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BETWEEN S.L. AKINTOLA AND OBAFEMI AWOLOWO By Femi Fani-Kayode

In an interview with the Punch newspaper on 30th November 2013, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo, a great nationalist, a two-time former Commisioner of Education of the old Western Region, a former Governor of Oyo state, one of our few remaining elderstatesman and a man that played a prominent role in the politics of both the First and Second republics said the following- "Chief S.L. Akintola was the supreme leader. Chief Obafemi Awolowo left (being Premier of the Wsetern Region) of his own volition without advice to contest the federal election. In the federal election he contested, he had no alliances. Stubborn, aggressive, very hardworking, visionary leader that Awolowo was, he never understood real politics at any time. In real politics you have to look at the figures, you have to have allies there are no permanent friends or permanent enemies. You must have some allies. Nigeria is too fragmented for you not to have allies. If you are counting in the prescence of someone with

#KakandaTemple: The Gravity of Taraba’s Political Plagiarism

“A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.” - Friedrich Nietzsche Nigeria must be the only theatre on earth where performers are born with awareness of their roles in every act and scene of our unending plays; we grow up in a segregated theatre in which our understanding of tragedy is any scene that entertains just a section of the audience. Every character is in a way flat, every action is predictable but the denouements still manage to leave you heartbroken, on realising that these comedies are actually based on you, your realities, your shame. Our stories no longer shock the attentive audience, always being plagiarised versions of previously “enjoyed” tragedies as they are. I think our stories just embarrass the critics, and make them even pity the cast involved in the acts of rubbishing the intelligence of the easily dazzled or hoodwinked members of the audience who follow every play in expectations of a cliched entertainment or tragedy. Our inauthenticity is not forg

OYETOLA EMBARKS ON THANK YOU TOUR

Gov. Gboyega Oyetola Governor State of Osun Mr. Gboyega Oyetola will tomorrow Thursday embark on a thank you visit to the nine federal constituencies across the state . The thank you visit is aimed at interacting with a spectrum of stakeholders with a view to running an all inclusive and participatory government. A statement issued by Chairman of the organising committee Hon. Rasak Salinsile and Secretary Mr Richard Tinubu says the State wide tour will take Oyetola to the headquarters of the nine federal constituencies. To achieve the objectives of the tour, the committee according to the organisers has requested the participation of all stakeholders which include professional bodies, formal and informal Labour unions, students, public and civil servants, traditional institutions, market unions and trade associations to take active participation. The tour will take off at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park Osogbo in the morning while it will be tu

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