Category: YORUBA DAILY

MILITARY, SUBORDINATION AND THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

  In a society that is based on the rule of law and hierarchy, there should be no room for any serving army officer to comment on what happened between Wike and Yerima.   It is disgraceful for any general to intimidate the public by saying that the action is a threat to national security.… Continue reading MILITARY, SUBORDINATION AND THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

VIBROFLOTATION AND GEOTECHNICAL, PRISONERS CARE, OTHERS EULOGIZE ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI AS DIGNITARIES GATHER IN LAGOS

VIBROFLOTATION AND GEOTECHNICAL, PRISONERS CARE, OTHERS EULOGIZE ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI AS DIGNITARIES GATHER IN LAGOS Dignitaries from all over the world will gather in Lagos on Friday, November 28, 2025 to pay their last respects and bid farewell to Madam Elsie Ajayi Ikoli. A statement on Friday morning by the Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation said… Continue reading VIBROFLOTATION AND GEOTECHNICAL, PRISONERS CARE, OTHERS EULOGIZE ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI AS DIGNITARIES GATHER IN LAGOS

OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE If we aspire to be a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society, we have to remove religion from the centrality of our politics. We must decentralize governance. We have too many religious holidays and none of the religions is indigenous. Religion should have no place in our public lives. The… Continue reading OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

CONTRACTORS, GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND THE STABILITY OF NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

    Who makes these changes? “I shoot an arrow right, it turns left“ I chase after a deer; I get chased by a lion. I dig a hole for my enemies, and I fall into it………. I should be careful about what I want” …. RUMI   Who makes these changes? Why can’t we… Continue reading CONTRACTORS, GOVERNMENT AGENTS AND THE STABILITY OF NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

Elsie Ajayi Ikoli dies at 93

  The Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation on Sunday announced the passing of Elsie Ajayi Ikoli.   Elsie Ajayi Ikoli departed this earth on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in the quiet of her Lagos home — not with fanfare, but with fulfillment. She was 93.   A statement issued in Lagos by the Ernest Sissei Ikoli… Continue reading Elsie Ajayi Ikoli dies at 93

NORTH CENTRAL WOMEN TASK TINUBU ON NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN

    CRITICIZE SENATE CLERK FOR PROMOTING ANTI-AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN’S AGENDA   URGE OTHER GEO-POLITICAL ZONES TO FREE SENATORS FROM CLUTCHES OF SENATE LEADERSHIP   Women in the North Central geo-political zone on Wednesday urged President Bola Tinubu not to allow forces of progress to be intimidated.   ‘’The recent action of the Senate leadership can only… Continue reading NORTH CENTRAL WOMEN TASK TINUBU ON NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN

THE DUALITY OF THE AFRICAN SOUL BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

  Religion in Nigeria will always be a cog in the wheel of progress because this is the Trojan horse the colonizers left behind. It is the only thing that leads to arrested development of any intelligent discussion of finding solutions to what is holding Nigeria back.   At the time the British left, they… Continue reading THE DUALITY OF THE AFRICAN SOUL BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

WHERE IS OUR HISTORY? BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

WHERE IS OUR HISTORY? BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE   We must teach our history. I cannot find any reason why Nigeria’s history is not being taught in Nigerian schools. This is a terrible mistake. What are we afraid of? Whose idea is it, that teaching Nigerian history will be unhealthy to our nation?   This… Continue reading WHERE IS OUR HISTORY? BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

THE NIGERIAN JOURNEY BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE

      It takes time to form a country. It takes patience and dedication to change attitudes. When people from disparate places and cultures are brought together to form a Nation, it is never easy. In the long run, the tears and toil are worth it because the interactions lead to expansion of consciousness… Continue reading THE NIGERIAN JOURNEY BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE