God bless Chinua Achebe, that author who taught us that proverb is the palm oil with which words are eaten. He told us that “When suffering (trouble) knocks at your door and you say there is no seat left for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.” That was the message, in my estimation, that insurgents rudely passed to Nigeria …
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After 61 gruelling days in the custody of the Department of State Services, eight of the 12 aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, have regained their freedom, The PUNCH has learnt. The secret police released the eight detainees on Monday, their lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, told our correspondent. The secret police, however, refused to release the remaining four detainees. Those …
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Three Senior Advocates of Nigeria have tackled the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, over the continued detention of 12 aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, despite meeting all bail conditions. The senior advocates – Femi Falana, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa and Ifedayo Adedipe …
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THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has expressed its readiness to embark on another round of industrial action following what it called the failure of the Federal Government to implement an agreement signed with the union. The union is giving the government till month end (Tuesday) to reach out or it will activate the procedure of embarking on strike. The …
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First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its sponsorship of ‘A Deep Dive Into History’, a theatre production from the Duke of Shomolu (DOS) Production House, spearheaded by Joseph Edgar. A deep dive into history comprises two exciting stage plays – Aremu and Awo, showing from the 22nd of August and will run every Sunday till the 12th of September …
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The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, on Sunday, commiserated with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state over the loss of its officials in different circumstances. Recall that the party recently lost Dr. Michael Adegbola Dominic, its chairman. PDP also lost its secretary in Lagos, Prince Muiz Shodipe Dosunmu. Other …
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Three housemates of the ongoing Big Brother Naija Season 6; JMK, Sammie and Maria have been evicted. Cross, Pere and Whitemoney are the housemates that escaped eviction after six of them were nominated last week.
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A narco trafficker, Ibeh Kenneth Ejike, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for ingesting 87 wraps of cocaine. This is contained in a statement signed by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy and made available to NAOSRE. According to the statement, the 41-year-old suspect who imports …
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Nigerian Musicians, Adewale Ayuba, Omatshola Iseli, popularly known as Tee Mac, as well as Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, on Sunday, paid tributes to late veteran musician, Victor Uwaifo who died on August 28 at 80. Tee Mac said that the nation had lost a special musician who was always available to help young artistes …
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The sociology of death and funerals is an important aspect of the African cosmogony. Parents pray that their childrenshould outlive them in order to give them a befitting burial. They liken this to the same manner when fire dies out in the hearth, it is replaced by ashes, and when a banana tree withers, a sapling sprouts in its place. When …
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