by S’ola Filani The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has suspended its over two-month old strike – all Nigerian doctors are thereby expected to report to work on Monday. Recall that the doctors had been sharply divided over whether or not to suspend the strike in the face of outbreak of the Ebola virus in...
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by Sonala Olumhense Hopefully, for his own sake, Nuhu Ribadu will become Adamawa State’s next governor, following his decampment to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) last week to run for the governorship As a person, I wish him well. As a politician, however, he appears to be in need of counselling. “I wish to assure...
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by S’ola Filani Albert Ebossé, a striker from Cameroon, has died after being hit in the head by an object thrown from the crowd at the end of a top-flight Algerian league game on Saturday. The 24-year-old was struck by a projectile, thrown by fans in the stands, as he and fellow teammates returned to...
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by Azubuike Azikiwe Kent Brantly, the American doctor who got infected with the deadly Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia has declared that his healing is because of God, and not experimental drug, Zmapp. The doctor had been hospitalised at Emory University Hospital, United States of America, since contracting Ebola in Liberia almost a month ago....
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by Bayo Oluwasanmi Nigeria has a highly complex and colourful social mosaic. The cultural diversity and heterogeneity makes this mosaic chaotic. The diverse culture and custom of Nigeria cannot be compared with the melting pot of the American society or with the multinational state exemplified by the now defunct Soviet Union. The foundations of federalism...
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by Deji Asiru-Balogun When humans die, the sense of sight is the first to go and hearing is the last. The same is thought to be true for dogs and cats. 1. Pets die with their eyes open. It takes active muscle control to close the eyes. (The same is true of humans.) 2....
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by Nuhu Ribadu Today is a happy day for me. I am awed and inspired even further by the cheerful crowd that received me at the airport and which has come with me to this place. Whatever way I turn, I feel a sense of boundless happiness at coming home, more so now with a...
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by Kolapo Olapoju In a brazen show of power, the Boko Haram insurgents stormed the Police training camp in Gwoza for the second time in a fortnight, reportedly engaging the officers in a protracted fire-fight, which resulted in the disappearance of several policemen. The headquarters of the Nigerian Police force has confirmed that 35...
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by Femi Aribisala Christians today are the people who betray Jesus; but with a kiss. A blogger became so exasperated with my criticism of the Christian Church; he decided to launch what would be the definitive counter-attack. “Femi Aribisala,” he declared triumphantly, “is not a Christian!” When I thought about this, I concluded that, using...
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by Kolapo Olapoju In a sad development, Michael Agbo Idibia, the father of iconic Nigerian singer, 2face Idibia, has passed on. He reportedly gave up the ghost on Saturday, 23 August, in an Abuja hospital, where he had been hospitalised for days, after battling with prostrate cancer. 2face had earlier announced on 8 June, at...
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Rose Owoyi Idibia,
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by Emeka Igwe Yesterday, I chanced upon a list put together by an African blogger chronicling Nigeria’s most internationally known celebrities. Intriguingly, the name sitting at the pinnacle of the pack of film stars and musicians was a Christian pastor who seldom leaves Nigerian shores. Above the likes of musicians D’Banj, P Square, Wizkid, Flavour,...
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by Kolapo Olapoju Reacting to the unwavering student protest of tuition fees, Governor Ibikunle Amosun has reportedly ordered the immediate closure of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. This information was disseminated via a statement released on Saturday, 23 August, by the Secretary to state Government, Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa. It disclosed that the...
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by Tunde Fagbenle Today I have no reservation in giving my readers the unusual: lending my column, in its entirety, to material I gathered from the Internet on the President of Uruguay, Jose “Pepe” Mujica, undoubtedly the world’s most humble president. The guy is simply amazing. And in using this column to serve these abridged...
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by Oluwatobi Gbemisola Ever since the advent of mobile devices as the new millennium dawned upon us in Nigeria, I have been opportune to use different kinds of phones. As the market improved with new models, also did my taste change. Blackberry, Nokia, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony Ericson and Tecno – I have used most of...
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by Jewel Stephen Leading mobile technology brand – INFINIX, yesterday, unveiled its new flagship ‘INFINIX ZERO’ smartphone, in partnership with KONGA.COM, Nigeria’s Largest Online Mall. The event took place at Protea Hotel, Ikeja. The Infinix Zero is the latest addition to the Infinix mobile device family and comes with innovative, unique and exciting features...
