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Folake Sokoya  From where he sat on the floor, rolling his eyes from one side to the other, no one could easily guess how many lives the 39-year-old Adeola Williams, popularly known as Ade Lawyer, could have taken in the past 10 to 20 years until he opened his mouth to confess. Many of those present during his confession a …

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Foluke Iyabode Opalade is perhaps one of Nigeria’s best exports to the world in terms of her unique tradition flavour voice and art performance. With an excellent voice, confidence and passionate stage performance, Foluke is no doubt one of Africa’s best Ijala, Aro genre of the Yoruba folk music. She has taken her unique brand to the world. Born and …

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A team of researchers working on the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-managed Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) have said findings from the 5-year project will respond and address the problems of weeds especially in cassava farming systems. The challenge of weeds on Nigeria’s agricultural productivity was brought to the fore at the meeting of the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum (NZHF) …

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No fewer than a hundred women from Akoko South East Local Government Area of Ondo State have benefited from the maiden edition of the ongoing Women Empowerment Outreach organised by the office of the wife of Ondo State Governor, under the umbrella of Forum for wives of Ondo State Officials, FOWOSO. Some of the items distributed during the empowerment outreach …

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Pastor Ed: Ahead of His Time By Betty Abah At the two-day funeral events at his father’s expansive compound in Tse-Damwa Mbapiegh, Zaki-Biam, Benue State (February 2 and 3), a towering tree lay slain and even offered shelter to several mourners in its lying -in-state status. The tree, curiously, had another tree sucked in-between. ‘A mighty tree has fallen’, were …

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Hundreds of million people around the world have come to embrace the celebration of St. Valentine’s Day on 14th February of each year but many are still ignorant of its origin. The history of Valentine’s Day and the story of its patron saint is shrouded in mystery but everyone has accepted the second month as a month of romance. St. …

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Folake Sokoya The Apena of Igode village in the Ogijo Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Oriyomi Solabi, has cried out to the Nigeria Police Force and the general public for protection from land grabbers whom he said placed a death sentence on him and his entire family after allegedly taking over his 10 acres of farmland. Chief Solabi …

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Adele Adeniji In May 2015, the then Minister of Finance, Dr Okonjo-Iweala, shocked many when she revealed that she is a cancer survivor. She made this revelation at the night of tributes in honour of the late Oronto Douglas, who fell to the bullets of cancer on April 9, 2015. In her words: “I underwent treatment for three years. I …

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Dayo Emmanuel Nigerian students have been encouraged to get involved in the country’s electoral process. The call was made at a forum organised by the International Press Centre (IPC) with support from Action Aid and UK Aid. Titled Campus Conversation on governance, elections and related electoral issues, the event held at Ikorodu, Lagos was designed as a dialogue for Lagos …

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The enormous richness and diversity of Nigeria’s culture has always been considered as strong reason why tourism should be a primary foreign exchange earner for the country. From east to west; from north down to south, the country is naturally endowed with rich tourist sites. Nigeria’s art and cultural heritage are woven from threads of history and diversity, legend and …

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