By Tunde Odesola Birth, breath and death; three seeds cohabiting in the same pod. Birth-breath-death: Sikiru Ayinde Balogun’s earthly journey in a winged chariot driven by fate, fuelled by freewill. Fatefully, Ayinde was born by a butcher father and a pepper-seller mother. Utterly, he had no say over the spermatic fluid that shot him […]
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By Sola Adeyegbe It is my earnest desire that we continue to concern ourselves solely with the Truth. We can then as true believers look forward to the future with calm confidence. Once we are enveloped in the Truth, we will understand the signs of the times in which we stand and will not be […]
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By Banji Ayoola Why do children grow to become source of sorrow rather than joy and blessing? Why do they grow to become a nuisance, a curse to the society like developing into armed robbers, bandits or insurgents, enemies of the state, of the society spilling blood of fellow human beings in their hundreds and […]
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By Abiodun Komolafe Looking back, Year 2020 has been very challenging, yet, eventful globally. Here in Nigeria, the year was so overwhelmed by plagues, social turbulence and pestilence that more than half of it was wasted, ultimately. No thanks to COVID-19, violent protests, misguided bullets and mob-induced social chaos. Also in this class of trials […]
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By Sola Adeyegbe “Let your speech be yea or nay! And when you pray, obey the same commandment! Do not pray in order to hear your voice, but pray because your inner being demands it. Dare to pray only when your soul stirs, be it in joy or sorrow. But every prayer out of presumption […]
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says corps created to enhance security of residents Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Friday declared that his government is already investigating the alleged highhandedness of some Amotekun corps members, promising to address the issues squarely in the interest of the security and well-being of residents of the state. He reassured the residents of the […]
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Adieu, an ardent lover of theatre and a great actress Although she was born in humble and inauspicious circumstances in the rural Ilu Ola community of Kwara State on October 10, 1960, veteran Nollywood actress, Mrs. Folake Aremu, popularly known as ‘Orisabunmi’, had become one of the best known and beloved stars in the Yoruba […]
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Three men, Loto Temitayo aged 34, Olabode Omoboye aged 54 and Ogunbamila Erioluwa aged 52, have been arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrate Court for allegedly kidnapping three minors for the purpose of using them for money rituals. They were arraigned on three count charges of conspiracy, abduction, and deprivation of liberty, misdemeanors and others. […]
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A cross-section of NIMC applicants in Rivers State Staff of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) have suspended the industrial action which they embarked upon on Thursday over the fear of COVID-19 spread in the agency. It was gathered that the staff decided to suspend the strike after a meeting with the Federal Government, where […]
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The failure of the police to produce Sahara Reporters’ publisher, Omoyele Sowore and four others in court on Friday stalled the scheduled ruling on their bail application. Magistrate Mabel Segun-Bello of the Magistrates’ Court, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja had, on January 6, 2021, scheduled ruling for Friday after entertaining arguments on the bail application filed […]
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