#dele giwa

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Gangster! Fela Anikolapo kuti is gangster Gangster! Ken Saro wiwa is gangster Gangster! Dele Giwa is gangster What kind of man you kill with a letter bomb if Not a gangster

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Justice Reignited: Court Orders Reopening of Investigation into Dele Giwa's Assassination

In a historic ruling, The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a landmark ruling, directing the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to reopen the investigation into the 1986 assassination of Dele Giwa, the renowned founder of Newswatch Magazine. This development marks a significant step towards addressing one of Nigeria’s most infamous and unsolved murders, shedding…

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*THANKSGIVING*

Did God not say that all I require is THANKSGIVING?

It was a long time ago that my child hood friend, John Bosco, shine shine Bobo, Mr E , a thoroughbred Ibadan born and bred who lived in Bodija but despised his aristocratic upbringing had this conversation with me .

Verbal rumours had gone round town that Mr E had consumed two cartons of Star Lager beer at a sitting, 24 bottles in all!

Elemsy was my childhood friend, two houses separated us and we saw almost daily except when we both were in school. He was the most jovial and boisterous Human being that I ever knew. He kept no guile nor malice against anyone. He dressed smart, walked briskly and never missed playing the organ in Church on Sundays, and Squash on Saturdays.He passed quite a couple of piano exams examined in the UK and was usually compensated for by his father who was quite fond of him, being the only boy amongst five girls.

So I took it upon myself to clarify this myth or rumour of " Mr E drank 24 bottles of his favourite Star Lager beer", a brand from which he earned a well deserved appellation, " shine shine Bobo".

So I asked Mr E, if truly he drank as much as was being rumoured...and his response still remains fresh in my memory even though he died a long time ago .

Shine shine Bobo explained to me, starting with his familiar word, " apparently, apparently" and I paraphrase. Sir Kay, you know, apparently, it was my birthday and I wanted to thank God, ( for my life) so I went to Joanis Guest house bar and bought a carton of beer,( Star Lager) to thank God hoping that my friends would come around and partake in it. Well,I had to start drinking in anticipation that others would stroll in and be my guest. Now, it was in the days of telepathy where we just happen to walk or drive around town without any sense of responsibility or purpose like a head struck violently with a stick, ( _bi ori ti won shan ni'gi)_

We - myself ,Tolu, Tayo, would congregate first at Bodija guest house where Mr Luke's diminutive wife would serve us "meat goat" pepper soup and beer , and from there to Bamboo corner where we were serenaded with Jazz music by Daddy Cl , B and with S,( of blessed memory) on the bass guitar. We would later meet again in the evening at Ay's Tin Tin to enjoy what we thought was life! Ah! Those American dough nuts at Tin Tin were simply the best!, fresh, crunchy with a thick but enjoyable coating . I still remember Ay coming back home in his regular brown coloured Mercedez Benz 200 blasting the Lyrics of King Sunny Ade from protesting car speakers.

Back to Mr E ' s narrative, he enthused further that from drinking one bottle to half a carton , he proceeded to the third , sixth , and ninth bottle , till the carton found itself empty, but filled up with empty bottles.

He was not in a hurry to get home, the country was safe then, that was the period that my mother had reported me to her elderly uncle's strict wife that Kayode was fond of coming home at night .

M's mum, God rest her soul had accosted me on an evening stroll and said ," ehen, you! Your mother complained that you are a night crawler, you know, a well brought up child does not wander at night, neither is the dead of night a respecter of persons"!

I summoned courage and reminded her that night was safer than daylight as a lot of murders during that period were executed during the day, Kudirat Abiola, Dele Giwa and so many others. Mummy M gave me a well deserved scowl, walked away as if in a trance! I knew that it was not a good idea to visit M at home again.I never discussed this with M, may Mummy M's soul rest in peace.

Again,Mr E continued that after consuming the first carton of 12 bottles, he still anticipated the arrival of friends anonymous, but many were expected, but none came!

So, he continued with a second carton that sat idle below his bar " _stood_ ",( _stood_ as pronounced by ill- literates) . Mr E, non plussed, concluded and confessed that he actually consumed two cartons of Star Lager beer at a sitting, to thank God on and for his birthday.

Mr E and I met frequently when we both worked in Lagos around 1998/99. We had concluded arrangements on occupying a flat together, it was that week that my resignation letter was approved at the University of Lagos to start a teaching career at U.I where I was a registered PhD student. It was that same week that Mr E was shot in front of his street while taking an innocent stroll.

May the soul of Mr E, my "brother" and childhood friend continue to rest in peace. Death indeed is only the absence of presence, you are fondly remembered today and always,Elemsy, shine shine Bobo!

* Postscript.

