ENIOLA ALUKO A 25-year old grand-niece – her grandfather was my brother and her mom is my niece, Sile whose spouse is Gbenga Aluko, a former Senator in Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber – plays Forward for Team GB’s  football team.  She has been capped  caps for her homeland for which she has scored 11 goals. […]

Joining Adamolekun, his three kids:  Opeyemi, Ibitayo and Olutobi & his wife for the great occasion were many family members, friends and associates from Nigeria and abroad. Adamolekuns & inlaws included Mama Iyalode, his nonagenarian mother; his siblings:  Dr. Joe & wife, Pat; Taiwo; Olori Olugbemigun; Blogger & spouse, Dr. Adenle; Engr. Oludotun & spouse, […]

   It’s ‘never again’ to fake opening ceremonies, including fake Chinese cute girl “singer” of  2008 a la Debbie Reynolds in Singing in the Rain as Brits gifts the world with a cultural spectacular Here are notes I typed out/shared as we watched the opening ceremonies: An octogenarian  Queen “skydiving?”; will she light the torch?; […]

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FG to settle Jonathan, Yar’Adua land feud out of court – The Guardian, July 27, 2012 THE Federal Government yesterday prayed an Abuja High Court for time for it to settle out of court a tussle between the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan and former First Lady, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua over a prized plot of […]

  Unlike in earlier dozen of a dozen and one-half reports of a total of eighteen sessions of the Iju Public Affairs Forum (IPAF) which I usually handled as report-and-comment, Ms. Pepple’s Lecture was so eye-opening and so unlike the usual government officials’ points of views I’ve decided to just let it all hang out […]

A.        Introduction Chairman, Mr. Sam Amuka, Publisher of Vanguard Newspapers, Honorable Minister of Lands, Urban Development and Housing, Ms. Ama. I. Pepple; Professor Ladipo Adamolekun and Family Members and well-wishers; Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen. Occasions such as this are avenues to flaunt wealth and consumption by the elite. Not so for today’s celebrant. Rather, […]

The Nation, July 25, 2012 GHANA —and its friends— were thrown into mouning yesterday, with the sudden death of President John Fifi Attah Mills. He was 68. “It is with heavy heart that we announce the sudden and untimely death of the President of the Republic of Ghana,” a statement from the President’s office said. […]

Faces Of Alleged Fuel Subsidy Fund Thieves http://saharareporters.com/gallery/photonews-faces-alleged-fuel-subsidy-fund-thieves

I had had no doubt in what direction Professor Ladipo Adamolekun, the initiator of the Iju Public Affairs Forum (IPAF) would organize his landmark birthday. A church-goer, I just knew he would not want a full-blown service at which a pastor – Reverend, Archdeacon, Bishop or Archbishop of his Province would give a sermon! By […]