Southern, Middle Belt Leaders allege fresh plot L-R: Mrs Folake Soyinka; Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka; and Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, during Ooni’s meeting with Soyinka on the state of the nation in Abeokuta, Ogun State… on Thursday. Photo:Ooni of Ife Palace Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole […]
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Ibadan family heads, also known as Authentic Mogajis, on Sunday asked the Oyo State Government to respect the status of Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, and stop inviting his chiefs, who were elevated to kingship status by the last administration, to same event as monarchs. Citing a court judgment which nullified the processes […]
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By Ben Ezeohagwu No doubt, Wole Soyinka is one of the most influential African writers of this century; he’s the first African Nobel laureate (awarded 1986), as well as a notable Nigerian Political activist, who has made resounding contributions to Nigeria and her Politics, among others. In this brief treatise, efforts are made to dissect […]
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Music legend, Stevie Wonder has disclosed that he would take a break from music to undergo a kidney transplant later this year. The 69-year-old US singer-songwriter told a crowd in London on Saturday that he had a kidney donor lined up and that the procedure is planned for September. “I’m going to have surgery,” Wonder […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday departed Abuja for Niger Republic to attend the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in Niamey. The president along with members of his entourage departed the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 3.45 p.m. While in […]
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Jubilation at the Supreme Court over the judgement on Osun State Governorship election in Abuja… yesterday Photo: Lucy Ladidi Ateko Adeleke Congratulates Governor There was jubilation yesterday in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, following the verdict by the Supreme Court upholding the September 2018 election of Governor Gboyega Oyetola. Immediately the apex court’s decision filtered […]
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Indications have emerged that the Nigerian insurance director and mother, Mrs Uju Ndubuisi Chukwu who died during a Pan African conference in South Africa was killed in her hotel room at Emperor Palace Hotel, Johannesburg. This is coming following the autopsy report released by the Director-General of the Department of Health, Republic of South Africa, […]
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There will be a new winner at the Total Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt 2019 after defending champions Cameroon were sent packing by Nigeria who beat them 3-2 in a five-goal round of 16 thriller in Alexandria on Saturday evening. Odion Ighalo struck twice with Alex Iwobi scoring the winner after Cameroon had raced from […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on the Impact and Readiness Assessment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. By this, he will be signing the Phase one of the agreement in the course of his attendance at the Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union and 12th […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday pledged his administration’s continued political will and determination towards ridding the country of insurgency and other forms of criminalities. Buhari, who was represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, made the promise at the Grand Finale of the 2019 Nigerian Army Day Celebration and Combat Support Arms Training Week at Ikeja Cantonment […]
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