The terrible idea in Nigeria is to assume that everyone is looking for something when offering advice. No!
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I knew Ikime very well. He was no ordinary person! At Ibadan, Benin, Abuja, and Kano, all at meetings, great meetings. Twice, at his request, I read his last brilliant book–Can Anything Good Come Out of History? He asked me for comments and to compose a blurb. The book did so well that it was reprinted.
The virtual event, according to a press release, is being put together by friends, family and mentees of the revered historian
Obasanjo said this on Sunday during a close to three hours interaction with Nigerians on: “The Toyin Falola Interview,” which was broadcast simultaneously on Zoom, Facebook and YouTube.
He stated this on Sunday during a virtual interview with academic and historian, Toyin Falola, monitored by The PUNCH.
How did things get to this? You are supposed to empower your people, not destroy them. Statements to uplift and upgrade are different from statements to ridicule. We all criticise, even we criticise family members, but not that we want to push them to the mouth of the lion.
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, is to award honorary doctorate degree to Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, as it graduates 113 first class students on Thursday.