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The Trump Aftermath

ENGAGEMENTS with Chidi Amuta, e-mail: [email protected] ENDANGERMENT With Chidi Amuta In exactly three days from now, Donald John Trump will fade into the grey silhouette of America’s presidential history. He may s

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Bishop Kukah and The Very Strong Judaeo-Christian Influence on Islam

THE ALTERNATIVE With Reno Omokri As a result of the threats that have been made by certain persons against Matthew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, I find it necessary to refresh the memories of the

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Drilling against All Odds

SimonKolawolelive By Simon-Kolawole, Email: [email protected], sms: 0805 500 1961 SIMONKOLAWOLELIVE! BY SIMON KOLAWOLE If I’m honest, there has not been much to cheer about Nigeria in recent times. As someo

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Catholic Knights Deplore FG’s Position on Kukah

Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The Order of The Knights of Saint Mulumba Nigeria (KSM) has deprecated the stance of the federal government on the ‘Apologise or Ouit Sokoto’ threat issued to Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, th

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Okowa Performs Groundbreaking for N15bn Tower Fabrication Firm at Issele-Uku

Ifeanyi Okowa Omon-Julius Onabu in Asaba Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has performed the groundbreaking of the multi-billion naira Tower Manufacturing and Testing, Industrial Fabrication and Hot Dip Galvanising

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Shell Kicks as Rivers Seizes Assets over Refusal to Pay N182bn...

Peter Uzoho Despite two Supreme Court judgments, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has refused to pay the Ejama-Ebubu community in Tai Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, the sum of N

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Museveni Emerges Ugandan President for Record 6th Term

•Opposition leader, Bobi Wine rejects election results, says he is under house arrest Tobi Soniyi After repressing the opposition during an election many believed was unfairly conducted, Ugandan Electoral Commission h

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Fitch Forecasts $42bn External Reserves for Nigeria in 2021

Obinna Chima Fitch Ratings has predicted that Nigeria’s external reserves would rise to $42 billion in 2021, higher than the $35.374 billion it stood at the end of 2020. This is according to figures obtained from the w

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COVID-19: Govs to Meet, Consider New Safety Measures

Kayode Fayemi •NCDC records 1598 new cases •Sanwo-Olu extends resumption date for level 14 and below •Obaseki suspends reopening of all schools Segun James Nigerian governors have scheduled to meet on Wednesday,

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…Beyond the Rolls Royce

Known majorly for his love for Rolls Royce, the late Bolu Akin-Olugbade was also a politician, who once aspired to lead the country, writes Tobi Soniyi Yes, Bolu Akin-Olugbade, who died of complications arising from Covi

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Akin-Olugbade: A Billionaire Quits the Stage

Bolu Akin-Olugbade An Egba, Ogun State-born billionaire businessman, Bolu Akin-Olugbade, died last week after battling complications with from Covid-19. But he lived an enviably good life. Segun James writes He was a quin

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OMSL: As Tunde Ayeni, Capt. Hosa Okunbo Square off

BUSINESS/FOCUS Former Chairman of the defunct Skye Bank, Mr. Tunde Ayeni petitions the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alleging ‘company hijack’ and various financial crimes against his erstwhile bud

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Tribute to My Father, Prof. Oloruntimehin, My Iconic Role Model

Jumoke Adenowo “You can teach what you like, but you can only reproduce your own kind.“ “J umbaba,“ the intellectual icon who dedicated his Magnum Opus “The History of the Segu Tukulor Empire” to “Funm

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Kanu: It’s Goodnight to a Sea Lord

In this report, Segun James pays homage to Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, a former governor of Lagos State, who passed away in the week, due to complications from Covid-19 virus TRIBUTE For Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, a Ni

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COVID-19: States Must Take The Initiative

It has become evident that a majority of Nigerians are largely their own problems. The under-reported deaths rate in the country today as a result of the spread of the second wave of Covid-19 attests to the fact that the

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Tasks Before Obiozor

For Ambassador George Obiozor, the new President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, it is not going to be a tea party, writes Emmanuel Ugwu BRIEFING NOTES After series of intrigues, scheming and even distractions from pseudo g

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Cameroon Opens Delayed CHAN with Win over Zimbabwe

Nine months after it should have started, the African Nations Championship (CHAN) finally kicked off on Saturday as host nation Cameroon defeated Zimbabwe 1-0 in Yaounde. Playing in Group A, Salomon Banga scored the matc

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FG And Unclaimed Dividends

The use of unclaimed funds may be worth it as long as the resources are well managed The current move by the federal government to securitise unclaimed dividends and dormant bank account balances of up to six years ma

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Nigeria, Ethnicity And 2023 Presidency

If the 2023 presidency is relieved of competition and minimised to an ethnic contest, then we are consciously backtracking to the mistakes of 2015. Ethnic considerations brought President Muhammadu Buhari to power. And

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The Labour of Our Heroes’ Past

Dear Security Personnel, I congratulate you on the occasion of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. Your efforts in nation-building and nationhood cannot be overemphasised. You are the strength of the country, the backbone

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