At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP26, which held in Glasgow, the United Kingdom from October 31 to November 13, the Nigerian delegation led by President Muhammadu Buhari joined other policymakers, world leaders and delegates around the world, to re-emphasise commitment to reducing emissions, among others. Alao Abiodun chronicles Nigeria’s activities […]
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A 55-year-old spinster, Esther Bamiloye, who recently got married to a 62-year-old bachelor, Isaac Bakare, in Osun State, tells Bola Bamigbola she’s grateful the Lord finally answered her prayer to get married What is your name and age? I am Lady Evangelist Esther Bamiloye, now Mrs Bakare. I am the 55-year-old woman that got married […]
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The recent mid-term ministerial performance retreat of the Muhammadu Buhari administration provided a rare opportunity for functionaries to tender their stewardship and stakeholders to re-evaluate their performance. It also afforded the government a chance to project into the future. Emmanuel Oladersu reports. Legitimacy is a quality every government should always strive to acquire and renew. […]
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Raphael Ede examines the killings in the South-East and the impact of the sit-at-home ordered by the Indigenous People of Biafra on the economy of the zone The orgy for destruction of lives and property following the violent crackdown on Biafra secessionist groups has continued to spread sorrows and anguish in families. Between February and […]
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By Taiwo Obe I failed physics and mathematics in my West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) because I only attended the classes to mark the register. Our teacher in the two subjects remains till date one of my most uninspiring teachers ever. Never mind that some of my classmates made good grades in the subjects […]
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By Taiwo Obe Interestingly, this YouTube video where he features – https://lnkd.in/dwFGFr2d – had been published since 8 February 2020. But the first time we interacted with him was on 17 May 2021 – the day we watched the video. Then, last week, precisely on 7 September, we sought to have him tell his tori, […]
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1. Due to the current travails Nigeria is currently undergoing such as: insecurity, insurgency, ethnic clashes, religious wars, threats of secession, cybercrime, a National Dialogue is imperative. 2. Due to the fact that True Federalism is not practiced in Nigeria, Decentralization, should be considered because it is a fundamental political and economic strategy for achieving […]
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As innocent lives in Kaduna State continue to contend with dangerous forces beyond their control, Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s shifting stance on negotiation with Boko Haram members and killer herdsmen as opposed to bandits and kidnappers has come under criticism. The words uttered on December 3, 2016 by Governor Nasir El-Rufai, the then one-year-and-six-month-old head of […]
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Photo Credit: Tunde Adeniyi By Taiwo Obe It was the last big day of track and field at Olympics ’92. Carl Lewis, one of the world’s greatest athletes, had not been billed to be in the United States of America team for the 400-metre relay race because he had finished sixth in the open 100 […]
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The current state of desolation of what was once the pride of Ogun State, the Gateway Hotel, Ota, owing to a political war among the state’s gladiators, is the subject examined in the following report. Enjoy… Despite its strategic location and proximity to Lagos, the commercial centre of Nigeria, the Gateway Hotel, Ota, one of […]
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