Lekan Alabi

Jul 14, 2024 | thebossnewspapers.com | Lekan Alabi

By Lekan AlabiNo doubt, Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka is a big elephant in a forest of hope to generations of men and women across the globe. The part of the elephant you touch depends on what he stands for and against in a social political setting. To the pre-colonial generation, Soyinka “was anti-elitism and anti-colonial mentality,” with a deliberate message against a cultural reorientation and indoctrination that lazy minds largely tag as cultism.

Jul 13, 2024 | headlines.ng | Lekan Alabi

A non-governmental organization, Insight Initiative for Community and Social Development, has described the Supreme Court judgement granting Local Governments financial autonomy as a welcome development. The NGO which its primary objective among others is to ensure probity and accountability at the local government level said the verdict passed by the apex court would in no…CONTINUE READING»Headlines NewsletterSubscribe now for weekly top news headlines roundup, delivered directly to your inbox.

Jul 13, 2024 | premiumtimesng.com | Lekan Alabi

It is not a hyperbole to call Soyinka the Pride of Africa, as he has been leading from the front against the abuse of power, military dictatorships and ‘sit tightism’ of African rulers, alongside human rights abuses, and the struggle against racial discriminations in some African countries. This service to humanity has led to generations of the old and young, who look up to him as their role model.

Jul 13, 2024 | headlines.ng | Lekan Alabi

A fired up Joe Biden again rejected speculation he would quit the US presidential race and tried to turn the spotlight on rival Donald Trump as he took his crisis-hit reelection bid back on the campaign trail Friday. But as he addressed a lively rally in the battleground state of Michigan, the drumbeat of Democrats Read MoreCONTINUE READING»Headlines NewsletterSubscribe now for weekly top news headlines roundup, delivered directly to your inbox.

Jul 13, 2024 | nigeria.shafaqna.com | Ahmed Yusuf |Funso Adegbola |Lekan Alabi |Wole Soyinka

A Nigerian newspaper, on 4 July, reported that the Nigerian government signed the European Union-African, Caribbean and Pacific ((EU-ACP) Samoa Agreement which tacitly recognises Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ (LGBTQ+).