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Russia-Ukraine war: Everything has changed — by Carrick Ryan
On 16 March 2022, less than a month after Putin ordered his tanks over the Ukrainian border, a defiant yet visibly exhausted Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a gathering of NATO leaders via video link. His speech spoke of the heroic resistance that had already shattered the predictions of military analysts around the world. But even then, many felt as though the…
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Adeleke accuses APC of purchasing voter cards, warns Osun residents against inducement
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has alleged that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are engaged in the illegal purchase of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and the collection of voters’ card PINs ahead of the August 15 local government election, urging residents not to fall for the alleged scheme. In a statement issued on Thursday by his spokesperson,…
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Oluwo urges FG to promote Yoruba language, donates N2m for research
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Oluwo of Iwoland, His Imperial Majesty Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has called on the Federal Government to prioritise the promotion and integration of indigenous languages into Nigeria’s education system. Speaking at his palace during a visit by the leadership of the Association of Yoruba Language Scholars (Egbe Omoran Ede Yoruba), Oba Akanbi warned that Nigeria’s…
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Local content must create value for Nigerians — by Olu Verheijen
For twenty-five years, NOG Energy Week has been one of the rooms where Nigeria tells the truth about energy: what we have promised, what we have postponed, what we have delivered, and what we must now become.This year’s theme speaks of ambition, competitiveness and resilience. I want to add a fourth word: proof. Because in this season — when records…
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Ten years without my leader, Umaru Shinkafi — by Femi Fani-Kayode
10 years ago, on July 6th 2016, you left us Baba. I remember the last time I saw you and the words of comfort and encouragement you offered me even at my darkest moment. From 1984 when I was just 24 years old and I first had the honor and privilege of being close to you, you never judged me…
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Ramat is coming, make way for the director — by Steve Babaeko
I studied Drama at the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and majored in Directing. Then advertising happened. Thirty-something years and still counting, hundreds of TVC productions, countless scripts written for other directors to bring to life. The director in me watched patiently from the wings. One of the remarkable things about life is that full circle has a way of…
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Rising cases of abuse of house-helps among Igbo women — by Kelechi Deca
Thousands of years ago, our ancestors were bogged by an intellectual dilemma where certain things seem to have a constant repetition of outcomes with accurately targeted recurring certainty. Worried about such effects, they asked the now famous yet answered rhetoric question: “Agbaa akụ nke mbu, ọ daa n’ogwe, agbaa nke abụọ ọ daa n’ogwe, emere ogwe na akụ!” Nothing seems…
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Osigwe warns lawyers against using courts, politicians to influence NBA poll
President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, has urged lawyers to refrain from using the courts or political influence to undermine the association’s forthcoming national officers’ election, insisting that members of the legal profession should set the standard for credible democratic processes. Osigwe made the call on Wednesday during an appearance on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme,…
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Deputy speaker backs PFIPC probe, says fake Presidency letter deceived his office
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has backed an investigation into the activities of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), saying his office was misled by documents that appeared to originate from the Presidency. Speaking during plenary on Wednesday, Kalu said he was among those deceived by the group, which has since been disowned by…
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Why Trump left NATO summit on a positive note after seething about Iran, Spain and Greenland
As European leaders were walking into Wednesday’s NATO summit here, the mood was dark. President Donald Trump was seated just outside the conference hall doors, angrily unspooling every grievance he had with the defense alliance, from its refusal to give him Greenland to the refusal of Spain to allow its bases to be used in the Iran war, a conflict…
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