By John Dike, Osogbo A non-governmental organisation in Osun State, Value Re-Orientation for Community Enhancement, Osogbo, has announced the graduation of the first set of students from the VARCE Girls’ Learning Hub, marking a historic milestone in education and empowerment for out-of-school girls in Osun State. This was made known by the Executive Director of […]
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By Abdu Rafiu Dog is man’s best friend! It is a statement that has been with us human beings for ages. The aphorism is on everybody’s lips. And many have experienced the verity of it. Today, however, it is not a statement that resonates with a great many as in the ancient of days. Then […]
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At 56, Angela Peters, an Australian mum of five and grandma of 12, has defied expectations and given birth to twin girls, Khorus and Knowyn, after a whirlwind romance and IVF journey with her 39-year-old Nigerian husband, Bright. “I may have been 56 years old… but I’d never been happier,” Angela said as quoted by […]
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By Abdu Rafiu As I was saying…as my boss, Allah-De for some years now, of blessed memory, was wont to say — for how much longer will the world have to wait to see peace restored to the Middle East. Mr. Donald Trump believes after his meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, that […]
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Left to Right: Mr. Femi Imoemiye, and the publisher of The Radiance, Mr. Banji Ayoola met at an event in Lagos at the weekend June 20 to 22, 2025. This was the first time the two friends would meet again after over 15 years. They took these reunion photographs on Sunday, June 22, 2025
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By Ogbonnaya Orji “It was indeed a big tragedy for the members of former first family as they packed their belongings to join the convoy which took the corpse of the once powerful General home. “I wept when I saw Madam, Mrs. Abacha being helped into the waiting car. She stared at Aso Rock in […]
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By Olusola Faboya On Saturday 8th, March, 2025, the United Nations international Women’s Day was commemorated globally, as scheduled in the yearly calendar of the United Nations. In many cities all around the world, there were well intentioned gatherings at different fora, where issues and concerns affecting the ranks of womankind on Earth were wholesomely […]
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For nearly a decade, Dr Betta Edu has steadfastly covered the school fees for every child in her ward, Adadama in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State which amounts to 23,659 scholarship so far. She does not pay fees alone, she religiously shares exercise books, school bags and sometimes provide reading tables and […]
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By Abdu Rafiu It is enheartening, indeed uplifting, seeing readers demonstrating alertness on what they read which is not on politics, afterall man shall not live by bread alone…It is refreshing that people are finding time to reflect quietly in their closets what is beyond fleeting pleasure. Since this column’s outing nearly a month ago […]
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On hearing of the death of ex-American president, Jimmy Carter, that country’s former President Obama wrote the following tribute… For decades, you could walk into Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia on some Sunday mornings and see hundreds of tourists from around the world crammed into the pews. And standing in front of them, asking […]
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