Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila (left); President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; President Muhammadu Buhari; his wife, Aisha; former President Goodluck Jonathan; Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magaji (rtd.); Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya; Chief of the Air […]
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The rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Ondo State, Prof Adedayo Fasakin, has assured that with the collective resolve of all her citizens, Nigeria would surmount her present challenges and be truly great as the most populous black nation on earth. This was contained in his anniversary greeting, titled “Happy 62nd Independence Anniversary To […]
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Reputed as one of the most successful artists to have emerged from West Africa, nay Africa in the 20th century, Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya is not only the grand father of modern Nigerian art, he is also widely regarded as ‘‘the pride of all Nigerians.’’ He has a continuing and commanding influence on the generation of […]
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Family members, friends and political associates yesterday flocked around the Ondo State commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperative Services, Deaconess LoLa Fagbemi, as she marked her birthday. A statement by Bisi Agboola said that it was a day she chose to solemnly set aside to appreciate her Creator in prayer “but her family, friends and […]
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By Segun Odegbami It is the day after the day, after the day, after… I am still in a trance. I have been in a daze, unable to fully rationalise and comprehend the events of the past seven days in my life. It has been like a dream. I am waking up this morning finally […]
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A respected bishop and influential social critic who does not shy away from speaking truth to power When the Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, turned 70, on August 31, he reinforced his reformist image. He unveiled an ambitious plan to build a N200 million Bishop Kukah Centre in Abuja, which, among […]
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Prosecutors will get another chance in a retrial fourteen years after a jury exonerated R. Kelly in a high-profile child porn case. The 55-year-old R&B artist is scheduled to appear in federal court in Chicago on Monday to begin what is essentially a retrial of his 2008 state trial, where the prosecution’s “Exhibit 1” was […]
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Long jumper Ese Brume on Sunday helped sixth-place Team Nigeria record their best ever outing at the Commonwealth Games in 72 years, after her record-breaking leap of 7.00m at the ongoing edition of the Games in Birmingham. On course to winning the country’s 12th gold medal of the event, Brume achieved it in style, breaking […]
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Nigerian wrestling dynamite, Odunayo Adekuoroye, has claimed Nigeria’s sixth gold at the 2022 ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday. She won the gold in the Women’s 57kg Freestyle Wrestling after beating Anshu Malik of India. The 2018 Commonwealth champion defeated her opponent 6-4 in the final to successfully defend the crown she won in […]
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Weightlifter Rafiatu Lawal has won Team Nigeria’s second gold medal in the women’s 59kg category of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday. She clinched gold by lifting a combined total lift of 206kg – 110kg in snatch and 116kg in Clean and Jerk- to win the women’s 59kg weightlifting event and also set […]
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