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Lagos has become a hotbed for architecture and design, and the city is attracting and celebrating some exceptional talents. As there is no one definition of

Lagos has become a hotbed for architecture and design, and the city is attracting and celebrating some exceptional talents. As there is no one definition of

Yinka Odumakin & Innocent Chukwuma: Indelible footprints of two revolutionary fighters On By Lanre Arogundade The demise of Yinka and Innocent within twenty four hours of each other last weekend was a double blow for Nigeria’s radical movement. The more the reality of their exit registers, the more the pains and pangs torment. If the passage of Gani Fawehinmi, Alao Aka-Bashorun, Arthur Nwankwo, etc, at advanced age caused considerable grief, that of Yinka and Innocent cannot but be evocative...

By Lanre Arogundade The demise of Yinka and Innocent within twenty four hours of each other last weekend was a double blow for Nigeria’s radical movement. The more the reality of their exit registers, the more the pains and pangs torment. If the passage of Gani Fawehinmi, Alao Aka-Bashorun, Arthur Nwankwo, etc, at advanced age caused considerable grief, that of Yinka and Innocent cannot but be evocative of the kind of deeper grief that greeted the exit of Chris Abashi, Chima Ubani, Bamidele A...

Punch Newspapers Sections ENIOLA AKINKUOTU Published 12:12 am In this piece, ENIOLA AKINKUOTU examines the life and times of activist, Yinka Odumakin, who died of COVID-19 complications on Friday Soldiers are formed not within the confines of quotidian comforts, but in the middle of struggles against tribulations in pursuit of a higher cause. This perhaps explains why the All Progressives Congress leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said on Saturday that the story of Nigeria’s current democratic di...

3 min read Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has narrated how late Yinka Odumakin, the ex-spokesperson of Afenifere, was expelled from the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). Mr Odumakin died on Saturday at the intensive care unit of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital where he was being managed for respiratory issues due to complications from COVID-19. President Muhammadu Buhari and other dignitaries in the country had described Mr Odumakin as a man of conviction and a s...

Vanguard News OAU, Falana, Igini, others mourn Odumakin On By Dapo Akinrefon, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Olayinka Ajayi & Shina Abubakar MORE glowing tributes continued to pour in for the late National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin. Those who paid tributes are constitutional lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana(SAN); the management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Osun State; the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Mike Igini and former presidential cand...

Advertisement Many prominent Nigerians, Reacting in a statement, Falana said Odumakin married Josephine, who is from the Igbo extraction, owing to his belief in national integration. Advertisement He said the deceased often called him to discuss the state of the nation and seek clarity on constitutional matters despite their ideological differences. “Notwithstanding our ideological differences, Yinka consistently called on me to discuss the state of the nation and seek clarifications on major...

Vanguard News Prof Aluko’s weeping night On By Yinka Odumakin I SAW the late Prof. Jide Aluko who was Head of the International Relations Department in Ife until Mr. Femi Falana got him sentenced to death of eternal shame in 1987 over the misappropriation of some grant to the department, a few nights ago. Interestingly, it was the professor who approached the court presided over by Justice Adeniran for libel. He had sued Dr. M. A. Ojo, a colleague for shredding his character. Unfortunately ...

Share I saw the late Professor Jide Aluko who was Head of the International Relations Department, University of Ife, until Mr Femi Falana got him sentenced to death of eternal shame in 1987 over the misappropriation of some grant to the department. Interestingly, it was the Professor who approached the court pesided over by Justice Adeniran for libel. He had sued Dr M.A. Ojo, a colleague for shredding his character. Unfortunately for him, Dr Ojo engaged Mr Falana, who was then with the Aka Bash...