Osun
Osun: au revoir, IleriOluwa; et tu, TOP?
That the victorious Governor Ademola Adeleke and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) continue to feast in celebration of the Supreme Court judgment calls for concern. In sane climes, the Governor should be thinking in terms of the responsibilities Read more
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Lessons from Osun APC Governorship Primaries
The Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Primary, won by incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola, has come and gone; a winner has emerged and losers have also started licking their wounds. So, the rest, as it is often said, is history. Read more
Aregbesola's hidden treasure in Osun State
To us in Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola represents a new generation of leadership who believes he is accountable to the people he's elected by providence to govern. Mentally sharp and people-focused, he saw an opportunity not only to provide Read more
The Machiavellianism in Ogbeni Rauf
Ogbeni Engr (by passion) Rauf Aregbesola is the Executive (are their non-executive) Governor of the State of Osun (re-arranged from conventional Osun State and presupposes the State is owned or peopled by some medieval Read more
Aregbesola explains Opon Imo (Tablet of Knowledge) concept to Harvard audience; says Osun is poised to bridge digital gap
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the state of Osun has explained the rationale behind the introduction of digital tablets to secondary school pupils in the state saying the concept is his government’s ingenious way of changing how knowledge is imparted. Read more
Nigeria: The development challenge
As political leaders and politicians, our own task is to seek to govern; therefore my task is fairly simple because I am here to address you on the challenge of development in my country, Nigeria. Happily, this happens to be an area within our Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 622 (May 1 - 14 2024)
How the Mandela myth helped win the battle for democracy in South Africa Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 621 (April 17 - 30 2024)
30 years after genocide: Rwanda's older generations fear a return of ethnic tensions Read more
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Young middle-class Nigerians are desperate to leave the country: insights into why
Since the 1980s, migration has been a part of the Nigerian middle-class psyche, catalysed by the usual suspects: high unemployment, security concerns, infrastructure gaps, and poor governance. Migrants tends to be middle-class since one needs Read more
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How the Mandela myth helped win the battle for democracy in South Africa
To begin with, Winnie and Nelson mythologised themselves. Both intuitively understood that their greatest talent lay in public performance. Not just any public performance, but the sort that is exemplary, that embodies a collective spirit, a set of Read more
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The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again – another sign of a global trend eroding women’s rights
The Gambia’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalised female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults. Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 620 (April 3 - 16 2024)
The Gambia may allow Female Genital Mutilation again Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 619 (March 20 - April 2 2024)
Why children are prime targets of armed groups in Northern Nigeria. Read more
Trumpet TV
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) in a Zoom rage, calls Journalist 'Femi Okutubo stupid!
Nigerian politician and lawyer - Chief Femi Fani-Kayode stormed out of a Zoom Conversation organised by BEN Television London after calling Publisher of Trumpet Media Group - 'Femi Okutubo, stupid! Read more
Dr Titus Odedun speaks about his GAB Award
Nana Ofori-Atta Oguntola interviews former Surgery tutor and examiner - Dr Titus Odedun on his recent Award from the Gathering of Africa's Best. Titus Odedun bagged a Gathering of Africa's Best (GAB) Award for outstanding contributions to the Read more
Why Nigeria must celebrate - Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida, Nigeria High Commissioner to the UK
Nigeria High Commissioner to the Court of St. James' - Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, CFR speaks to Trumpet TV about the giant strides being taken at the Mission, efforts to combat corruption at the Mission, why Nigeria must celebrate, and more. Read more
You can't compare Nigeria with the UK - Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida
Nigeria High Commissioner to the Court of St. James' - Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, CFR tells Trumpet TV that you can not compare Nigeria with the United Kingdom. Read more
