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Leadership, September 26th, 2011 Femi Fani Kayode is a renowned public speaker, former Special Assistant on Public Affairs and Minister of Culture, Tourism and later Aviation in the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration. Though he was before his appointment an avid critic of the former president, his brilliance endeared him to the Ota chicken farmer who […]

Nigerians Abroad Live, September 21, 2011 By Prince Babajide Babalola. I would like to respond to the recent inaccurate and irresponsible article, filled with disgust and mental deficiency, published on saharareporters, nigeriavillagesquare and other online magazines by one Pius Adesanmi with the title ‘‘Getting Their Beering Wrong’’. I am particularly disturbed that Saharareporters and others,

Point Blank News, September 11, 2011 by Femi Fani-Kayode The fever that is raging in Nigeria today is “wikileaks”. Yet as entertaining as these secret communications are the truth is that if you believe everything that you read in Julian Assange’s “leaks” then you will believe anything. I say this based on my own personal

Huhu Online, July 3, 2011 by Femi Fani-Kayode I have nothing against Muslims or against the Islamic faith. As a matter of fact some of my closest, most honest, most God-fearing and most loyal friends are practising and devout Muslims. I do however have to say that I completely disagree with my respected younger brother,

Huhuonline.com, June 26, 2011 by Femi Fani-Kayode By writing this essay I will be swimming against the tide of public opinion. Yet that is nothing new to me. Not to do so and to quietly play the unquestioning and exciteable cheerleader like so many others appear to be doing over this matter today would leave

Modern Ghana, April 24, 2011 by Femi Fani-Kayode You cannot have a message without first having a mess. You cannot have a testimony without first having a test. You cannot rise to the top of the mountain without first falling to the bottom of the valley. You cannot appreciate anything that is good without first

Modern Ghana, April 24, 2011 by Femi Fani-Kayode If I should die, cry not for me for angels beckon where I go. If I should die, weep not for me for it brings an end to pain afflicted. If I should die, mourn not for me for it ushers in peace eternal. If I should

The Will Nigeria, April 7, 2011 By Femi Fani- Kayode. I do not mean any offence to Nigerian women by asking the question that I am about to ask or by making the assertions that I am about to make in this note. However this is an important question that I have not been able

The Nigeria Voice, March 31, 2011 By Femi Fani-Kayode. In his book titled ”Ile-Ife-The Source of Yoruba Civilisation”, Prince Adelegan Adegbola said that ”the yoruba are the progeny of great kingship, efficient kingdom-builders and astute rulers. They have been enjoyong for centuries a well-organized pattern of society, a pattern which persists basically in spite of

This Day, March 28, 2011 By Femi Fani-Kayode. There has been so much speculation, misinformation and disinformation peddled around about President Olusegun Obasanjo’s handling of the power sector between 1999 and 2007. This contribution is an attempt to set the record straight and to clear the air. The truth is that the numerous problems of