It makes us think how much more we can do with our time and our resources.
Around 5 am US local Eastern Standard Time, while surfing the net for the latest headlines, my wife woke me up with the shocking news: “Yinka is dead.” I asked her: “Which Yinka?” “Yinka Odumakin,” she said with sick smiles. I jumped out of bed. I was lost in thought. I tried to clear the fog in my brain to actually process the news.
I didn’t have the pleasure of ever meeting Odumakin. The overwhelming sadness I feel today is just a fraction of that felt by those who knew him.
Understanding former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s active Life @ 84
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By Dr Godknows Igali
It has become a yearly sacramental that during this season, friends and associates of Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo converge in the hilly town of Abeokuta, Ogun State, to mark his birthday. On this occasion, Friday, 5th March 2021, the gathering celebrates this most outstanding African and global citizen as he is supposed to turn 84 years, or admittedly, something slightly higher.
Beyond mere fete and jollity, these yearly gatherings have become a festering ground for cross fertilization of ideas among some of the world’s best minds on no few contemporary problematics. This year’s assemblage, including virtually will focus on “Governmental Models in a Post COVID-19, Africa” However, there will likely be a turning of minds inwards to focus on the man whose other names are Matthew, Aremu, Okikiola. More than the past, guests both from in-country and out,
Understanding Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Active Life @ 84 By Dr Godknows Igali
In the face of their own human imperfections, quite often, such leaders get zealous and at certain times like tireless war horses never give up on their ideals even when the battle appears defeaning
by Dr Godknows Igali
Mar 05, 2021
It has become a yearly sacramental that during this season, friends and associates of Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo converge in the hilly town of Abeokuta, Ogun State, to mark his birthday. On this occasion, Friday, 5th March 2021, the gathering celebrates this most outstanding African and global citizen as he is supposed to turn 84 years, or admittedly, something slightly higher.
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Our dear revered leaders,
A request to rename government secondary school Ogbia town in honour of Engr Chief Iwolisi Daniel Rex Ogbuku for his sacrifices and contributions to the development of Ogbia kingdom.
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This letter is to call on the leadership of the Ogbia BrotherhoodWorldwide and the Office of the Obanobhan III of the Ogbia Kingdom to consider renaming the Government Secondary School Ogbia Town in honour of Engr. Chief IwolisiDaniel Rex Ogbuku,for his numerous and uncommon sacrifices and contributions to the development of the Ogbia Kingdom.
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When the Ogbia Brotherhood Unity Branch Abuja received the sad news of the passing ofEngr. Chief Iwolisi Daniel Rex Ogbuku (the Last Surviving “General” of the Ogbia Brotherhood Old Brigade), congressdiscussed the exceptional exploits and sacrifices of the deceased and resolved thatan appeal be made to the Bayelsa State Government to rename the Government Secondary School Ogbia Town in his h