By Martins Oloja We need to reflect on the power in the words, ‘redemption song’ as originally conceived by the iconic Bob Marley. More than ever before, we need redemption of so much time that has been lost to frivolities, wealth without work, gerontocracy, parochialism, complacency, lack of knowledge, absence of wisdom and other impurities against […]
Continue ReadingNow this reads like a who is who, in the old Western Region of Nigeria. If you want a lesson on the last 70 to 80 years of the defunct Western Region of Nigeria, look no further. It is prose. It is as a matter of fact history, funny and sad. We are still living […]
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By Banji Ayoola Former President Olusegun Obasanjo led eminent Nigerians on Friday to celebrate Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, who marked his 95th birthday with the launch of an autobiography “My Life: My Legacy” in Akure the Ondo State capital. Obasanjo, who chaired the ceremony, which held at the International Event Centre, The Dome, […]
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Those who want me out should wait for their time – Oluwo Participants at the rally in support of Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State… on Friday. Photo: Bola Bamigbola Hundreds of residents of Iwo in Osun State on Friday rallied in support of the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, following the demand […]
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Lagos State Government, in partnership with First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has launched a N5 billion Post-Coronavirus Recovery Support capital for the education sector to support low-cost private schools across the state in mitigating the negative impact of the pandemic. A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, said the intervention fund, which […]
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Oyo North lawmaker, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, says he will support All Progressives Congress stalwart, Bola Tinubu, to be the next president of Nigeria the moment he declares his interest in the nation’s top job. He said this during an interview with journalist, Edmund Obilo, on Thursday. When asked if Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State […]
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As Nigeria prepares to celebrate its 60th independence anniversary, 92-year-old Afenifere chieftain, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, takes Alexander Okere back to the events that preceded the country’s independence in 1960 and some of the remarkable incidents that followed You were one of those born several decades before Nigeria got independence. What was life like at that […]
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Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, has warned the organised labour against embarking on industrial action. This was contained in a communique issued on Friday and signed by the its Vice Chairman and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal. It argued that any plan to down tools would worsen the currently deteriorating economic situation of the country brought […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress on Friday insisted that it will go on with its planned mass action scheduled for Monday, September 28. In a communique by its General Secretary, Comrade Emmanuel Ugboaja, the NLC asked its members across the nation to come out in large numbers to protest the increase in fuel and electricity prices. […]
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Students who wish to study Agricultural Sciences related courses at Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State, would henceforth undergo their studies free of tuition. Chancellor of of the institution, Dr David Oyedepo, has reportedly removed tuition for Agricultural Sciences in the university. It was learnt that “Dr Oyedepo has introduced an added incentive to students […]
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