Chief Gabriel Igbinedion at 90: A Legacy of Enterprise and Cultural Grandeur By Godknows Igali, PhD In virtually all cultures of the world, the age of 90 is not only venerated but also seen as signifying the attainment of the full life cycle and the apogee of spiritual growth. Beyond that, this age is considered […]
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THE RISING ASSAULT ON SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES By Godknows Igali Recent developments around the world have continued to spark extensive debate within diplomatic and academic circles regarding the continued relevance and potency of international law. Specifically, some have tended to ask if international law actually exists as the wars in Ukraine
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Prof Wole Soyinka at 90: A gala of high commendations and dissections By Godknows Igali On Friday July 13, 1934, contrasting events unfolded around the world. Far away in Europe, Adolf Hitler launched the “Night of Long Knives” in Germany, causing great global unease and rapple. But in British West Africa, a bouncing baby boy,
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KING CHARLES III AND HOPE OF A NEW ERA Reminiscent of the time of his forebear, William the Conqueror in 1066 till modern era, Great Britain’s monarch, King Charles III, was coronated in the same Westminster Abbey in Central London on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Accompanied by perhaps one of the most colourful military
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Reminiscences on our heroines – – Dr. Madeleine Albright (1937-2022) and Professor Grace Alele-Williams (1932-2022) By Godknows Igali The global community was recently thrown into intense melancholy as the gates of eternity opened to Dr. Madeleine Albright and Professor Grace Alele-Williams, two of humanity’s greatest matriarchs that ever lived. In a seeming relay, the former
Requiem Toast for Nigeria’s Regal Jurist Prince Bola Ajibola, Forty Days After By Godknows Igali The ancient town of Abeokuta which literally means “refuge among the rocks” was lightened with a mammoth gathering of some of Nigeria’s most renowned personalities to mark the 40th day memorial prayers for the final repose of the soul of
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The Imperatives of Strategic Partnership Between INDG and Other Ijaw/Niger Delta Organisations for Effective Human and Infrastructural Development By Godknows Igali Protocol I will like to begin by thanking most sincerely the Organising Committee for this very important event and indeed the entire leadership of the INDG for giving me another opportunity to speak
BY GODKOWS BOLADEI IGALI on that Saturday morning, June 17, 2023, the sky was exceptionally sunny in the middle of the rainy season over Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital, the wettest of all of Nigeria’s 36 states. Though the weather was sparklingly bright, a most sombre mood which had attracted not less than 5,000 young
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BY: GODKNOWS BOLADEI IGALI The date, May 27th, 1967 will always remain a landmark in the annals of Nigeria’s history for a number of reasons. First, on that date, the country’s third Head of State and second military ruler, then Col. Yakubu Gowon took the courage to create 12 States out of the 4 regions
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Young Judith Atta’s life was hewed from the scion of one of modern Nigeria’s most outstanding natural rulers, Atta Ibrahim Onoruioza who was born about
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