Tag: ODIA OFEIMUN
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Taking Nigeria seriously: Odia Ofeimun at 70! – Hope Eghagha
By Hope Eghagha So it was that we, poets, journalists and writers who take ourselves more seriously than the rest of the country takes us, gathered in the serenity of an auditorium at the University of Lagos, to take Nigeria seriously in academic and scholarly discussions, because Odia Ofeimun who takes Nigeria seriously crept into…
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I will never apologize for being unmarried at 70- Odia Ofeimun
Nigerian author and poet, Odia Ofeimun has averred that he will never apologize for being unmarried at 70. The former Private Secretary to the late Premier of defunct Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, noted that he does not trust relationships that tended in any way to distract his capacity to function. Ofeimun made this known…
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Aregbesola, Mimiko, Falana, others attend Ofeimun’s 70th birthday lecture
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana and former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko on Monday in Lagos attended the 70th birthday lecture in honour renowned poet and author, Odia Ofeimun. Aregbesola who chaired the conference held at the University of Lagos with the theme, “Taking Nigeria Seriously in…
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Aregbesola, Agbakoba, others for Odia Ofeimun at 70
The Odia Ofeimun at 70 Committee is pleased to announce activities to mark the 70th Birthday Celebrations of Odia Ofeimun, a most distinguished and remarkable Nigerian, which will occur on Monday, March 16, 2020. In this regard, the Committee is hosting the Taking Nigeria Seriously: A Conference in Honour of Odia Ofeimun, which would hold…