Osinbajo visits bereaved family Mr. Ayo Owolabi, father of Channels reporter, Precious Owolabi, killed by stray bullet during the Shi’ites, police confrontation last Monday has demanded for probe of Garki Hospital over alleged poor handling of the emergency. He wondered why the doctor who was supposed to perform surgery on the National Youth Service Corps […]
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Akeredolu promises to create LCDAs Ondo State House of Assembly speaker, Bamidele Oloyelogun, is under fire for denying the snake invasion story and subsequent caving in of the complex’s ceiling during plenary. A snake reportedly invaded the Yoruba plenary last week, while the ceiling fell barely 24 hours after, causing the house to adjourn sitting […]
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By Prof Maurice Iwu Chairman, Bioresource Development Group (BDG) Prof Maurice Iwu answers the question from his Enugu base. Question: My spouse is fond of eating bitter kola, and he is encouraging me to as well, claiming that it has some health benefits. What health benefits are inherent in it and can you tell me […]
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RATS!!! How I hate them. I don’t know about you, but I detest every bit of those pesky little chucks of frustration and annoyance. I have once seen a rat bite through a bottle of oil. What manner of sorcery is that? Laugh all you want but I am going on a rat extermination mission. […]
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Most people detest the locust beans because of the unpleasant smell but unknown to them, locust bean is beneficial to its consumers. The plant commonly referred to as Iru by the Yoruba speaking part of Nigeria. It is also known as Ogiri by the Igbo people of the country and Dawadawa by the Hausa people in […]
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday sent a list of Commissioner-nominees and Special Advisers to the House of Assembly for ratification. It contains 25 persons due to assume duty as Commissioners and Special Advisers upon ratification by the Assembly. Following are the nominees’ brief bio-data: Mr. Rabiu Olowo Onaolapo Rabiu according to his twitter […]
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Former Aviation minister and spokesman for President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has denied the allegation that he manipulated a document from Cambridge University to justify his claim that that President Muhammadu Buhari’s West African School Certificate’s statement of result was forged. In a statement on Tuesday, by his Media Consultant , Mr […]
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proposes novel short, long term solutions to insecurity By Banji Ayoola The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, cautioning against the degeneration of the mounting tension over the spate of insecurity particularly killings, banditry and kidnapping by suspected Fulani herdsmen across Nigeria. He is toeing the […]
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Mr Femi Falana, lawyer to the detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shiite, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, has condemned the proscription of the group by the Federal Government as immoral and illegal. In a statement forwarded on Saturday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist described the order as […]
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Leading rights activists Chief Mike Ozekhome and Femi Falana, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria, on Saturday described the proscription of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) as illegal and immoral. While Ozekhome said the proscription was “discriminatory”, Falana, who represents IMN leader Ibrahim el-Zakzaky, urged the Federal Government to withdraw the order. Ozekhome said: “The […]
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