Fond memories of the legendary Yoruba Leader and first Premier of the defunct Western Region, the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, came alive on Thursday in Ibadan at the 60th anniversary of Africa’s first broadcasting station, the Western Nigeria Television Station, WNTV. The occasion was graced by veteran media practitioners including Ambassador Yemi Farounbi, Chief Olu […]
Continue ReadingBy Malcolm Little Black I’m grateful for the rays of the sunDancing daily upon my coffee skin.Grateful for the gift of melanin. Grateful that being black is not a sin.I’m grateful for the time of the rains,For the sensation it brings to my soul.And for the times my heart was broken;The love that healed and made […]
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By Victor Emmanuel Uwah Created by Him yet despised by men, Immutable though Truth stands out still, That when He’s denied and men complain They can’t His faithfulness thus repeal. Truth is the “Which Is”, for He’s the same From days of yore, today and fore’er: He changes not His aim nor His name, And […]
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Secretary to Ondo State Government SSG, Mr Ifedayo Abegunde, has rallied support for the reelection of his principal, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, in the 2020 governorship election in the state. He appealed to all members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state to close ranks and reelect the governor to enable him […]
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Ekiti State Government has concluded plans to de-worm all primary schools pupils across the state. Senior Special Adviser to Governor Kayode Fayemi, on Home Grown School Feeding, Mr. Ademola Obanise, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting held in Ado-Ekiti. He recalled that Fayemi in the Five Pillar Agenda of his administration clearly stated that the […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government on Thursday made good its threat to stop the salaries of all its workers, especially members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), who are not featured on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). President Muhammadu Buhari had while presenting the 2020 budget proposal to the National Assembly, declared: […]
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The education policy of the Kayode Fayemi administration in Ekiti State has made a remarkable improvement in school enrollment and other areas in the sector, according to the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Foluso Daramola. The improvement has so dazzled the Yobe State Government, which has resolved to replicate the Ekiti model. Particularly, […]
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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has told cattle-owners in the state to properly ranch their animals to avoid open-grazing or be ready to face sanctions as stipulated by law. The governor gave the warning on Thursday when he sighted a herd of cattle roaming the streets around Wadata area of Makurdi, the state capital. […]
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Kano State Government on Wednesday shut down a notorious children torture chamber and rescued 36 chained inmates from the facility. Daiba, located in Rijiyar Lemu quarters in Dala Local Government Area of the state, was shut down late Wednesday after state officials found children in chains at the centre. Proprietors of other such centres in […]
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Thursday, October 31, 2019, President Buhari met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on the margins of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh. Photo: Twitter/NGR President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Riyadh accepted an invitation from the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, for the establishment of Nigeria- Saudi Council aimed at […]
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