Tag: Obafemi Awolowo
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FLASHBACK! Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s reply to state of emergency in 1962
On May 29, yes, May 29, 1962, as the Federal Parliament sought to pass the resolution to declare a state of emergency in Western Nigeria, Chief Awolowo made this speech on the floor of the Parliament. It was ominous. The NPC led government had their way and declared the state of emergency. The effect of…
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Major takeaways from Chief Obafemi Awolowo 2025 memorial webinar
..global economy is resilient but fraught with risks .. it’s projected by IMF to grow by 3.3% in 2025/2026 …Africa has highest growth potential globally and should follow China and India’s economic trajectory The Chief Obafemi Awolowo 2025 memorial webinar was held on March 6 where global issues were ironed and adequately thrashed out by…
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Tinubu extols virtues of Awolowo
President Bola Tinubu has extolled the virtues of the late first premier of the western region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
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If Obafemi Awolowo were President Bola Tinubu – By Owei Lakemfa
Chief Obafemi Awolowo, affectionately called Awo, was the programmatic politician who had change as mantra and believed that politics must serve the mass of the people. His philosophy of governance was encapsulated in the slogan: Life More Abundant, LMA.
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Letter from Chief Awolowo – By Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha
It has been a while since I last wrote to you compatriots if I may still refer to you as such. Up here we are disturbed by the insane and criminal hustling that has become politics in the country. We are also worried about the economy, (what is this story about the Central Bank Governor…
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JUST IN: Awolowo’s eldest child, Tola Oyediran is dead
Rev Tola Oyediran, the eldest child of late Western Region Premier, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, is dead. She passed on around noon on Friday October 16, 2020 at 79 years. She was billed to celebrate her 80th birthday on December 1. Until her death, she was the Chairman, Board of Directors of African Newspapers of Nigeria…