By Tunde Odesola Exactly on June 17, 1958 – two years before the oxygen of independence filled Nigeria’s lungs, and eight years before Nigeria began to fall apart to political crisis – a 27-year-old savant, Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, published a globally acclaimed masterpiece in African prose: “Things Fall Apart”. Sixty-eight years after the watershed publication, […]
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By Olusola Adeyegbe A reader recently asked me this fascinating question. I have been thinking about it because it takes us beyond the excitement surrounding artificial intelligence to something potentially even more consequential. What happens when increasingly powerful artificial intelligence acquires something resembling a human body and begins to operate alongside us in the physical […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The concessioning of King’s College which older generations were wont to call Eton College, the twin arm in Nigeria of the famous school in the United Kingdom. Sending children to King’s College was the dream of most parents of the post -independence era. For the class conscious, it marked entry into the […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo As Nigeria marks 66 years of independence, a former member of the Osun State House of Assembly and Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders Caucus, Hon. Omolaoye Oluremi Akintola, has expressed concern over the country’s development trajectory, saying political independence has not yet translated into the level of economic […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun Civil Societies Coalition (OCSC) has urged the Federal Government to sustain recent improvements in electricity supply across the country, while calling for measures to ensure that electricity remains affordable to ordinary Nigerians. It made the call in an Independence Day statement signed by its Chairman, Comrade Dr. Waheed Lawal, to […]
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hails steady progress as Nigeria celebrates 66th Independence anniversary appeals for violence-free, issue-based electoral engagement ahead of 2027 Nigeria’s 66 years of independence is a continuing responsibility to the past, present and future, urging Nigerians to renew their faith in the country and contribute to building the nation they desire. Stating this, Governor Aiyedatiwa, who […]
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The newly appointed National Vice Chairman, South-West of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Diran Iyantan, has assumed duty with a call for greater unity, cooperation and stronger organisation among party members across the six states of the region. Iyantan, whose appointment was ratified by the APC leadership, succeeds Hon. Isaacs Kekemeke, who resigned the […]
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Sixty-six years after flag independence, millions of Nigerians remain hungry. Millions of children are out of school. Infrastructure is grossly inadequate. The country still depends far too heavily on crude oil income. Nigeria’s resources, including vast arable land, water bodies, oil, gas, solid minerals, a young population, and extraordinary human talent, have yet to translate […]
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Nigeria @66: Prosperity coming after reforms – Tinubu Here is the full address below: FROM REFORM TO PROSPERITY: INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, 1ST OCTOBER 2026 My fellow Nigerians, Sixty-six years ago today, our flag was raised, for the first time, over a free and sovereign […]
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