Confined to a wheelchair for 18 years following a tragic accident, Mohammed Fawehinmi passed on last Wednesday aged 52. Adebisi Onanuga and Robert Egbe chronicle the life and times of the heir to the Gani Fawehinmi legal dynasty. Nobody messed with famed human rights activist and legal luminary Chief Gani Fawehinmi; not even his first […]
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Jay Jay Okocha, an old football legend, has taken to social media to welcome the new Paris Saint Germain player, Lionel Messi. The former Nigerian player welcomed the former Barcelona captain to PSG, where he will continue his soccer career. In a post Okocha made on his official Instagram account, he wrote, “welcome to Paris.” […]
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By Peter A. Okebukola The tenure of Professor Abubakar Adamu Rasheed as Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC) and that of Professor Is-haq Oloyede as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have been marked by unprecedented success. While Professor Rasheed was recently ranked by a global assessment agency as the best Executive […]
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Bill Gates, billionaire businessman and co-founder of Microsoft, says he made a huge mistake associating with Jeffrey Epstein, a disgraced American financier, and convicted sex offender. Gates relationship with Epstein is reported by the New York Times and WSJ as one of the reasons that may have cost him his marriage. In May 2021, Bill […]
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Former Governor Olusegun Osoba of Ogun State, who turns 82 today, speaks with Eniola Akinkuotu on his life and times and other trending topics in the polity How do you feel celebrating your 82nd birthday in a country where the United Nations has pegged life expectancy for men at 54? My feeling is that of thanksgiving […]
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In the global business circuit, Mrs. Folorunso Alakija, who clocks 70 today, needs no introduction. As a dynamic businesswoman and philanthropist, she is deeply involved in diverse sectors of Nigeria’s economy, including fashion, oil, real estate and printing, among others. Recently, she was ranked by Forbes as the richest woman in Nigeria. Her worth is […]
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By Johnson Ojuolape Fondly referred to as Africa’s richest woman, Folorunso Alakija, is readily identified with oil and gas, fashion, real estate and printing businesses. Just like other billionaires, her philanthropy, especially in tertiary institutions and outreaches is far-reaching. Also popularly acknowledged as the founder, The Rose of Sharon Foundation, Alakija’s early beginning has influenced her […]
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Dr. Ameyo Stella Shade Adadevoh was a Senior Consultant Endocrinologist and Physician who became infected with the deadly Ebola virus while treating the Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer. Queens School, Ede/ Ibadan Old Girls’ Association is perfecting arrangements to launch a legacy project tagged “Multi-Purpose Building” in honour of Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, who died on August […]
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By Dr Joe Okei Odumakin If breath was the currency of life and its legal tender…then, Yinka spent his breath on causes. The medics said his oxygen level was running low but my husband was reaching out for his tab to type out his column… He was never frugal in spending that oxygen on his […]
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By Folu Olamiti A lot has been said and written about the late elder statesman Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, popularly known as LKJ, who passed on to the world beyond and was laid to rest recently. He was a man of many parts that no single individual comment or testimony can exhaustively cover. Though it is […]
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