By Tunde Odesola At 14, Ogunwande left his father’s house for the clinic of a renowned olóòlà, the penis stylist in Akeetan, his Oyo hometown, and declared his mission to have the foreskin of his manhood surgically removed. “Mo fe da’ko,” he told the baba of his intention to be circumcised. The baba shot him […]
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INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu Smarting from the flawed general and off-season elections held last year, stakeholders are expectant that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would have learnt vital lessons toward the delivery of free, fair and credible elections in 2024, Sodiq Omolaoye SODIQ reports. The 2023 general elections, which ushered Asiwaju Bola Tinubu […]
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• Other firms involved in forex allocation probe • South African dethrones Dangote as Africa’s richest man • N37b fraud: EFCC releases suspended NSIPA coordinator, to meet interrogators daily • Ex-Minister Umar-Farouq explains spurning of EFCC invitation • NSIPA scandal: Edu reacts to allegation of diverting N3b On the day South Africa’s Johann Rupert ended […]
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• Testing new lows at NAFEM as dealers trade with caution Naira may be facing its first major test a few days into the year after a stretched session of slow slide at the unofficial market that ushered it into the year. At the pseudo pro- market Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) the local […]
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The National Universities Commission (NUC) has listed 58 illegal universities operating in Nigeria. They include those claiming to be affiliates of foreign universities in the country. Also, nine degree mills are currently undergoing further investigations and/or court actions. The development followed the suspension of degree certificates from two Francophone West African countries after an undercover […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Secretary-General of the pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Sola Ebiseni has said that the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State would be a decisive turning point for the state. While formally declaring his intention to contest the election, scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to hold on November […]
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Lagos State Government has said the Third Mainland Bridge will be closed on Tuesday, January 9, for repairs. The bridge, which was closed to traffic in November 2023, was reopened on December 21 to ease traffic during the Yuletide period. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, in a statement said the closure was […]
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The political crisis in Rivers State experienced a lull going into the Yuletide, but there are important takeaways. There is no gainsaying the fact that the intervention of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the feud between the governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his estranged political godfather and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, […]
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IT’S been a gloomy new year for most Nigerians. Chiefly, the cost-of-living crisis has pushed millions to the edge of privation, preventing them from celebrating the traditional festive season. The months-long nationwide cash shortage aggravated the economic hardship. Businesses are not exempted from the headwind, as operational costs spike out of control. President Bola Tinubu […]
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Popular Yoruba filmmaker and actor, Chief Adedeji Aderemi, popularly known as Olofa Ina is dead. The 73-year-old actor, in his lifetime, was well known in the contemporary Yoruba theatre industry. The news of his death was announced by fellow actor, Saidi Balogun, via his Instagram handle (@SaidiBalogun), on Thursday night. He posted Olofa Ina’s picture […]
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