Prof Niyi Osundare is set to deliver the 2022 Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) Winners Lecture. It is scheduled for, December 7, 2022 in Abuja. The topic is, Poetry And The Human Voice. “It will be taking place within the context of the Annual Forum of NNOM Laureates,” Osundare said. He was the 2014 recipient […]
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The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party has taken another dimension with the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, saying nobody can sack him. Ayu said this in Tiv dialect while addressing the crowd that welcomed him home in Gboko on Friday. He also said he had the power to stop […]
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• Naira Depreciation, Rise In Inflation Imminent —Experts • ‘Incoherence Among Govt Agencies Common Under Buhari’ • Altercation Suggests No Working Relationship Between Monetary, Fiscal Authorities — Owoh • FEC, Not President Alone, Should Have Approved It As HURIWA Backs Ahmed The latest altercation between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Ministry of […]
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Security agencies in joint manhunt for ISWAP members in Abuja Hundreds flee as terrorists pound Zuru and Fakai LGs in Kebbi State President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday urged Nigerians not to panic over the recent travel advisory issued by the United States and United Kingdom governments, warning their citizens to steer clear of Abuja because of […]
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Operating under a suffocating economy and hostile officialdom, the mass media recently came under another odious and unwarranted assault, this time from the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle. Like a medieval emperor, the governor peremptorily ordered the closure of Radio Nigeria, Pride FM Gusau, NTA Gusau, Gamji Television, Vision FM, and Al Umma TV simply […]
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Speaks about marital life with ex-Osun deputy governor October 29, for most people, is just another day on the calendar. But not so for Prince Michael Tunde Ponnle, founder of Nigeria’s first fully indigenous cable company. For the boss of MicCom Cables and Wires Limited, October 29 is a date that steers nostalgic feelings, being […]
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By Chukwuneta Oby In sharing his experience with me, he wrote, “My mother died over seven years ago but what died with her was my marriage of 12 years. My ex-wife is from a rich family and she never failed to make the class disparity between her and my people obvious. She carried on as […]
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Music veteran, Onyeka Onwenu, has announced that her latest song titled, ‘Rise Up’, was written and produced in partnership with the Rose of Sharon Foundation, with the aim of drawing attention to the plight of widows in society. The foundation is owned by Folorunsho Alakija, one of the richest black women in the world. Onwenu, […]
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In an apparent response to claims by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmad, that her ministry was not carried along by the Central Bank of Nigeria, in the ongoing process of redesigning three series of the naira, the bank insists it followed the law and due process to carry out the […]
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Flood; Photo: Sciencealert Lagos State government, on Monday, issued a fresh update to all waterfront residents of highbrow Ikoyi, Lekki and Victoria Island and coastal areas of Epe and Badagry to be wary of backflow due to the high tide in the Lagos Lagoon. A statement by the State Commissioner for the Environment and Water […]
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