Rumour mongers were at work recently with the purported death of juju music maestro, Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey. But like every unfounded rumour, it ended up a ruse as the great musician himself came out to debunk it days after it trended on the internet. He told Paul Ukpabio in an interview at his Ikeja, […]
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When Pastor Ituah Igbodalo, the Senior Pastor at Trinity House lost his wife, Ibidunni to the cold hands of death a few weeks ago, many were shocked that he still went ahead to officiate at the burial service of a young boy, the same morning. Many wondered why he did not cancel his prior commitment […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a congratulatory message to ace broadcaster and one-time beauty queen, Chief Julie Coker, on her 80th birthday. In a statement in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, the President said Chief Coker’s talents shot her into the limelight, being a former beauty queen. “President […]
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Credits his success to lessons learned in Nigeria For managing its largest overseas cash disbursement of $45million well, the United States Navy has honoured a Nigerian-born officer, Lt. Victor Agunbiade with the Navy and Marine Corps Development Medal. The Navy hailed Agunbiade who emigrated to Lake Crystal, Minnesota from Nigeria in 2007, for “demonstrating superior […]
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An American hero of the Nigerian struggle for freedom and democracy Defining moments in the life of a country bring out the best and the worst in the citizens’ character. Thus, some are numbered among heroes, and others among the villains. One such moment in the life of Nigeria was the 1993-1998 epoch when General […]
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The Nigerian literati have continued to eulogise Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka who turned 86 last week. To mark the milestone, tributes have continued to pour in from the Nigerian literati. Evelyn Osagie reports. Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka was 86 last week. The playwright and poet has remained a constant voice against injustice and […]
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By Kayode Fayemi Africa’s most iconic literary maestro and one of the world’s most influential citizens is 86 today. With his ageless physique, it is almost difficult to acknowledge that our own Oluwole Akinwande Soyinka, affectionately called KONGI by his numerous admirers, is 86! Even though 86 might not be a remarkable milestone, it was […]
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By Jide Osuntokun I first met the then young Dr Ladipo Akinkugbe in 1961, 59 years ago when he came to give a lecture on water-borne diseases to students of Ibadan Grammar School during my Higher School Certificate course. Our principal, Archdeacon Emmanuel Ladipo Alayande was known to cultivate the friendship of promising and intellectually […]
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The late ex-beauty queen, Ibidunni Ituah-Ighodalo, is in a “better place,” the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has assured . He tweeted this on Thursday in reaction to Ibidun Ighodalo’s death on Sunday, describing the news of the former Face of Lux as “really saddening”. The 39-year-old […]
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The following interview was conducted with the departed mother of Nigeria’s former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Oluseyi Olusegun Babatunde Petinrin, Mama Rachael Adenike Petinrin, to mark the occasion of her 80th Birthday on Saturday, September 17, 2011. She passed on at 3.45 pm on Friday, April 24, 2020.The interview was published in The […]
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