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Buhari appoints Chancellors for federal universities

July 9, 2021July 9, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Wole Soyinka at 87…That our future may not disappear

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

OASUSTECH holds security summit July 14

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Olusegun Agagu University, Okitipupa (OASUSTECH) would hold a security summit on July 14 against the backdrop of recent skirmishes involving somestudents of the istitution and the host community. The planned security summit would involve the University, host communities, security agencies and all stakeholders. The University said that there were no gun men attack as reported […]

Obasanjo’s ‘My Command: An Account of the Nigerian Civil War 1967 – 1970’ – A Review

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By Lola Fabowale “Men are still the most important instrument in the art of war [be that spiritual, emotional, psychological or physical]. Without them other machines, equipment and instruments of war are useless, no matter how sophisticated”.—Olusegun Obasanjo In My Command: An Account of The Nigerian Civil War 1967-1970: p. 97. Introduction Save for the […]

ABUAD commissions N50 billion industrial park

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Founder, Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola (second right); 2nd National President of Nigerian Association of Chambers Of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dele Oye and Osemawe of Ondo Kingdom, Oba Victor Kiladejo, during the commissioning and foundation-laying of ABUAD Industrial Park in Ado-Ekiti… yesterday Facility to generate N7b yearly, 1,000 to […]

JAMB delists 25 centres over poor performance in 2021 UTME

June 20, 2021June 20, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), delisted 25 Computer Based Test centres for their poor performance in the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The 2021 UTME commenced nationwide on Saturday with many some hitches recorded at many CBT centres across the country. Candidates at centres mostly in Lagos, Kaduna and Abuja were stranded […]

Heroes and Icons: Ondo State Perspectives

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Author: Olatunbosun Isijola Pages: 380 A Review by Ajose Kudehinbu, NPOM, former Head of Service (HoS) Ondo State Heroes and Icons, by Olatunbosun Isijola, if I remember, is the first of any such publication on Ondo State, including to a large extent, Ekiti State carved out in 1996. The book is a chronicle of data, […]

The weak die slowly in Lagos

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By Nasiru Oseni A dry wind careers Through a trillion unkept strands Of greying hairs Distributing the noxious smell Of industrial waste Like an unbridled horse On the third mainland bridge Free of bumps and potholes. The other side Is an endless struggle Through toll gates Of daily expenses, And barricades Of public and private […]

‘Children from low-income homes benefiting from Bridge’

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, Mr Uche Orji, has said children from low-income homes now have access to quality education through the Bridge Schools. A statement by the school said Orji noted that the literacy and numeracy level of the beneficiary kids had improved, adding that its investment in […]

Group to unveil free education for vulnerable children

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Children of Bab-es Salaam Orphanage Home and Lions Clubs members at the Children’s Day celebration A non-governmental organisation, Touchme Foundation, said it will support efforts at tackling insecurity in Nigeria by giving free education to some underprivileged children in public schools. The president and founder of the non-governmental organisation, Ademuyiwa Oduwole, in an interview with […]