Tribute: Bishop Ayo Maria Lived in Time Preparing for Eternity, By Anthony Akinwale

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 …

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A Letter to Kabir Dangogo

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 …

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Remembering Jimmy Carter – The First US President To Visit Nigeria

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 …

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Mama, I Won – Wale Ojo on Top of The African Movie World

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 …

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Mike Obi Meze Goes Home, Like a Shooting Star

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, …

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As ‘Steel Magnolia’ Rosalynn Carter Takes A Final Bow………..

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 …

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High Chief Raymond Aleogho Anthony Dokpesi, By Soni Irabor

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, …

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Tony Elumelu @ 60: Diamond Drum Beats For An Entrepreneurial Generation Builder

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, …

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Rev. Fr. Raphael Adebayo (1955 – 2023): ‘Charity’ Was His Middle Name – By Ogie Eboigbe

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 …

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He Was Not A Rottweiler, He Was A Pastor – By Anthony Akinwale, Guest Writer

He Was Not A Rottweiler, He Was A Pastor – By Anthony Akinwale, Guest Writer At the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), the three youngest periti (theological advisers) were Swiss theologian, …

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