Year: 2023

Jolaoso: Dividends of responsible parenting By Festus Adedayo

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Whenever I sneak into the premises of the Ibadan Tennis Club in the capital of Oyo State, the life of one elderly man named Ebenezer Adewale Jolaoso (also known as Alani) fascinates me. As they say in Christendom, I use him as my prayer point and his life a piece of mentorship. I always use him as pulpit material to sermonize to parents on the dividends of being a responsible parent, the clan of which is becoming extinct in the Nigeria of today. Pa Jolaoso clocked 80 years in September,…

Strategic Plan: NHRC to broaden its reach through partnership with relevant stakeholders

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The National Human Rights Commission has emphasized the significance of collaborations and partnerships with various stakeholders, government agencies, civil society organizations, institutions and the general public to achieve its set of proposed strategic priorities for the period of 2024 – 2027. The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission Dr. Tony Ojukwu made the remarks during a stakeholders meeting on the proposed NHRC Strategic Plan 2024 – 2027 at the Commissions Headquarters in Abuja. According to the Human Rights boss, the Commission will partner with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and…

Insecurity: Time to heed Zulum’s warning By abiodun KOMOLAFE

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At a programme in honour of the reconstituted North-East Development Commission (NEDC) recently, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, warned that Nigeria risked being wiped off the map in the near future if no proactive steps were taken to stop young people and children from being recruited by Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists.   Zulums warning came at a time no fewer than 13 farmers were beheaded on their farmlands in the state by Boko Haram terrorists, with some unspecified number of farmers also kidnapped. This is also amidst reports…

Intimate Affairs: Men give, women receive, by Funke Egbemode

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Ola: Men are foolish, very foolish. Lola: Ah ah, what’s biting you? How can you just wake up and make such a blasphemous declaration? Ola: How did blasphemy come into this matter? You don’t even know what I’m talking about. Lola: I’m itching to find out, trust me. You, a man declaring that men, all men are fools. I’m a woman and I will not even say such a thing. You can call men overgrown babies. They love breasts and are never weaned from them. They love to be petted…

Tinubu, The Baobab by Professor Kehinde Yusuf

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Yoruba ethnic group has an interesting proverb about ascendancy: Eni t’ó bá ma ga, esè rè á tínrín. (‘Those who would be tall cannot avoid having thin legs.’) Being tall here is the metaphor for recording the highest levels of achievement or reaching the highest rungs on the social ladder. Thin legs, on the other hand, are the metaphor for all the vicissitudes, cumulative challenges and obstacles encountered on the way to the top. No doubt, President Bola Tinubu has had more than his fair share…

FG releases 4068 inmates from prison, gives reason

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The Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has released a total of 4068 inmates in all the custodial centres across the country in an effort to decongest the custodial centres in the country.   Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this known while flagging off payment of fines and compensations for inmates held on accounts of their inability to pay their fines, as penalties for their crimes, on Saturday at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, Abuja,   According to him, the gesture is in line with President…

Rotary Club Port Harcourt ECO partners RIWAMA on Environmental Sanitation By Bon Peters,Port Harcourt

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By Bon Peters,Port Harcourt         The Rotary Club of Port Harcourt ECO says it is poised to ensure a clean, healthy and sustainable environment devoid of heavy metals, such as lead, mercury cadmium and arsenic.   This was the thrust of a sensitization exercise embarked upon by the Rotary Club, Port Harcourt ECO, Thursday at the New Layout Market in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, Rivers State. Addressing, the traders and executive in the presence of officials from both the ministries of Health and that Environment,…

Boat Mishap claims 10 lives in Niger

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A total of 10 persons have allegedly died in a boat mishap in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The deceased included Farida Muntari, Sharhabila Sagir, Abubakar Sadiq, Na’ima Ibrahim, Amina, Safaratu Ibrahim, Sadiq Ibrahim, and Rafiya Yakubu, as well as two unidentified victims. The tragedy reportedly occurred on Thursday between 1:30 pm and 2 pm due to strong waves and water hyacinth. The boat capsized while conveying 34 passengers from Zangoro Bassa-Kukoki Ward terminal to Gijiwa-Kato Ward terminal in Shiroro LG. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA)…

Nigerian Army produces first professor

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The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has conferred the title of a Professor on Abubakar-Surajo Imam, a Lieutenant-Colonel and Head of Department of Mechatronics Engineering at the institution.   Lt Colonel Imam is now a Professor of Mechatronics Engineering. Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field that combines mechanical engineering, electronics, computer science, and control engineering.   He is said to be the first professor from among serving personnel in the history of the Nigerian Army.   The Registrar of the Academy, A.M Tukur, a brigadier-general, announced the promotion in a statement on…

Liberian President, George Weah concedes defeat to Boakai

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Liberia President George Weah on Friday conceded election defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight race, ending a presidency marred by graft allegations but helping to ensure a smooth transition of power in the once volatile African nation. Boakai, 78, a former vice president who lost to Weah in the 2017 election, led with 50.9% of the vote over Weah’s 49.1%, with nearly all the votes counted, the country’s elections commission said on Friday. The result marks a stark turnaround from 2017, when global soccer legend Weah, buoyed…