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Dr. Wale Okediran, a Nigerian author and Secretary-General of the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA), has called for greater efforts to document the lives of African leaders and achievers. Speaking at the Toyin Falola Interviews panel on the theme Biography Writing: Promises and Perils, Okediran noted the lack of comprehensive biographies on key African figures. …
Ogun State Government on Monday placed Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, the Olorile of Orile-Ifo in the Ifo Local Government Area on a six-month suspension over what it called an “uncivil conduct”. In a video clip, an elderly man Areola Abraham was seen prostrating and subjected to verbal abuse and assault by the traditional ruler. Ganiu Hazmat, …
The world set aside January 27 every year as International Holocaust Remembrance Day to remember one of the worst human tragedies of all times. The holocaust was a systematic genocide against European Jew population during the second world war, carried out by the Nazi party of Germany as led by Adolph Hitler, the then chancellor and …
Sole representative of the Olu of Warri to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and its Joint Venture partners, NNPCL/JV partners, Prince Collins Edema, has dismissed as tissues of lies, allegations that a company under the Chairmanship of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III was behind pipeline vandalism and illegal oil bunkering activities in …
The Director General of Ekiti State Bureau of Tourism Development, Mr Wale Ojo-Lanre, has expressed excitement over a mysterious tourism site discovered in Ayegbaju-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Ojo-Lanre, in a statement on Sunday, said the site was found by an engineer, Michael Ale, within an agro-tourism farm enclave owned by a discreet investor. According to him, …
Buchi Diboh’s “A History of Umueri Town” offers a compelling exploration of the cultural and historical significance of Umueri, an ancient town in southeastern Nigeria. Subtitled “The Historical Nexus of Igbo Origin, the book delves into the roots of the Igbo people, situating Umueri as a focal point of historical, social and cultural connections. One …
Kano State government has earmarked N2.5 billion for mass weddings across its 44 Local Government Areas . Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Musa Shanono, said this while breaking down the state’s N719.7 billion budget for 2025. Shanono also said the sum of N4 billion was set aside for free education programme and N2.2 billion for …
India’s 76th Republic Day celebration which held on Sunday at the India Consulate in Lagos, witnessed thrilling cultural performances and display of diverse cultures of the Indians. The event was attended by friends, business associates, a large number of Indians resident in Nigeria, heads of foreign missions in the country, the Executive Governor of Abia …
History has shown that those who betray their own people for temporary gain often end up discarded and forgotten, their fleeting rewards rendered meaningless in the end. What, then, did this individual truly gain from his disgraceful mission? A short-term contract? A handful of foreign currency? Was it worth the dishonor, the shame, and the …
FOLLOWING a report that the Alaafin-elect, Prince Akeem Owoade had put traditional rites that usually precede the crowning of a new Alaafin on hold, the Head of Oyo Princes, Chief Mukaila Afonja, yesterday said the new Alaafin has not even begun any seclusion rites. He assured that the normal rites that all Alaafin usually undergo …