I sincerely thank all those who showered me with love in years past, present and...too numerous for a well deserved roll call. I am extremely grateful and thankful to you all, I write this with a heart of gratitude and thanksgiving. And May I also confess how I savoured thus red sweet wine , 11% , Produce of Spain to the point of downing one full chilled bottle and requested for another one at a social function when my gee and wine barometer, aunty I, gave me a familiar bombastic full eyes look and removed the sweating bottle of Le_Merit wine from my presence saying that enough was enough! _O'obirin_ !

Korgi©10:47 am 7/1/24

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Lagos begins removal of inner gates in Lekki Phase I

Lagos State government on Saturday, came to the rescue of several residents of the state especially in the Lekki phase 1 axis who are suffering untold hardship of inaccessibility by removing permanently closed inner roads/gates. This is contained in a statement signed by Kunle Adeshina, Director, Public Affairs of the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources in Lagos. Adeshina said that the enforcement operation, which was authorized by Mr Governor, followed several days of traffic snarl which residents connecting Lekki were experiencing due to inaccessibility of connecting roads. He said that Roads and Streets already enforced since the operation started included Sir Rufus Foluso Giwa, Theopilus Oji, Osaro Isokpan, Abike Sulaiman, Ben Okagbue MBA, Olubunmi Rotimi, Olanrewaju Ninalowo, Dele Adedeji, Abayomi Sonuga, Siji Soetan and Rasheed Alaba Williams. He said that the government decided to commence the Enforcement following the indiscriminate mounting & multiplicity of the gates in many parts of the state, defacing the aesthetics of the environment. He said that the Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab, while speaking on the development, said the state government would restore the aesthetics being defaced by the indiscriminate gates by removing them across the state. Wahab urged all residents associations that have such gates in their estates or communities and always putting them under permanent lock and keys to remove them voluntarily. Read the full article

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Nyaknno Osso: Entrenchment at the mountaintop, By Chuks Iloegbunam

Nyaknno Osso: Entrenchment at the mountaintop, By Chuks Iloegbunam

Without doubt, Nyaknno Osso is at the mountaintop of his life’s work. Apart from other toils, he even had to sell his Abuja property to get there. Spectacularly, he has for a decade now offered his library services free of charge to knowledge seekers around the globe. What remains now is to ensure that he is entrenched at the mountaintop. Imponderable time. It is the only thing constant in human…

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Story Of Gloria Okon, Nigeria’s Most Controversial Female Drug Smuggler

Story Of Gloria Okon, Nigeria’s Most Controversial Female Drug Smuggler

Gloria Okon. © Joliba Heritage & Culture On the 22nd of April, 1985, the National Security Organization (NSO) arrested a 35-year-old lady named Gloria Okon at the Aminu Kano International airport for smuggling substances suspected to be heroin and other kinds of hard drugs.   She was about to leave Nigeria for England when she was caught with 56.70 grammes of the substances, 301 dollars, 60…

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Imo Guber: I’m Shocked At The Rejection Of My Application For Review But God Will Render The Ultimate Judgment – Ihedioha

Imo Guber: I’m Shocked At The Rejection Of My Application For Review But God Will Render The Ultimate Judgment – Ihedioha

A former Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has expressed shock and regrets at the judgment of the Supreme Court, which rejected his appeal for the review of the apex court’s January 14 ruling that sacked him as the governor of the state.

According to Ihedioha, the judgment will have a long term implication on the country’s jurisprudence. He lauded his team of lawyers for raising the bar in…

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Even when they killed Dele Giwa...

Even when they killed Dele Giwa…

*Journalism did not die 

From Frank Tietie

The thought that is still probing to date, is why was Dele Giwa killed? Abounding stories in a typical Bendel State neigbourhood had it that Dele Giwa knew too many secrets about people in the military government of that time so they made sure he was killed with a letter bomb so that all other journalists in Nigeria who also had secrets about the…

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Breaking News: Buhari Sacks Femi Adesina - Fani Kayode

Breaking News: Buhari Sacks Femi Adesina – Fani Kayode

…The Conspiracy Is Real

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode has taken a jab at the federal government, following confirmations that three of the appointees of are late.

