Even though the current political crisis, occasioned by the disagreement between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor, godfather and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, was not quite unexpected, the fact that it came so soon did not give some stakeholders in the state enough time to plan their next political […]
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Nigeria’s winners and officials at the CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco Nigeria has been gripped by euphoria by the success of its footballers at last week’s African Footballer of the Year Awards held in Marrakech, Morocco. At the Awards gala held on Monday, Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala were named Africa’s Footballers of the […]
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By Abdu Rafiu With all that is happening around us daily it is beyond argument now that our world has entered a crucial and instructive phase. Science is leading the modern man and the clapping crowd to a destination of no return. Have you heard? Sooner than later, the world will no longer need women […]
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By Tunde Odesola The newborn arrives the world knuckled up. In his clenched right fist is fate. In the left is destiny. Little wonder life is a struggle between fate and destiny. Fate is one-way; destiny is itinerant. Fate slams shut like a coffin, sealed, airtight, with a finality; destiny is open like a shelf […]
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By Martins Oloja Adekunle Ajasin University As I had noted earlier to my friends and colleagues across platforms, the wind of convocation time blew me to the Sunshine state, Ondo on Thursday December 7, 2023 where I delivered the 12th Convocation Lecture of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Olugbenga E. […]
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For the first time in the history of the governorship election in Edo State, the aspirants are over 68 in the three big political parties, with more expected to join the race before the sales of forms begin. Adeyinka Adedipe writes on the return of the seasoned campaigners and the new aspirants who are hoping […]
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By Akinwumi Adesina To fix this and break this cycle of dependence, the African Development Bank launched a $3 billion facility to support the development of local pharmaceutical companies in Africa. To assure the companies can have access to intellectual proprietary technologies and processes to manufacture vaccines, the African Development Bank established the Africa Pharmaceutical […]
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Koroma, Photo: Heritage Times Former Sierra Leone president reported to police in Freetown on Friday to be questioned over what the government has called an attempted coup at the end of November, an AFP journalist said. Koroma, who led the West African nation for 11 years until 2018, arrived at around 10:00 am local time […]
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By Tunde Odesola After reading the first part of this article last week, Oyinlola called me, and as my phone was ringing, I was tempted to fetch the bitter kola in my hunter’s pouch, take a bite, gargle some aromatic schnapps and chant the incantation, “Ohun ta wi fun ogbó, l’ogbó n gbo, ohun ta […]
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Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said that no level of sabotage deliberately staged in some quarters will make him abandon the mandate given to him to serve, protect, and advance the fortunes of the state. He asserted on Thursday while declaring open the 115 and 116 combined Quarterly General Meeting of the Rivers […]
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