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The professor-king paradox

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On Friday, Oba Abdukabir Adeyemi Obalanlege, the Olota of Ota, turned sixty. His birthday occasions this reflection, not merely because such milestones invite remembrance, but because his journey from the newsroom to the throne illuminates one of the more intriguing contradictions in contemporary traditional authority: Nigeria has perhaps never had a more intellectually accomplished generation Read More: https://punchng.com/the-professor-king-paradox/

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