 According to him, on his Twitter handle @realFFK, Kayode said “Reliable sources at the Presidency said President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked his spokesperson Femi Adesina and replaced him with the late Dele Giwa!…

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Omoyele Sowore to Dino Melaye - I am ready to die but will expose you

Omoyele Sowore to Dino Melaye – I am ready to die but will expose you

Omoyele Sowore to Dino Melaye – I am ready to die but will expose you (more…)

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NANS slams presidency over tuition fee hike

The National Association of Nigerian Students has condemned the comment of the presidency on the increase of school fees, describing it as deceitful and misleading. The presidency, through the Special adviser to the president on communication, Dele Alake on Wednesday said reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu increased tuition fees in federal government-owned universities are incorrect. Alake stated that the increment is discretionary by each university, adding that each institution can determine what to charge for hostel accommodation, registration, laboratory, and other charges which are not school fees. However, NANS in a statement by its National Public Relations Officer, Giwa Temitope said the presidency’s comment “is a dubious attempt to conceal the real picture and the extent of the crises the Federal Government and authorities of tertiary institutions have driven the students into.” It also said the Tinubu-led administration displayed a “lack of willingness to ensure the education sector is uplifted”. “The posture of the Nigerian government towards what we tag astronomical and illogical increment in fees payable across our Universities. We consider the claim by President Tinubu that Nigerian Universities are tuition-free, as deceitful and misleading.” The apex student body demanded an immediate reversal of the fee increase in all federal. It also asked that the student loan scheme proposed by the Federal Government should be abandoned, adding that the education sector be properly funded for the effective delivery of quality education. “We maintain that there is no reason whatsoever for the increment in fees payable across our Universities. Therefore, we demand an immediate and unconditional reversal of the increment in fees in all the affected institutions. “Yes, federal Universities remain tuition-free but the sundry payment students are being tasked to pay should solely be the sole responsibility of the government. As a matter of fact, if truly Tinubu is interested in ensuring that every Nigerian regardless of the economic situation has access to quality education, as painted by Dele Alake in his press text on behalf of the Nigerian presidency, his administration must invest more substantially in the education sector, to ensure access to quality education for everyone, regardless of economic background. “In light of the outrageous fees paid by Nigerian students, the tuition-free policy is tantamount to free tuition in exchange for outrageous fees!” The statement further stated, “Increasing fees payable will automatically deny thousands of students access to education and we, as an association have resolved to vehemently oppose it. Students loan which Dele Alake is fronting is far from the way forward but grants, aids, and scholarship. This is because the student loan scheme is an attempt to turn students into life-long debtors in exchange for a service that ought to be provided for by the government. “In an economy where gainful employment has become a miracle people pray for in religious centres, it is callous to make them debtors even before they commence their career. We also consider the student loan scheme as an effort in the wrong direction. The conditions attached to the loan are bogus and almost impossible to meet by any student. It appears the loan policy on paper is a loan for all, while in practice it is a loan for NONE. “We demand that the student loan scheme should be abandoned. Read the full article

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INTERVIEW: How Dele Giwa's murder, Rwanda genocide changed my career -- Dele Olojede (Part 1)

INTERVIEW: How Dele Giwa’s murder, Rwanda genocide changed my career — Dele Olojede (Part 1)

In a recent interview with the Nigerian writer, Feyi Fawehinmi, Pulitzer Prize winner and publisher of rested Next newspapers, Dele Olojede, speaks extensively about the day Dele Giwa was murdered, fleeing Nigeria, covering Rwanda genocide and winning the Pulitzer Prize.

Feyi: You won a Pulitzer in 2005 for writing 10 articles/pieces on Rwanda. Did you go to Rwanda and stay out there for a while?

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Babangida Championed State-Sponsored Bombings Before Boko Haram - Falana

Babangida Championed State-Sponsored Bombings Before Boko Haram – Falana

Femi Falana, an human rights lawyer, has rolled out yet another bombshell by saying the killings visited on innocent Nigerian citizens by the government came before the Anti-Western education terrorist group called Boko Haram.“Dele Giwa’s brutal assassination marked the beginning of bombing in Nigeria by the government.“Before the Boko Haram sect took to bombing, the military junta, headed by…

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Oputa Panel: Buhari Who overthrew Civilian Govt, Toppled by Babangida should held accountable for 1984 Execution

Oputa Panel: Buhari Who overthrew Civilian Govt, Toppled by Babangida should held accountable for 1984 Execution

1986 assassination by letter Bomb of Dele Giwa the founding editor of newswatch magazine. Babangida come to power in a bloodless coup in 1985 before the Murdered, he rule Nigeria until 1993 when he was disposed by another military ruler the late general Sani Abacha. The commission also found that Buhari who overthrew a civilian government in 1983 and was in turn toppled by Babangida, should be…

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Who 'Killed' Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru? By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Who ‘Killed’ Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru? By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

When the pioneer investigative journalist in Nigeria, Dele Giwa, was blown to smithereens by a letter-bomb delivered to his residence in Lagos by two Babangida loyalists, ex-SSS Director, Kunle Togun and DMI’s Halilu Akilu one of the national dailies in Nigeria had asked repeatedly the question: “Who Killed Dele Giwa?”. Though the question was never answered everyone had known all along who…