Personality of the week
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Dr. Stella Chinyelu “Emzor” Okoli at 80, by Emeka Oparah
Unfortunately, the sudden passing of Onyeka Onwenu, who performed at her 80th birthday celebration shortly before her death, may have taken the sheen off the deserved celebration of the life another stallion, Dr. Stella Okoli aka Madam Emzor. In a nutshell, Mrs. Okoli is a Nigerian pharmacist, philanthropist, and entrepreneur and the founder of Emzor, a pharmaceutical company she started…
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Kongi at 90
By Louis Odion, FNGE Yes, take a glimpse at this photograph. You would probably imagine, momentarily, a model among the bevy paraded by, say, the popular ritzy GQ magazine. If so, well, you just fell for a disguise. Now, take a closer look. Strip that bucket hat and you will behold, in its luxuriant bloom, that familiar hoary mane complemented…
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INTERVIEW: How Tinubu’s policies will transform Nigeria, Bagudu reveals
Shortly after his victory in the 2023 election, President Bola Tinubu nominated Atiku Bagudu as member of the Presidential Transition Committee, signalling a powerful message about the relationship between the two politicians. After the inauguration, Mr Tinubu appointed Mr Bagudu as the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning. Mr Bagudu, 62, was a federal lawmaker before serving as governor of…
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PROFILE: Meet NCC new CEO Aminu Maida
Dr. Aminu Maida was appointed the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by President Bola Tinubu, GCFR on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. Dr. Maida holds an MEng in Information Systems Engineering from Imperial College, London in 2002, and in 2006, he bagged a PhD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Bath, United…
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Mike Adenuga at 70: A peek into his life, business, family and lifestyle, By Olabode Opeseitan
PROLOGUE This is a celebration of an exceptional African business icon and enigma from an insider perspective. THE ENIGMA It was one of those activity-choked days when his meetings lasted till very late in the night. Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. had, a few moments earlier, closed his last meeting for the day with senior managers in his signature style. “Well,…
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Meet Awujale of Ijebu, Oba Sikiru Adetona, Nigeria’s longest serving first class king
When the 24-year-old Ijebu Prince, Sikiru Adetona left the shores of Nigeria to the United Kingdom for further studies in 1958, the topmost on his mind must have been to become of the few chartered accountants in the Western Region and indeed Nigeria, in the mold of the legendary Akintola Williams. Indeed, he had started his journey to being a…
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Dayo Duyile, PhD at 82, By Simbo Olorunfemi
Last week, news broke that an octogenarian-veteran Journalist by the name Dayo Duyile was to be formally conferred with a PhD at this week’s Unilag Convocation ceremonies. Much was made of the age of the graduand, even if the newspapers couldn’t quite agree on how old he exactly was. Different reports put his age between 80 and 83. The moment…
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Celebrating Professor Bolanle Awe at 90: A pioneer and towering influence, By Toyin Falola
Welcome to the big feast in honor of Professor Bolanle Awe! We start on January 28 with a social celebration organized by family and friends. Next, Professor Dele Layiwola is presenting a festschrift in the months ahead. And the “queen“ of all the events, a major collaborative partnership by the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Lagos, and…
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In honour of Ezeilo and Okafor: Two distinctive women, By Omoniyi Ibietan
So, the other day, about 50 of us gathered at the instance of the Neliakus, to honour Professors Ngozi Joy Ezeilo and Kathleen Ebelechukwu Okafor, who recently became Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). It was at Asokoro, the Ikoyi of Abuja, a neighbourhood that had recognisable roads for promenading. I used to live on Samora Michel, next to the Anenihs.…
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Toriola: Another Nigerian glory, By Omoniyi Ibietan
Professor Toriola, a molecular cancer epidemiologist, reputed for revolutionary research on breast cancer, who earned his first medical degree at OAU, Ile-Ife, just got Nigeria another honour. “Adetunji T. Toriola, MD, PhD, a professor of surgery in the Division of Public Health Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a William H. Danforth Washington…
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