus Professor Duro Oni – Another Laurel for a Consummate Academic and Technocrat Read More
It was in the evening of Ascension Day, May 24, 1979, a day after I began writing my secondary school certificate examination. For years, I had nursed the desire to …
Tribute: Bishop Ayo Maria Lived in Time Preparing for Eternity, By Anthony Akinwale Read More
Dear Kabir, Since your passage in the night of March 6, 2025, several of your friends, old colleagues and mentees have written many tributes about the kind of man you …
A Letter to Kabir Dangogo Read More
When Rosalynn Carter, nicknamed the ‘Steel Magnolia’ died on 19th November 2023, at the age of 96, her husband Jimmy had already achieved the record of becoming the longest-living president …
Remembering Jimmy Carter – The First US President To Visit Nigeria Read More
For Peter Olawale Ojo, the top award has been due for a while. Yes, Wale Ojo, my man, the multi-talented actor, musician and dancer. He calls me Uncle. Our kids …
Mama, I Won – Wale Ojo on Top of The African Movie World Read More
Our friend, Michael Obiajulu Meze is being committed to mother earth today, Friday 1st March 2024, in Lagos. So, Mike goes to the final frontier, to explore the infinite beyond, …
Mike Obi Meze Goes Home, Like a Shooting Star Read More
As subscribers, supporters or members of the Carter Centre, some of us received two official notifications of the passage of the matriarch, Rosalynn Carter, hours after it happened on 19th …
As ‘Steel Magnolia’ Rosalynn Carter Takes A Final Bow……….. Read More
PRELUDE As an introduction to this tribute by Soni Irabor, I would like to explain that in January 1968 when I was admitted to Form One in Immaculate Conception College, …
High Chief Raymond Aleogho Anthony Dokpesi, By Soni Irabor Read More
It has been congratulatory messages galore – tonnes and tonnes of them – from friends, well-wishers, business associates, mentees and beneficiaries, to entrepreneur, banker, philanthropist and businessman extraordinaire Tony Elumelu, …
Tony Elumelu @ 60: Diamond Drum Beats For An Entrepreneurial Generation Builder Read More
Rev. Fr. Raphael Abiola Adebayo who died last week – on Tuesday 3rd January 2023 – was buried at the Ikoyi Cemetery in Lagos today. His interment followed a funeral …
Rev. Fr. Raphael Adebayo (1955 – 2023): ‘Charity’ Was His Middle Name – By Ogie Eboigbe Read More