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Editor’s Note Following the publication of Literacy Is Not the Problem, a response to Wale Ogunbanjo’s article Before We Argue: The Need for Economic Literacy, the original author requested an opportunity to reply. The response below argues that several criticisms made in the rejoinder are directed at positions that were never expressed in the original […]
Editor’s Note Following the publication of Before We Argue: The Need for Economic Literacy by Wale Ogunbanjo, Ota News received the response below from a reader who requested anonymity. Given our commitment to encouraging informed public debate, we have chosen to publish the submission in full. The author’s central argument is that Nigeria’s challenges are […]
Separating Fact and Opinion One striking feature of public debate in Nigeria is not that citizens disagree — disagreement is healthy. The problem is that debates often begin before agreement on basic facts and concepts. Facts describe reality. Opinions evaluate reality. Confusing the two creates endless arguments. No two Nigerians should argue over whether Abuja […]
Nigeria’s debate on zoning and power rotation often becomes emotional. But it helps to step back and ask a precise question: what specific problem are we trying to solve? There are two distinct problems. First, how do we reduce the post-election disunity that has repeatedly fractured the country along ethnic and regional lines? Second, how […]
It was the turn of Alasia Community Development Association to host the monthly meeting of her Area Community Development Committee, Aseyori, last week Thursday 10th February, 2022 held in Alasia Community, Ota. In his Welcome Address, the chairman of Alasia Community Development Association, Pastor Gabriel Olusegun Osoko listed the achievements of his CDA as follows…(a) […]
Uncertainties within the All Progressives Congress, APC as to the direction ahead of the 2023 General Election was at the weekend beginning to clear with postulations of Nigeria’s powerful governors increasingly emerging to drive the process. The coming out of the governors, it was gathered, and the seeming unwillingness of President Muhammadu Buhari to identify […]
The Olota of Ota and Olofin Apesin Olode, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Prof.) Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege has concluded plans to convene the first annual All Awori Obas of Ogun State Retreat. The 3-day retreat is scheduled to hold between February 8 and 11, 2022 at Crown City Resort, Agbara, Ogun State at 10am each day. […]
“The Ogun State Civil Service is established by legislation and is guided by same.” This was the submission of Alhaja Selimot Ottun, Head of Service of Ogun State Civil Service in an OGTV documentary interview, Oju Koro recently aired from the Station. Alhaja Ottun, who is currently the fifth Ogun State Head of Service however […]
Ummi Ibrahim, Kannywood actress better known as Ummi Zee Zee, has confirmed the rumour that she dated Military President Ibrahim Babangida (IBB). Babangida ruled Nigeria between 1985 and 1993. There have been social media reports that the actress was in a relationship with the former Head of State.In an interview with Daily Trust’s Weekend Magazine, […]
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of the Deputy Inspector-General, DIG, Usman Alkali Baba as the Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP.The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, who disclosed this to State House correspondents in Abuja, said that the appointment was with immediate effect.He said that the issues of professionalism, competence and years of […]
