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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By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa Mo was a detrabilised Nigerian. Initially when he joined us in the Chambers, we were all curious to know how he would fit into the various struggles of the Chief, on behalf of the masses, at the National Conscience Party platform and civil society generally. Apparently, Mo had his own revolutionary passion […]
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By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa He used to come then like a guest, not really involved in the day-to-day business of the Chambers, so we didn’t have the opportunity of a close encounter, whilst he studied law. He was also not much involved in the political side at the time. Unmistakably however, he had the same zeal, […]
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Despite the barrage of criticisms against some of the choices of his appointees, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed a few round pegs in round holes, one of whom is 66-year-old Is-haq Oloyede, a professor of Arabic and Islamic Jurisprudence who brought innovations to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board since his first appointment as Registrar on […]
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The deceased representative of Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Adedayo Omolafe had an uncommon passion to help the needy people whenever they sought his help, his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said. A statement by the Secretary of its Akure South Local Government South Chapter, S A […]
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