In this file photo taken on June 26, 2019 R&B singer R. Kelly (C) arrives at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building for a hearing in Chicago, Illinois; Photo by Scott Olson / Getty Images North America / AFP US singer R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his celebrity status […]
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By Gbenga Adeniji June 12, 1993, is undoubtedly a watershed in Nigeria’s political space. It was a time when informed citizens and distinct politicians coalesced to birth a new Nigeria and contributed their quotas to dream actualisation for both present and unborn generations. The phase was a time when arguably the freest and fairest election […]
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By Alao Abiodun It is no mere rhetoric that Femi, the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and a grandchild of women’s rights activist Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, is a master of his musical craft. Unarguably, Femi is not just a multi-instrumentalist, he is also a singer and songwriter. His earliest introduction to songwriting was by […]
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By Adegbenro Adebanjo There are many high points and key achievements that will be credited to the tenure of Prof Joseph Adeola Fuwape, the Seventh substantive Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA. But there will always be the consensus by all and sundry, particularly the chroniclers of higher education history in […]
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Photo: HKLM By Toni Kan The year was 1990 and Nigeria had a military president and a medical doctor turned oil man was in charge of the nation’s oil ministry. With zero oil industry experience, the brilliant doctor set himself three quick tasks; midwife indigenous participation in the oil and gas industry, increase reserves as well […]
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By Demola Akinbola An icon, a leader, a humane manager, Oloye Akinsola Akinfemiwa (OON), the Aro of Ile-Oluji Kingdom of Ondo State, Chairman of Araba Foundation, former MD/CEO of Skye Bank, this is the man that took over Prudent Merchant Bank, a one-branch, moderately successful bank in November 1999, and transformed it into a leading […]
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The University of Lagos has responded to pleas from popular Nigerian singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, as the latter complained about the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Via its official handle, the institution said it has chosen Rema, advising the singer not to change his mind about this choice […]
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Juju music maestro, Ebenezer Fabiyi, popularly known as Ebenezer Obey, should be a most fulfilled man at 80 years, having evolved and popularised a unique brand of music, which he used to impact heavily on millions of his fans. For decades, Obey was in the lead of his Miliki brand of juju music, earning in […]
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Nigeria’s ex-Envoy to Togo and top contender for the seat of Ondo South Senatorial District in the Senate on the APC platform, Ambassador Sola Iji, has congratulated the Special Adviser to Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Health, Prof. Francis Adedayo Faduyile, on his 50th Birthday. Iji, in a congratulatory message signed by […]
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Nigeria’s former Envoy to Togo and the leading Ondo South Senatorial District aspirant, Ambassador Sola Iji, has congratulated eminent lawyer and APC chieftain, Chief Olusola Alexander Oke, SAN, on his 66th Birthday on April 7! In a congratulatory message signed by the Director General of the Ambassador Sola Iji Campaign Organisation (ASICO.,) Onibudo ‘Wole Iroaye, […]
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