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Money doublers and Lagos Mugus, by Wale Bakare
I am not a rich man. Not in material terms, at least. Never been. It is no longer a priority after six decades on this terra firma. It takes a certain set of skills to create and grow the kind of wealth that would qualify you for a mention in a conversation of the rich. I am not sure I…
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How do we get men to chase women again? By Aderemi Ogunpitan
From Lagos to Abuja, Calabar to Yola, women are beginning to ask a familiar question with growing frustration: “Why don’t men chase anymore?” Once upon a time, romance was an art. Men pursued with charm, intentionality, and persistence. Women responded with grace, curiosity, and the delicate rhythm of giving just enough — not too much, not too little. But today,…
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CBEX, opportunity, risk: How greed won again
By Adejayan Gbenga “Ifa Fani Lapo Ya, ore ma ma mu yo” is a Yoruba proverb that emphasizes the importance of contentment, moderation, and the dangers of greed. Alas, many Nigerians have brought woes upon themselves, forgetting that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Many believe that Nigerians, in particular, continue to fall prey to…
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Ladipo’s drainage crisis: How waste and flooding is endangering lives and livelihoods
By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho and Obiebi Chukwudumebi Bolashade, a 23-year-old Point of Sale (POS) agent, recently moved from Abeokuta to live with her elder sister, who runs a POS business right in front of the National Broadcast Academy (NBA) in Ladipo, along the Ikeja railway line in Lagos State. What surprised her most was that Lagos—a state known for its…
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This Lagos museum is challenging the traditional ‘Eurocentric’ model, by Jack Bantock, CNN
The Onikan neighborhood is the cultural core of Lagos Island, the central district of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city. Bisecting the area like a vein is J.K. Randle Road. To one side of its pavement, flaking gray walls ring the Nigerian National Museum, a near-70-year-old remnant from the era of British colonial rule. Directly opposite, its red and gold lattices arcing…
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Iceland minister who had a child with a teenager 30 years ago resigns
Iceland’s minister for children has resigned after admitting she had a child with a teenager more than 30 years ago. Ásthildur Lóa Thórsdóttir said in a media interview she had first started a relationship when the boy was 15 years old, and she was a 22-year-old counsellor at a religious group which he attended. She then gave birth to his…
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Why the parents of missing Pittsburgh University student Sudiksha want their daughter declared dead
The parents of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki have asked for Dominican authorities to declare their daughter dead. Their request highlights the heartbreaking realities of losing a child and handling the legalities of a missing person case. Investigators believe Konanki drowned “and no evidence of foul play has been found,” Subbarayudu and Sreedevi Konanki wrote in a letter…
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German Chancellor loses confidence vote in parliament
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a vote of confidence in parliament, paving the way for early elections on 23 February. Scholz called Monday’s vote and had expected to lose it, but calculated that triggering an early election was his best chance of reviving his party’s political fortunes. It comes around two months after the collapse of Scholz’s three-party coalition…
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China’s four biggest banks need $105bn capital injection to drive economic stimulus steps, says report
As China steps up efforts to stabilise its economy with fresh stimulus, four biggest banks, including Agricultural Bank of China and Bank of China, needed $105 billion or 738 billion yuan of total loss-absorption capacity (TLAC) capital as of end-June, as per S&P Global Ratings. According to analysts, the country’s top banks would need to be capitalised at the earliest…
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Boa constrictor gives birth to 14 baby snakes after living alone for nearly a decade
Ronaldo, a 6-foot Brazilian rainbow boa constrictor kept at a school in England, was thought to be male — until the snake gave birth to 14 babies last month. The boa had not had contact with another snake for nearly a decade, so she appears to have undergone a natural process of asexual reproduction called parthenogenesis. The term is derived from…
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