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Prof. Omololu of University of Lagos   A strongly worded  message has been sent to Prof. Omololu Soyombo, that his status as an “acting vice-chancellor” cannot hold water. The message was delivered when he tried to address some section of the union and workers in the university on Wednesday, at the university senate building. Prof. Omololu sought to warm his way into their hearts by promising to address some salient welfare needs and improve learning conditions in the lecture theatres. But the Secretary-General of the Defenders for Transparency and Human Rights Group (DTHRG), Barr. Iyare Natama maintained that Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe remains the bonafide Vice-Chancellor of the University and nothing unless due process can change that. “We should be ready to resist impunity by those who feel they are above the law”, he stated. “Prof. Ogundipe cannot be clandestinely removed from office and people are sitting by and just watching; this is sheer injustice and should be resisted...

  The bizarre removal of Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe from his position as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos has continued to garner more support as both the Northern Rights Civil Group and Civil Society of Nigeria has added their voice calling for his immediate reinstatement. Both organisations spoke through their presidents Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammed and Chief Vincent Egenti. They warned of grave consequences if the impasse is not resolved immediately. In separate press statements and interviews, they described the removal as both unconstitutional and     disastrous; in particular,they said the action was as infantile and undemocratic. They insisted that the process adopted was as abusive as it was utterly retrogressive and a negation of the rule of law. They dismissed as puerile the allegations that Professor Ogundipe was guilty of gross misconduct, financial recklessness and abuse of office. “That’s cheap blackmail”, riled Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammed. “Professo...

Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, until the recent controversy, has received an unexpected support from the national leadership of the Coalition for South South Professionals of Nigeria (CSSPN). Addressing a press conference on Monday, August 17, in Abuja, the Group Leader Dr Cornelius Izuagbe called on well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on the Wale Babalakin led Governing Council to allow Professor Ogundipe return to work and if nothing else seek redress in the law courts. Dr Izuagbe faulted the grounds for his removal calling it an act of “rascality”. “This is an ivory tower with an age-long set of rules and order; there is no reason for the hurry to remove a properly appointed Vice-Chancellor.   “From all indications, the mere allegation of flouting some contract procedure cannot be enough reason for such drastic action”, he remarked. “If somebody is accused of fraudulent practices, there are procedures and processes; you set up a joint com...

The Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Matters Offences Commission (ICPC) were set as an anti-corruption agency to rein in persons involved in suspected shady deals and sharp practices. But in recent times as investigations have revealed The commission appears to have derailed as it is fast losing that tag as an anti-corruption agency.  Preliminary investigations have unearthed some sharp practices of illegal detentions on spurious charges, unauthorized raid and sealing of victims houses and unwarranted blockages of victim’s accounts. “This bad practice must be discontinued” declared Mr Rafiu Ibrahim, Secretary-General of Association for Good Governance and Transparency (AFGT). Throwing more light on the sad development, the Secretary-General wondered why the ICPC would detain without charges any suspected Nigerian for upwards of two weeks without proceeding to court, while systematically extorting various sums of money from the detained Nigerian.  The Secretary-Ge...

  By now, Obaseki should know that he is not facing a democrat. This should be clearly spelt out; he is facing a well-known determined and self-made aristocrat (some call it tyrant) who is unrestrained by law; his major goal is to usurp the authority of legitimate rulers like Obaseki, using oppressive and cruel means.  They see the act of governance more as racketeering rather than a channel to provide amenities.  In doing so, they subject the people to misery, victims of their selfish and unjust desires. so those goading comrade Adams Oshiomole on, in this macabre dance, must know that he is only after his own interest—not theirs; that is why he is so ruthless about the mission—lying openly with vile intentions, peddling falsehood and leaving a trail of carnage; to say the least, this style is absurd, crazy, seeing a former national chairman, two-time governor of a State and Labour leader become so rascally not minding his reputation before the youths. Ironically, we can...

Let’s quickly take two powerful scriptures. “Isaiah 42 v 7 “ to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from prison and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house ”. Praise the Lord. The second scripture is taken from Isaiah 4 v 13 “ Therefore my people are gone into captivity because they have no knowledge and their honourable men are famished and their multitude dried up with thirst ”. Praise the Lord, amen. Brethren, we are speaking on the topic “ God is still on the throne ”! These scriptural examples are clear evidence that knowledge is essential in the progress and development of man. In the course of life, there are mysteries unexplained that leave you confused but certainly not God. Thus, it is possible to be in bondage—prison-- yet walk free aimlessly in the streets. That’s why it is possible to have a certificate but no work; that’s why it is possible to be married but without a child.  Brethren, when you are blind and sit in darkness, you may be the most ...

It is now very clear that by the end of September 19, Obaseki’s reform agenda will carry the day for the PDP: Edo people have settled for reforms rather than be sold to the merciless smear campaign being mounted by the vicious ex-APC chair Comrade Adams Oshiomole. His calculation was that the electioneering campaign was going to be a battle of wits which would have given him an upper hand by his “magical” command of English.  To his dismay, Edo people are not to be easily sold; they now know that his so-called oratory prowess is nothing but a sham designed to hoodwink them and distract their attention.  Comrade Adams failed the very day he knelt down to tell Edo people that he sold a bad product to them in 2016.  This is a 65 or so years old man —a supposed grandfather—who hardly knows there is a time to quit; what is the purpose of being called a leader when all you have to offer is your myopic and opportunistic agenda? By simple calculation, the Benin people will compl...