Pele’s widow to inherit 30 percent of his assets: Lawyer

The widow of late football legend Pele will inherit 30 percent of his assets, according to his will, which also mentions a woman who could be Pele’s unrecognized daughter, the widow’s lawyer told AFP on Tuesday. The will states that Marcia Cibele Aoki, Pele’s third and last wife, will inherit his mansion in Guaruja, a […]

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The Guardian Publisher, Sanwo-Olu, Atuwatse III, others get Peak Performer Recognition

The Peak Performer (TPP), a platform where African industry leaders, culture shapers, and game changers gain insights to achieve peak performance, has rolled out the drums to recognise some crème de la crème in Africa at the maiden edition of TPP 100. The event, dedicated to celebrating highly esteemed leaders across Africa, will be held […]

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Nsikak Essien: What an engineer brought to Journalism

By Udeme Nana But for a twist of fate, he would have been in the engineering sector grappling with Integrated Circuits or Artificial Intelligence, electrical systems in automobiles, power generation equipment and allied tasks. That was his childhood aspiration and he prepared himself adequately to engage in that field. He had earned credits in Mathematics, […]

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Tems’ Grammy, another leap for Nigeria

The recent Grammy award conferred on singer and rapper Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has once again proven the authentic Nigerian youth power. Coming amidst perceived retrogression and hopelessness in Nigeria, the award testifies to the quality of the true Nigerian youth who has refused to be hoodwinked by the chaos and confusion that […]

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Building blocks for new Nigeria already available – Dike Chukwumerije

Dike Chukwumerije is a famed poet and writer who uses the stage to present his art in spoken words. Being one of Nigeria’s prolific performance poets, his public remarks and poems have inspired discussions about nationalism and identity across the nation. He speaks with Guardian Life about life and work. Kindly tell us about yourself […]

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With four degrees I still aspire to bag my doctorate before 40 – Sandra

She represents perseverance, determination, passion, dedication, tenacity, and she is a lot of women building their lives brick after brick after each storm. She is the untiring and virtuous entrepreneur, Iheuwa Sandra Ifeoma, better known as Sandra Iheuwa. One noticeable and common trait with human beings is that they are so forgetful. Life has communicated […]

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How I survived Abacha dictatorship – Nosa Igiebor

Veteran journalist and Co-founder of Tell Magazine, Nosa Igiebor, speaks to Alexander Okere about his torturous career during the military era, including his arrest and detention by brutish regimes and how it affected his family. You clocked 70 December last year and many consider that a milestone, considering the risks you faced during the military […]

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The Guardian Deputy Bureau Chief, South South, bags excellence award

Award winner, South South Deputy Bureau Chief of The Guardian, Anietie Akpan (right); Rasheed Zubair, AIT correspondent; Cross River State NUJ Chairman, Nsa Gill, and the Principal Counsel, BRCI and representative of Safe Child African, James Ibor, during the presentation of Excellence Award to Akpan at NUJ Press Centre, Calabar. The Guardian Newspaper South South […]

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An Abuja poolside sit- out with Niyi Osundare

Olusunle, Osundare and Nyitse By Tunde Olusunle Typical of the extremely organised personality that he is, the multiple award-winning poet, Niyi Osundare, had already “served notice” of his imminent visit to Nigeria, weeks before he came. He had been invited by the organisers of the “Nigerian National Order of Merit,” (NNOM), to deliver a lecture […]

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