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Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:00:50 +0000
Olorunda Circuit hosts 59th annual synod
The 59th Annual Synod Diocese of Lagos, Methodist Church Nigeria, will begin today and end on Sunday. The programme starts from 9am on each day at the Olorunda, Surulere, Lagos Circuit, 16, Brown Road, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos. The three-day event with...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:57:41 +0000
Lawmaker empowers constituents
The lawmaker representing Ojo Federal Constituency in Lagos, Tajudeen Obasa, has embarked on empowerment programmes and town hall meetings. The House of Representatives member yesterday inaugurated developmental projects in communities in the constit...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:53:49 +0000
‘Document the past to correct the future’
By Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan   Efforts to correct and prepare for the future of the country may not yield the desired result if the past is not properly documented, a renowned cultural writer and author of books on the Yoruba history and culture, Princ...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:52:10 +0000
20th NSF: All eyes on Brume, Uko, Nwokocha, Adegoke
2016 Rio Olympics long jump finalist and bronze medallist at the 2019 World Athletics Championships Ese Brume and sprinter Grace Nwokocha will be the cynosure of all eyes as the athletics event of the 20th National Sports Festival begins today at the...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:50:12 +0000
Odigie-Oyegun is UI governing council chair
By Alao Abiodun   President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dissolution and reconstitution of the governing councils of the University of Ibadan (UI), University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), University of Lagos (UNILAG), Obafemi Awolowo University ...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:48:36 +0000
PDP shifts Southwest congress to Osogbo
By Gbade Ogunwale, Abuja   The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shifted the date and venue of the party’s Southwest congress. The exercise will now hold on April 12, as against March 10 that the exercise was initially billed to...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:46:37 +0000
Amotekun in dialogue with Miyetti Allah over influx of herders into Osun
By Toba Adedeji, Osogbo    The Osun State Security Network code-named Amotekun has begun meetings with the leaders of Miyetti Allah. A socio-cultural group, Kiriji Heritage Defenders, yesterday expressed worry over the influx of herdsmen into the s...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:38:34 +0000
UNIJOS elevates 25 to professorship
By Kolade Adeyemi, Jos Twenty-five academic staff of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) have been promoted to the rank of Professor in different fields. The promotions took effect from 1st October, 2019 and is outcome of the institution’s recent elevat...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:32:03 +0000
Nigeria and war of tongues, by Femi Adesina
By Femi Adesina Our country is at war today on many fronts. Nigeria battles insurgency, terrorism, banditry, kidnappings, armed robbery, cult killings, ritual murders, and war of tongues. War of tongues. Is that a new one? No, it’s as old as man, b...

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 08:26:25 +0000
AFRIMA team visits Abidjan ahead 2021 edition
By Sam Anokam The All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, team recently visited Côte d’Ivoire in its continued drive and relentless bid to build capacity for knowledge sharing among African music professionals and culture enthusiasts. The team met wi...



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