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Ogunsanya fires back at MacGregor, says falsehoods will not prevail

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A community leader in the Orile Ilawo clan of Egba ancestry, Dr. David Ogunsanya, has reacted strongly to what he described as baseless and defamatory claims levelled against him by Oba Alexander Olusegun MacGregor and his publicist in recent online publications. Ogunsanya, who has been vocal about issues concerning leadership, heritage, and the future of the Orile Ilawo and Ilawo township communities in Abeokuta, Ogun State, accused MacGregor’s camp of launching a smear campaign aimed at discrediting his efforts and silencing his advocacy. The community leader, in a statement made…

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The illusions of a cabal in the mindset of an entrepreneur by Mfei Alol-Nugo

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In recent publications, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group and the owner of the $20 billion dollars Dangote Refinery, was quoted as declaring that he will “defeat the cabal” in Nigeria’s oil sector! Not only is this misleading, but it is also a strategic diversion from the pressing issues facing our nation’s energy landscape, a diversionary move from Dangote’s monopolistic embrace which other stakeholders in the downstream petroleum sector will find difficult to accept considering its impact on their businesses and Dangote’s antecedents in the cement and food…

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UNIBEN student flees after father, brother murdered, family home burnt in anti-gay violence

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A postgraduate student of the University of Benin, Edo State, Tijani Muhammed Sedi, has reportedly gone into hiding following a series of violent incidents that culminated in the gruesome killing of his father and brother, and the razing of their family home, in what sources described as a targeted homophobic attack. Sedi, an Edo-born human rights advocate and vocal supporter of LGBTQ rights, had been pursuing a master’s degree in Sociology before the spate of tragic events forced him to flee for safety. The student, known for his active presence…

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