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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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Sports Minister Sunday Dare on Friday in Lagos unveiled the first authorised biography of the General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) William (W.F.) Kumuyi. The book ‘Kumuyi: Defender of the Faith’ is the 10-month-long work of a few church members in the cleric’s […]
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Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has disclosed how solving mathematical problems saved him from insanity during his 27 months incarceration. The literary icon spoke yesterday when he played host to the academic laureates who did Ogun State proud in academic competitions, at his Kemta, Idi Aba home in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. He said […]
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Nigeria’s Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the only Nigerian on 2021 The Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the world. Okonjo-Iweala, the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is on The Time’s 100 Most Influential People list alongside Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan. Other notable honourees of the 2021 Time 100 […]
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The master guitarist bows out at 80 Did he actually see a mermaid? Victor Uwaifo’s inspiration for his 1960s hit song, Guitar Boy, came from his self-reported encounter with the mystical sea creature at the Bar Beach in Lagos. “I saw a glittering figure that was silverish and shining,” he said in an interview. “I […]
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Glowing tributes continue to rain on the deceased music megastar, and university professor, Sir Victor Uwaifo. He died on Saturday afternoon at the Edo State government-owned Stella Obasanjo Specialist Hospital on Sapele Road in Benin, the Edo state capital at 80. Those who paid tributes include Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa; Senate Chief Whip Orji […]
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Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, Telu I, has conferred honorary traditional titles of Aare Tayese of Iwo on Publisher/CEO of Ovation Media Group, Chief Dele Momodu, and Yeye Aare Tayese of Iwo on his wife, Mobolaji. The royal father said in a letter dated August 27, that the Oluwo in […]
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Globacom Chairman, Mike Adenuga By Chidiebere Nwobodo Imagine ocean without water. Imagine forest without trees. Imagine desert without sand. Imagine atmosphere without oxygen. Imagine the universe without sunlight. Imagine Nigeria of today where GSM services were still exclusivity of the rich, elite and upper middle class. Imagine Nigeria where GSM networks cum internet connectivity were […]
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Remains of popular star actress, Rachel Oniga, have been buried at a private ceremony conducted by Omega Funeral Homes in Lagos. The veteran actress died in a Lagos hospital on Friday, July 30, aged 64. Her earthly cloak was buried around 1pm in a private ceremony attended by family members, some Nollywood stars and other […]
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Member, House of Representatives, representing the Oluyole Federal Constituency, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji Aje Ogungunniso I A member of the House of Representatives, representing the Oluyole Federal Constituency, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has congratulated the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji Aje Ogungunniso I on his 93rd birthday. In […]
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