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Lifestyle & Hot Gists
The story of Joop Berkhout, the Dutchman who lived in Nigeria for 60 years
When Joop Berkhout arrived in Nigeria in 1966, he never anticipated his stay would be for the long haul. What was intended to be a two-year work agreement between Berkhout and the United Kingdom-based Evans Brothers Publishers to establish an arm of the publishing giant in Africa’s most populous country turned into a lifetime contract with Nigeria. Berkhout not only…
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Perspectives
2027: The North and the rest of us, by Kassim Afegbua
To keep it honest about the North’s quest for the top job in Nigeria come 2027, is in our collective interest. Equity and fairness have to be upheld. While I quite appreciate that politics is an industry that thrives in the North, the equity thereof must be cogitated as we pursue our aspirations. With twenty eight years in active politics…
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Perspectives
Going back to the classroom! By Segun Odegbami
A few days ago, Felix, a childhood friend that I had not seen or heard from since we both left secondary school in Jos (he went to St. John’s College while I was to St. Murumba College) called me up from the blue. After all the usual felicitations he commended me for attaining national prominence the way I did despite…
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Namibia’s first elected president Sam Nujoma dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia’s first democratically elected president after it won its independence from apartheid South Africa, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namibian Presidency said on Sunday. Nujoma rose to head the thinly populated southern African country on March 21, 1990 and was formally recognised as “Founding Father of the Namibian Nation” through…
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Perspectives
12 Nuggets of Progress under President Tinubu, by Senator George Akume
2025 has already started full throttle, and our Renewed Hope Agenda is in full swing. In just under two years, we are seeing tangible progress, as our efforts aimed at economic transformation begin to bear fruit under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. 1/ We’re working relentlessly to curb inflation and restore credibility to our monetary framework. By transforming the foreign…
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Education
Education Ministry dismisses reported scrapping of JSS, SSS as untrue
Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, only suggested implementing a 12-year basic education program, the Ministry of Education confirmed on Friday. According to the ministry, there was no instant policy change on the subject, despite widespread reports to the contrary. According to media reports, a new policy that would do away with the Junior and Senior Secondary School system…
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JUST IN: Obasanjo’s ADC General Jemitola slumps, dies in Abuja
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s former Aide-de-Camp (ADC), Major General Christopher Jemitola on Thursday slumped and died at the IBB Golf Course in Abuja. According to family sources, he was rushed to the hospital but could not make ait as he was reportedly declared dead upon arrival by the medical staff. The late General Jemitola was Obasanjo’s ADC from 2003 to 2007.…
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Another Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to abolish birthright citizenship
A federal judge in Maryland has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman heard arguments Wednesday over a request by five pregnant undocumented women to block Trump’s Day-1 executive order seeking to redefine the meaning of the 14th Amendment to exclude the children of undocumented immigrants…
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