By Banji Ayoola The day was Friday, August 16, 2019, when for the first time ever in the history of the Ondo State Government-owned Owena Press, Publishers of The Hope newspapers, celebrated its ex-staff who had served the company meritoriously. Remi Aye was among the four former staff of the company who were honoured that […]
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Credit: Reuters/Amit Dave By Wole Oyebade and Femi Adekoya It was a sombre afternoon, early 2020, when the bad news wafted across the globe. The world battling its worst pandemic in 100 years was too weary to notice it. But in Nigeria, the shitstorm of “corruption and abuse of office” at the top of the […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has rejoiced with Christians across the state and beyond on the occasion of the Christmas celebration. A statement on Friday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Richard Olatunde, said the governor charged the people to reflect the reason for the season by extending love to the less-privileged and their […]
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The rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Prof Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin has urged Christians to reach out to the needy as he felicitates with staff and students of the institution and other Nigerians as they celebrate Christmas. In his Christmas message titled “My Christmas felicitations – Let’s reach out to the needy”, which he […]
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The Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Ondo State will hold its annual Christmas carols service and productivity award on Wednesday December 22. A statement on Tuesday by the institution’s Head, Information, Protocol & Passages, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan said: “As part of the end-of-year activities, the Management of Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State has graciously approved Wednesday, […]
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By Femi Adesina When he popped out of his mother’s womb 79 years ago in rustic Daura, now in Katsina State, nobody could have predicted that he would bestride the country, nay the world, like a colossus. Who could have predicted that a honest man, Mai Gaskiya, had come forth? Who could have foretold that […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on his 75th birthday which he marked on Thursday. The President’s birthday message was contained in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Friday. “Happy birthday and best wishes to Waziri Atiku Abubakar. I wish […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari sends warm felicitations to former Director-General of Nigerian Television Authority, Olusola Omole, on his 70th birthday, November 14, 2021. The message is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled, ‘President Buhari congratulates former NTA DG, Sola Omole at 70’. The President congratulated the former […]
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Access Bank Plc is set to reward 14 customers with N1 million each in the DiamondXtra Independence Splash to commemorate Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary. Mr Victor Etuokwu the bank’s Executive Director, Retail Banking, made this known in a statement made available to the newsmen in Lagos on Monday. “The DiamondXtra Independence Splash draw which is […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the courage and innovative spirit of legendary musician and first Nigerian Grammy Awards nominee, Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye aka King Sunny Ade. The President’s praises of the leading artiste was part of his felicitation message to mark his 75th birthday anniversary. He noted that the musician had contributed his own […]
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