Akinyemi Onigbinde

A DISCOURSE ON MARX

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Karl Marx, probably in a contemplative mood, once retorted that it is not enough for philosophers to interpret the world. Rather, he said concerted effort must be made at changing it. If we understand Marx properly we shall then say he would reject perennial philosophy and embrace a social-determinist philosophy. Thus, he would see in…

LOGICAL LIMITATION OF LOGICAL POSITIVISM

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Introduction In the search for the ‘indubitable truth’, philosophers have often disagreed on the methodology of arriving at this ultimate reality. While Thales and other pre-Socratic thinkers − from Plato to Hegel–found solace in ‘system building’ by way of speculation to arrive at certainty[1], others such as David Hume have told us to take any…

THE QUESTION WE HAVE FAILED TO ASK

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It is an exercise in revisionism to suggest that Yoruba built Lagos and that the Igbo people of the South- East geographical region only troops in to partake in the prosperity the South-West region provides What drive the relative prosperity of Lagos wasn't provided by Yoruba or Lagosians alone.Being a Federal capital, the resources of…

MOST IMPORTANT DEFECTION HAS NOT HAPPENED YET, SAYS MAKINDE

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Most important defection has not happened yet, says Makinde Media Link Me: This statement, though from a leading member of an opposition party who, normally, should be pained by the gale of opportunistic and cowardly defection of fellow governors and one- time compatriots from his party, that is being daily deflated, speaks, rather candidly and eloquently,…

COLLAPSE OF THE NATIONAL GRID AND THE NATIONAL GREED

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EYIN OMO NIGERIA, E KU'ROJU O.E KU TI 'T-PAIN' T'OGBAYEKAN YI O. E LO FOKAN BA'LE O Kindly take your problems to your next church crusade or night vigil since the problems of insensitive and wicked hike in the prices of petroleum products, and non- availability of electricity supply are spiritual, and not due to…

OMOYELE SOWORE AND THE REST OF US

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Long before now, I have seen Sowore as 'another human rights activist', many of whom are no more than 'human ricetivists' But Sowore has proven to be different from the vastly disappearing specie called 'activists'.He has proven to be a long distant runner, with enduring capacity of a marathoner.Yet, he has one thing going for…

COLONIAL EDUCATION AND AFRICAN CULTURAL SUBJUGATION

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It is not enough to know the impact of colonial education on the cultural life of Africans without first of all getting to know the essence of colonialism and what was the cultural life of the Africans like vis-à-vis their stage of development before the incursion of imperialism. Colonialism, as we know is the transfer…

KEEPING FAITH WITH HISTORY– THE MIMIKO STORY IN ONDO STATE (FEBRUARY 2009 – FEBRUARY 2017)

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Opening Remarks As a Lagos-born and bred boy, my studentship at University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in the 70s was a vantage position to the gateway of Ondo State, then inclusive of the present Ekiti State. Back then, it was possible that out of every 10 fellow student-acquaintances one had, seven were…

CLASS CHARACTER OF THE APARTHEID REGIME IN SOUTH AFRICA

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It is not enough to know the impact of colonial education on the cultural life of Africans without first of all getting to know the essence of colonialism and what was the cultural life of the Africans like vis-à-vis their stage of development before the incursion of imperialism. Colonialism, as we know is the transfer of…

MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND THE FATE OF NATION-STATES IN AFRICA

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With no intention to pre-empt the possible position of (some) speakers as assembled at this conference to discuss the theme as suggested by the organisers, the Student Economic Society of this university, let me seize the privilege afforded me as the keynote speaker to make my position clear and rather unapologetically that multinational corporations in…

OGUN STATE STUDENTS UNION IN SEARCH OF LEADERSHIP

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Opening Remark Students’ unionism means different things to different people, depending on individual or group’s ideological inclination. But one thing is certain; students’ unionism is hardly in the good books of those outside of tertiary institutions. Worse still, within the peer group there are divergent opinions on the role of students as a collective body.…

BEYOND PROCESS

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Introductory Remarks We may well begin our discussion to reflect the title I have taken the liberty to impose on the theme and sub-theme as imposed on me by the organisers of this now familiar and important exercise called retreat which is at the instance of the highly respected Governor of Ondo State, our own…

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