Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed Government turning Boko Haram insurgents to freedom fighters, protesters terrorists It is an attempt to intimidate state panels of inquiry, alleges Ozekhome FG insincere, pretentious, says NBA To govt, treasury looters are saints — Odinkalu The Federal Government came under fire on Wednesday for tagging #EndSARS campaigners as […]
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Disease single biggest infectious killer of adults 2.5m adults, 672,000 children killed in 2019 globally Experts blame high mortality on low immunsation, malnutrition, pollution UN agencies warn COVID-19 could add 1.9m to death toll this year Pneumonia and other childhood diseases are preventable and treatable but are still killing children in large numbers. This year’s […]
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By Sola Lebile It was double joy for Adetiloye Ayodeli Gabriel on Wednesday, November 10, 2020 as he disengaged from the service of Ondo State unblemished and also marked his 60th birthday with strings of resounding achievements. It is what the Americans would call double whammy. (Don’t Americanize me). The double- fold event held at […]
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By Osita Chidoka There are interesting comments I got about children, upbringing and independence. My General response: I am of the view that we are over parenting in Nigeria. The future Inspector General of Police is an Assistant Superintendent of Police, fresh from a public school and ready to climb the ladder. Our children in […]
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Former Miss Oluwaseunfunmi Elliott and Mr Olayiwola Sufianu solemnised their union on October 29, 2020 in Houston, Texas, United States of America. Following are some of the photographs of the memorable event:
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By Abdu Rafiu The outgoing President of the United States, Mr Donald Trump, has gone into the trenches fighting the battle of his life what he avoided going to Vietnam. The world predictably is watching keenly. I say outgoing because I have some Republican Senators to bear me out and these are important voices — […]
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Developers of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine said on Wednesday that the vaccine is 92 percent effective according to initial test results. The announcement came just as Russia declared the vaccine as the most successful path to defeat the pandemic which has ravaged the world, killed thousands and infected millions. Government spoke through the Minister […]
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By Abdelghaffar Amoka Abdelmalik I was reflecting over the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the response of the Government and I remembered the slogan of the University of Leicester while I was there as a PhD student. “Elite without being elitist – University of Leicester”. The University picked […]
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Alhaji Balarabe Musa, Second Republic Governor of Kaduna State, has passed on. His death was announced by his political associate and former senator, Shehu Sani via his Twitter handle. He wrote: “Alhaji Balarabe Musa has died. May Allah forgive his souls and grant him Aljanna firdausi.Amin.” Balarabe Musa, 84, was elected governor of Kaduna State […]
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Founder and Chancellor, African American University, Prof Ben Ezeohagwu By Banji Ayoola The Chancellor and Founder of African American University, Porto-Novo, Republic of Benin, Prof Ikechukwu Benjamin Ezeohagwu, has advised the people of Ipetu-Ijesa in Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State, to look inwards and seek better ways to harness their rich human and […]
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