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by Simon Kolawole Sometime in 2004, or thereabouts, I told the then Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Dora Akunyili, that in spite of the successes recorded by her agency, fake drugs were still coming to Nigeria. She sighed, and with one look of frustration creating a...
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by Jewel Stephens Are you ready change the world, do the heavy lifting, no matter how tough it gets? Be passionate about the media, how it can empower and drive the conversation, and how we can change the world, but be ready to work incredibly hard! A job at RED is unlike anything you’ve ever...
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by S’ola Filani Just hours after collecting his GSCE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) exam results, 16-year-old school boy Temidayo Joseph was found dead. His school, Ockendon Academy, near Thurrock Essex, made the sad announcement hours ago. According to the Daily Mail, Temidayo was a talented footballer and athlete, and was in school on Thursday...
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by Michael Egbejumi-David Men in their 50s – especially the civil servants. At that age, men have lost their idealism, the stark reality of the Nigerian state stares them right in the face. I had often wondered and have always felt embarrassed when, in the past, I pass through Immigration at Lagos Airport and I’m...
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by Kolapo Olapoju On Friday, 22 August, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo caused a drama of sorts, when he refused to allow reporters present to figure out his next of kin, while registering for the National Identity Card (NIC). He arrived the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office, Oke – Mosan, Abeokuta, at about mid-noon. After...
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by Azubuike Azikiwe The Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ade Abolurin, was almost shot on Friday, 22 August, in Ikorodu, Lagos by an overzealous police officer, while carrying out an anti-vandalism inspection. According to a spokesperson for the corps, Emmanuel Okeh, the NSCDC boss was challenged during an inspection of a...
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by S’ola Filani A 300 level Electrical Engineering student at Covenant University, Otta in Ogun State, John Chinedu Okere, has been murdered and left in a pool of his blood by friends, who demanded for ransom from his parents. According to reports, Chinedu, 20, left his parent’s house in the morning of Wednesday, August 6,...
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by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday morning, President Goodluck Jonathan left Nigeria for Germany. On arrival he got hard at work, connecting with the Falconets in Canada and meeting with the diplomatic representatives in the country including Ambassadors AU Abubakar and Hassan Tukur. But that’s not why we are here. We are here because: a) The president...
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by Gimba Kakanda The days of wild rumours running up to, and castigations following, Nuhu Ribadu’s defection to the ruling party are further confirmations of the man’s high place in the political conscience of the nation. That his supporters would be disappointed at such an unpopular political scheme is a backlash he must have foreseen,...
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by Wale Odunsi When Nigeria’s leading airline, Arik Air commenced operations on October 30, 2006, citizens, likewise foreigners heaved a sigh of relief. It was the final arrival of the long-awaited large bird-like machines; fresh wine in a new glass though on an old platter. Having endured average (in some cases below par) services of...
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by Damilola Jagun Modupe Ajayi, a laboratory technician, revealed to an Igando Customary Court, Lagos State, that her husband is a serial cheater who once slept with her best friend and regularly copulates with their house helps. The husband, 50-year-old Ajayi had earlier petitioned the court to dissolve their 12-year-old union on the grounds...
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Unfettered she arose my consciousness Desirable alluring petal Lone rose from the dirt pile Beautiful African luscious eve Killing me with each sway Swooning me with every pose. I desired her. The prize whom all men kill and war for. My pricey win. The animal in me yearned, Hence, i went chasing and...
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by Azubuike Azikiwe Reports have it that Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko is in the final stages of decamping from the Labour Party (LP) to make a long-awaited return to his first home, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According the Ondo State commissioner for Information, Mr Kayode Akinmade, the governor has met with his party’s...
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by Sagay Sagay Anike was barely 6 when she was sexually assaulted by a man. She endured the physical pain for several weeks, her emotional pains were yet to heal more than 20 years after. Justice for the idiot who defiled her? Not around here! He was a relative and the issue was better swept...
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by S’ola Filani A female soldier in the Nigerian army allegedly beat a conductor to coma at Iyana Isashi, along Lagos-Badagry expressway in Lagos State on Friday evening. The beating degenerated from a mild argument on the transport fare paid by the soldier in question. According to Leadership, the soldier (dressed in mufti) was said...
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