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“THE” OGBENYI

Global UpfrontAug 31, 2024August 31, 20240

By Temitope Lakisokun Grief and gratitude are holding hands in my heart as I write this. Gratitude for who he was, and grief for what

My Guru Tam Fiofori Departs

Global UpfrontJul 17, 2024July 17, 20240

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Sad news hit me hard on Tuesday, June 25, in this year of Our Lord – my inimitable guru Tam Fiofori

Tribute: My Mourned Soulmate Pita Okute, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Global UpfrontJun 5, 2024June 5, 20240

I am in tears as I write the words here. It has been shattering for me on hearing of the passing away of my ever

Farewell, Dear Friend And Brother, Colonel Kingsley Mfon Samuel (rtd), Affectionately Known As “Haba Jama’a,” By Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman (rtd)

Global UpfrontApr 1, 2024April 1, 20240

In the tapestry of life, some threads shimmer with an irreplaceable brilliance, and great friend and brother, the late Colonel Kingsley Mfon Samuel (rtd), was

Herbert Wigwe: Saying Goodbye, By Dr Alex Otti

Global UpfrontFeb 12, 2024February 12, 20240

Herbert why? Why? Why? You told me you were going for a board meeting in London from where you will head out to the US

Akintola Williams: “I Should’ve Been A Journalist”

Global UpfrontSep 15, 2023September 15, 20230

By Bruce Malogo He died on Monday September 11, 2023 aged 104 years. Two weeks after his ninetieth birthday, I called him to ask for

A Tribute To An Award-winning Advocate Of The Year 2022, Hon. Abdul Bala Gusau

Global UpfrontAug 18, 2022August 18, 20220

By Abdul Abdul An extraction of Gusau Local Government in Zamfara State. Young Abdul Bala Gusau is a graduate of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto and

Biyi Bandele Who Came In From The Back Of Beyond, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Global UpfrontAug 17, 2022August 17, 20220

He started out as Biyi Bandele-Thomas, and shocked the literary world with his amazing precocity. He was admitted to my alma-mater Great Ife (University of

Celebrating General Ibrahim Attahiru In Death

Global UpfrontAug 10, 2022August 10, 20220

By By Samuel Aruwan “One who is loved, never dies.” – C.S. Lewis Certain people we meet in the course of our lives become so

Nigerian Singer Burna Boy Breaks Down As He Pays The Late Indian Rapper Sidhu Moose Wala A Touching Tribute

Global UpfrontJun 6, 2022June 6, 20220

Nigerian singer Burna Boy paid an emotional tribute to late singer-rapper Sidhu Moose Wala at his show. In a video shared on Instagram, Burna mentioned