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1999 Constitution won’t guarantee emergence of credible leaders – Afe Babalola

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2023 0

Chief Afe Babalola, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) says the 1999 Constitution will not guarantee the emergence of credible leaders at the February general elections. “Unless a new Constitution similar to those of 1960 and 1963 Constitutions, with necessary amendments, is put in place, none of

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Nigeria yet to enjoy true democracy — Afe Babalola

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2021 0

Renowned legal luminary, Afe Babalola has stated that the country is yet to entrench deep democratic ideals for the benefit of the citizenry. According to him, it was difficult to say that the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day by the Federal Government has so far yielded meaningful results. Babalola made this call via […]

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Afe Babalola calls for a strong legal framework for tourism in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 30 May 2021 0

A legal luminary and founder, Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti, ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, has called for the drafting of a robust and strong legal framework for the enhancement of the tourism sector in Nigeria. He made this call while receiving the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Ekiti State on Tourism Development, […]

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Take S/West to court, Afe Babalola counsels Malami on Amotekun

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2020 0

Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) has counselled the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) to go beyond pronouncement and take the six south west governors to court over the inauguration of the joint security network called ‘Operation Amotekun’. Babalola said it would be tantamount to illegality for Malami to constitute […]

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The only change that can change Nigeria for better – Afe Babalola

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2019 0

Ile-Ife (Osun) – A legal luminary and elder statesman, Afe Babalola, has made a case for Nigeria to return to its 1960/93 constitution and restructuring along the path of true federalism. Babalola was a guest speaker at the 12th Faculty Week  of Clinical Sciences,  College of Health Sciences,  Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The forum had as […]

Education News

Funding, greatest scourge devouring Nigeria’s education sector – Afe Babalola

Ihesiulo Grace 21 October 2018 0

Funding is the greatest scourge devouring the country’s education sector, Aare Afe Babalola, has said. The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, who made the declaration during the 6th convocation ceremonies of his university, said many of the states, including federal government budget as low as seven percent to the sector. The legal Icon […]

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Stop blaming Buhari for insurgency – Afe Babalola

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2018 0

.. Gets northern youth award Renowned Legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola(SAN), has absolved President Muhammadu Buhari of the orgy of the insurgency, killings bedeviling the nation. Aare Afe Babalola who spoke in his institution, Afe Babaola University, Ado Ekiti(ABUAD) while being honoured by Northern Youth Council of Nigeria(NYCN) on Thursday said Military took over of […]

Opinion

Reduction of JAMB cut off marks for admission: Violence to university education

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2017 0

On June 3, last year, a day after the Federal Government announced the scrapping of the Post UTME as part of the qualifying procedure for admission into Nigerian Universities, I cautioned in a write-up that was published in many Nigerian newspapers that that singular step was nothing but a calamitous mistake. Good enough, the Federal […]