The question of whether the law of defamation is a hindrance to freedom of speech and a curtailment to democratic process confronted the Burkinabe, a few years ago. Lohe Issa Konaté was Burkina Faso, that landlocked West African country’s own Dele Farotimi. He was a journalist with the newspaper, L’Ouragan (The Hurricane). Like a tempestuous hurricane, on 1 August, 2012, …

On Friday, 18 October, Ado-Ekiti, under the leadership of our baba, His Majesty, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejuyigbe, Aladesanmi III, rolled out the drums to celebrate the first Afe Babalola Day.  This was to honour Aare Afe Babalola, the city’s famous son, who is the Founder/Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD). For many decades now, Babalola, 95 on 30 October, …

The Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, on Wednesday, lampooned some wives of state governors for their preference for attending parties to human capital development. Babalola, who spoke in Ado Ekiti in reaction to the offer by the wife of Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, to teach ABUAD students and give them academic mentorship, …

Founder of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola on Thursday reiterated his commitment to transforming the education sector in Nigeria. At a meeting with the Assistant Commandant-General (Training and Manpower Development) of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), David Abi, and his entourage, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Babalola also said that the major problem that Nigeria …

The Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUD), Aare Afe Babalola has criticised the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abubakar Rasheed for closing all universities in Nigeria during the general elections on the orders of the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu. Babalola, who said that neither the Minister nor the NUC boss had such …

The Emir of Ilorin Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has rejoiced with the proprietor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola, on his 93rd birthday, describing the Senior Advocate of Nigeria as a “distinguished global citizen of all seasons”. The Emir, who is also the Chairman of Kwara State Council of Chiefs, noted that Babalola is one of the highly respected …