As Malami commends council for enhancing access to justice The federal government yesterday renamed the Legal Aid Council Headquarters Building after the departed Chief Chimezie Ikeazor. The renaming which was made on behalf of the federal government by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Mr. Abubakar Malami, was in recognition […]
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Celebrated singer Yemi Alade has visited the Paris museum where the Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti was honored. The award-winning songstress posted photos of herself with Fela’s portrait on colorful pants. Last Thursday, the Paris Philharmonic paid homage to Fela Kuti by recreating the atmosphere of his sweaty, politically-charged nightclub in Nigeria, ‘The Shrine’, which […]
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Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has opened up on her genetic heritage, revealing that she is 43% Nigerian. She made this known in the latest episode of her podcast, Archetypes, where she expressed her desire to learn more about her roots, Mirrors reported on Tuesday. In the episode, she discussed with American actress Issa Rae, […]
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Serena Williams has said she has not retired from tennis and that the chances of her returning are “very high” after she previously indicated that she would step away from the sport after last month’s U.S. Open. “I am not retired,” Williams said at a conference in San Francisco on Monday while promoting her investment […]
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Nigerian music icon, Fela Anikulapo Kuti performs on September 13, 1986 at the “Party of Humankind” of the French Communist Party at La Courneuve in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours) The son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti spoke of his father’s bravery in using “music as a weapon” ahead of an immersive exhibition opening at […]
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A Bowen University Professor of Environmental Microbiology, Olatunde Samuel Dahunsi has emerged as the first Nigerian scientist to win the Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship in the 2022/2023 cohort of 50 fellows. Dahunsi, a Research Professor at Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, is one of the three Africans selected as Fellows in the 2022/2023 cohort and the […]
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Akeredolu mourns, says: We’ve lost a great mind Celebrated former permanent secretary in Ondo State, Dr. Jacob Laoye Adegoke, MFR, has passed on. This was announced in a statement by the press secretary to the state governor, Mr Olabode Olatunde, which said that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, received the passage with a deep sense of loss […]
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Abiodun, right; and Tobi Amusan A multi-million naira house and N5 million cash gifts have been splashed on the World, Commonwealth and African 100 m hurdles champion, Oluwatobi Amusan, by her home Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun. The governor, who hosted the star athlete at his Oke Mosan office on Tuesday, while announcing these jumbo gifts, […]
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Daniel Itse Amah; Photo Platforms Africa President Muhammadu Buhari has granted the prestigious 2022 public service Integrity award to Chief Superintendent of Police Daniel Itse Amah for rejecting a $200,000 bribe from robbers. Amah who is to be conferred the award at the presidential villa tomorrow by President Buhari is the Divisional Police Officer in […]
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By Banji Ayoola The President of the World Council of Owo Association, Inc, USA, (WOCOA), Mr Ogunmolawa Samuel Adebayo, on Sunday, 25 September 2022, congratulated two prominent sons of Owo land, Chief Akin Aruwajoye and Chief Rotimi Ibidapo for being considered deserving of the National Award, Officer of the Order of Niger (OON). Aruwajoye has […]
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