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Putin agrees to trilateral talks with Ukraine, US to end war
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed in principle to resume trilateral negotiations with the United States and Ukraine aimed at ending the war, a Kremlin official said on Wednesday. Moscow’s foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, said Putin agreed that peace talks would continue after November 10, following a meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg. Witkoff met…
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Family announces night of tributes for late Toluwanisings, rallies support for widow
By Damilola Akinwale – The family of Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, widely known as Toluwanisings, has announced a night of tributes in honour of the late singer while rallying support for his widow. The family made the announcement through the singer’s Instagram page on Wednesday, days after dismissing reports of burial plans and clarifying that it would communicate such information in…
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The last of the Awoists: The life and times of Pa Reuben Fasoranti — by Kazeem Tiamiyu
When a 100-year-old man dies, they say an archive burns. When Pa Reuben Fasoranti died on Tuesday, what burned was not just an archive, but the last bridge linking the Action Group classroom to the Afenifere living room. The call came from Akure. It was short, solemn and final. Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in a personally signed statement on…
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Ogogo’s children appreciate supporters, announce Nollywood re-entry
By Damilola Akinwale – Late actor Taiwo Hassan Ogogo’s children, Halimah and Shakira, have announced their return to the Nollywood industry with the launch of LimaTv on YouTube. The two sisters made the announcement on their official Instagram pages on Wednesday, thanking supporters for their continued support and urging the public to extend the love they showed their late father…
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Hormuz could be ‘redundant’ in five years, replaced by new routes, HSBC CEO says
Investment in alternative logistics routes in the Gulf to mitigate the impact of the Iran war could make the Strait of Hormuz “redundant” in the next five years, HSBC Group Chief Executive Georges Elhedery said on Tuesday. The conflict has highlighted the world’s heavy reliance on the strategic waterway, through which a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas…
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The passage of my former principal — by Uthman Shodipe-Dosunmu
Pa Reuben Fasoranti, Patriot, Scholar , Educationist, an ordained Reverend and Activist has now transitioned to an higher calling. A first impression of my former Principal at Olivet is that of some intense withdrawal of exemplary leadership that had no reason to announce its authority. No reason to holler his presence. He was without the slightest forcefulness of the authoritarian…
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Tinubu mourns Afenifere leader Fasoranti, pays tribute to his legacy
President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, the Afenifere leader and elder statesman who died at the age of 100. Tinubu, in a condolence statement issued on Tuesday, described Fasoranti as a father figure, a principled leader and one of the last great figures in the progressive political tradition of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.…
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Kanayo, Suleman question Arome Osayi’s claims of visiting heaven
By Damilola Akinwale – Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo, popularly known as KOK, and cleric Apostle Johnson Suleman have questioned claims by Pastor Arome Osayi that he has visited heaven on different occasions. Osayi, founder of Remnant Christian Network (RCN), reportedly said his first visit to heaven occurred when he was about 12 or 13 years old. He claimed…
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BREAKING: Afenifere leader, Pa Fasoranti, dies at 100
Elder statesman and National Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, has died at the age of 100. Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, announced his death on Tuesday in a statement personally signed by him in Akure, the state capital. The governor described Fasoranti as a revered elder statesman whose life was defined by wisdom, integrity…
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Oil-rich Alberta votes to remain part of Canada in historic referendum
Alberta has voted to remain part of Canada in the province’s first-ever referendum on separation A small but vocal group of separatists has campaigned for months for an independent Alberta, arguing that the province’s energy wealth is subsidising poorer parts of Canada and that it would be far richer without what they describe as interference from Ottawa. The result is…
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